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.
★7.6
MOVIE1958
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
★5.3
MOVIE1958
The Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles
★6.8
MOVIE1960
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
★5.5
MOVIE1954
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
★6.8
MOVIE1968
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
★6.0
MOVIE1968
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
★6.5
MOVIE1962
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
★6.5
MOVIE1964
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
★5.5
MOVIE1968
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
★6.4
MOVIE1956
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
★7.7
MOVIE1961
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
★5.8
MOVIE1956
The Narrowing Circle
as Sir Henry Dimmock
★5.8
MOVIE1953
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
★7.2
MOVIE1960
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
★5.8
MOVIE1952
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
★6.6
MOVIE1960
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
★7.5
MOVIE1952
Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw
★7.0
MOVIE1949
The Time Machine
★6.1
MOVIE1953
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
★4.9
MOVIE1953
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
★7.0
MOVIE1956
The Man in the Road
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
★7.4
MOVIE1958
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
★5.7
MOVIE1955
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
★7.0
MOVIE1955
The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis
★5.2
MOVIE1957
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
★5.1
MOVIE1957
The Shiralee
as Parker
★6.2
MOVIE1954
Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
★7.7
MOVIE1955
A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons
★6.5
MOVIE1955
Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington
★6.3
MOVIE1961
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
★6.3
MOVIE1956
The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
MOVIE1962
The Hole In The Ground
as Narrator
★10.0
MOVIE1956
Destination Death
as Inspector Duggan
★5.5
MOVIE1956
Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson
★8.0
MOVIE1952
Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens
MOVIE1957
Deep Dig
★8.0
MOVIE1957
The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan
★7.0
MOVIE1952
The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator
★9.0
MOVIE1954
The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer