- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1910
- Place of Birth
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Died
- August 19, 1974
Russell Napier
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.
Filmography
tvNew Scotland Yard
1972 · Dr Stephen Lewis
tvJustice
1971 · Sir Harold Plant
tvUFO
1970 · Dr. Green
movieTwisted Nerve
1968 · Professor Fuller
movieNobody Runs Forever
1968 · Leeds
movieThe Blood Beast Terror
1968 · Landlord
tvMan in a Suitcase
1967
movieMan in the Middle
1964 · Colonel Thompson
tvThe Human Jungle
1963 · Headmaster
The Hole In The Ground
movieThe Hole In The Ground
1962 · Narrator
movieH.M.S. Defiant
1962 · Flag Captain
Stryker of the Yard
tvStryker of the Yard
1961
movieFrancis of Assisi
1961 · Brother Elias
movieThe Mark
1961 · 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
movieHell Is a City
1960 · Superintendent
movieThe Angry Silence
1960 · Thompson
movieSink the Bismarck!
1960 · Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
movieThe Son of Robin Hood
1958 · Squire Myles
movieTread Softly Stranger
1958 · Potter
movieA Night to Remember
1958 · Capt. Stanley Lord
movieThe Shiralee
1957 · Parker
movieRobbery Under Arms
1957 · Banker Green
movieDeep Dig
1957
movieThe Case of The Smiling Widow
1957 · Inspector Duggan
tvWire Service
1956 · Admiral Habberfield
Destination Death
movieDestination Death
1956 · Inspector Duggan
movieThe Last Man to Hang
1956 · Detective Sgt. Bolton
movieGuilty?
1956 · Inspector Hobson
movieThe Man in the Road
1956 · Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
movieA Town Like Alice
1956 · Jack Burns
movieThe Narrowing Circle
1956 · Sir Henry Dimmock
movieThe Blue Peter
1955 · Raymond Curtis
movieA Time to Kill
1955 · Inspector Simmons
movieLittle Red Monkey
1955 · Supt. John Harrington
movieThe Brain Machine
1955 · Insp. Durham
movieThe Stranger Came Home
1954 · Insp. Treherne
movieConflict of Wings
1954 · Wg. Cmr. Rogers
movieThe Dark Stairway
1954 · Inspector Harmer
movie36 Hours
1953 · Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
movieThe Saint's Return
1953 · Col. Stafford
movieBlack Orchid
1953 · Inspector Markham
tvScotland Yard
1953 · , Inspector Duggan
movieStolen Face
1952 · Det. Cutler
movieBlind Man's Bluff
1952 · Stevens
movieDeath of an Angel
1952 · Supt. Walshaw
movieThe Boy Kumasenu
1952 · Narrator
The Time Machine
movieThe Time Machine
1949