Russell Napier
Biography
Russell Napier was born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the screen, from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television. Notably, he starred in a liveBBC television production of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine in 1949; still photographs of this production exist, but no actual footage.
Known For
Potter
Tread Softly Stranger
Supt. John Harrington
Little Red Monkey
Raymond Curtis
The Blue Peter
Inspector Simmons
A Time to Kill
Leeds
Nobody Runs Forever
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Mark
Thompson
The Angry Silence
Landlord
The Blood Beast Terror
Flag Captain
H.M.S. Defiant
Insp. Durham
The Brain Machine
Brother Elias
Francis of Assisi
Insp. Treherne
The Stranger Came Home
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Man in the Road
Inspector Harmer
The Dark Stairway
Stevens
Blind Man's Bluff
Banker Green
Robbery Under Arms
Squire Myles
Son of Robin Hood
Deep Dig
Supt. Walshaw
Death of an Angel
The Time Machine
Inspector Markham
Black Orchid
Parker
The Shiralee
Narrator
The Hole In The Ground
Sir Henry Dimmock
The Narrowing Circle
Professor Fuller
Twisted Nerve
Det. Cutler
Stolen Face
Detective Sgt. Bolton
The Last Man to Hang
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck!
Capt. Stanley Lord
A Night to Remember
Superintendent
Hell Is a City
Colonel Thompson
Man in the Middle
Inspector Hobson
Guilty?
Inspector Duggan
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Conflict of Wings
Col. Stafford
The Saint's Return
Jack Burns
A Town Like Alice
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
36 Hours
Narrator
The Boy Kumasenu
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
1910-11-28
Place of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Also Known As
Russell Gordon Napier