Acting
Russell Napier
EN cinema · 39 credits
Born
28 November 1910
Died
19 August 1974 (aged 63)
Birthplace
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Also known as Russell Gordon 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.
Known for
Filmography
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
The Hole In The Ground
as Narrator
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
The Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
The Shiralee
as Parker
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan
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
Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
Destination Death
1956
Destination Death
as Inspector Duggan
Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington
The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis
A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
The Unholy Four
as Insp. Treherne
The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer
Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens
Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator