Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1910-11-28
- Day of Death1974-08-19 (63 years)
- Place of BirthPerth, Western Australia, Australia
- Also Known AsRussell Gordon Napier
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 1971
Justice
As: Sir Harold Plant
- 1970
UFO
As: Dr. Green
- 1968
Twisted Nerve
As: Professor Fuller
- 1968
Nobody Runs Forever
As: Leeds
- 1968
The Blood Beast Terror
As: Landlord
- 1964
Man in the Middle
As: Colonel Thompson
- 1963
The Human Jungle
As: Headmaster
- 1962
H.M.S. Defiant
As: Flag Captain
1961Francis of Assisi
As: Brother Elias
1961The Mark
As: 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1960Hell Is a City
As: Superintendent
1960The Angry Silence
As: Thompson
- 1960
Sink the Bismarck!
As: Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1958Son of Robin Hood
As: Squire Myles
1958Tread Softly Stranger
As: Potter
- 1958
A Night to Remember
As: Capt. Stanley Lord
1957The Shiralee
As: Parker
1957Robbery Under Arms
As: Banker Green
1957The Case of The Smiling Widow
As: Inspector Duggan
1956Wire Service
As: Admiral Habberfield
1956The Last Man to Hang
As: Detective Sgt. Bolton
1956Guilty?
As: Inspector Hobson
1956The Man in the Road
As: Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
1956A Town Like Alice
As: Jack Burns
1956The Narrowing Circle
As: Sir Henry Dimmock
1955The Blue Peter
As: Raymond Curtis
1955A Time to Kill
As: Inspector Simmons
1955Little Red Monkey
As: Supt. John Harrington
1955The Brain Machine
As: Insp. Durham
1954The Stranger Came Home
As: Insp. Treherne
1954Conflict of Wings
As: Wg. Cmr. Rogers
1954The Dark Stairway
As: Inspector Harmer
195336 Hours
As: Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
1953The Saint's Return
As: Col. Stafford
1953Black Orchid
As: Inspector Markham
1953Scotland Yard
As: Inspector Duggan
1952Stolen Face
As: Det. Cutler
1952Blind Man's Bluff
As: Stevens
1952Death of an Angel
As: Supt. Walshaw
1952The Boy Kumasenu
As: Narrator