Cast
Russell Napier
Acting
Cast
Russell Napier
Known for
Acting
Born
1910-11-28
From
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died
1974-08-19
Also known as Russell Gordon 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.
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
The Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Time Machine
The Hole In The Ground
as Narrator
The Shiralee
as Parker
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis
The Man in the Road
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw
Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington
Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens
Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Destination Death
as Inspector Duggan
The Narrowing Circle
as Sir Henry Dimmock
The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer
The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan
