Personal Info
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1910-11-28 (115 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Also Known For
Russell 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 footage. ...
Known For
Acting
1968 --
Twisted Nerve
| Professor Fuller
1968 --
Nobody Runs Forever
| Leeds
1968 --
The Blood Beast Terror
| Landlord
1964 --
Man in the Middle
| Colonel Thompson
1962 --
The Hole In The Ground
| Narrator
1962 --
H.M.S. Defiant
| Flag Captain
1961 --
Francis of Assisi
| Brother Elias
1961 --
The Mark
| 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1960 --
Hell Is a City
| Superintendent
1960 --
The Angry Silence
| Thompson
1960 --
Sink the Bismarck!
| Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1958 --
Son of Robin Hood
| Squire Myles
1958 --
Tread Softly Stranger
| Potter
1958 --
A Night to Remember
| Capt. Stanley Lord
1957 --
The Shiralee
| Parker
1957 --
Robbery Under Arms
| Banker Green
1957 --
The Case of The Smiling Widow
| Inspector Duggan
1957 --
Deep Dig
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1956 --
The Last Man to Hang
| Detective Sgt. Bolton
1956 --
Guilty?
| Inspector Hobson
1956 --
A Town Like Alice
| Jack Burns
1956 --
The Man in the Road
| Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
1956 --
The Narrowing Circle
| Sir Henry Dimmock
1955 --
A Time to Kill
| Inspector Simmons
1955 --
The Blue Peter
| Raymond Curtis
1955 --
Little Red Monkey
| Supt. John Harrington
1955 --
The Brain Machine
| Insp. Durham
1954 --
The Stranger Came Home
| Insp. Treherne
1954 --
Conflict of Wings
| Wg. Cmr. Rogers
1954 --
The Dark Stairway
| Inspector Harmer
1953 --
36 Hours
| Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
1953 --
The Saint's Return
| Col. Stafford
1953 --
Black Orchid
| Inspector Markham
1952 --
Stolen Face
| Det. Cutler
1952 --
The Boy Kumasenu
| Narrator
1952 --
Death of an Angel
| Supt. Walshaw
1952 --
Blind Man's Bluff
| Stevens
1949 --
The Time Machine
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