Russell Napier
Known for: Acting
Born: November 27, 1910 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Died: August 18, 1974
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
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Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
Little Red Monkey
Supt. John Harrington
The Blue Peter
Raymond Curtis
A Time to Kill
Inspector Simmons
Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Angry Silence
Thompson
The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
The Brain Machine
Insp. Durham
Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
The Stranger Came Home
Insp. Treherne
The Man in the Road
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Dark Stairway
Inspector Harmer
Blind Man's Bluff
Stevens
Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
Deep Dig
Death of an Angel
Supt. Walshaw
The Time Machine
Black Orchid
Inspector Markham
The Shiralee
Parker
The Hole In The Ground
Narrator
The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock