Russell Napier
Acting1910Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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
Acting History
1973
Justice
TVas Sir Harold Plant• 1 eps
1970
UFO
TVas Dr. Green• 1 eps
1968
The Vampire Beast Craves Blood
as Landlord
The High Commissioner
as Leeds
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
1964
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
1963
The Human Jungle
TVas Headmaster
1962
The Hole In The Ground
as Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
1961
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
1958
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles
1957
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
The Shiralee
as Parker
1956
Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
The Man in the Road
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle
as Sir Henry Dimmock
The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
Destination Death
as Inspector Duggan
Wire Service
TVas Admiral Habberfield
1955
Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington
A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis
1954
The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
1953
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
Scotland Yard
TVas Inspector Duggan
1952
The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator
Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw
Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
1949