Russell Napier
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
UFO
Dr. Green
1970
Series
Justice
Sir Harold Plant
1971
Series
New Scotland Yard
Dr Stephen Lewis
1972
Series
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Series
The Human Jungle
Headmaster
1963
Series
Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield
1956
Stryker of the Yard
1961
Film
A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
1958
Film
Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Unholy Four
Insp. Treherne
1954
Series
Scotland Yard
1953
Series
Scotland Yard
Inspector Duggan
1953
Film
H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
1962
Film
Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
1968
Film
Black Orchid
Inspector Markham
1953
Film
Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
1961
Film
Stolen Face
Det. Cutler
1952
Film
Hell Is a City
Superintendent
1960
Film
The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
1968
Film
Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
1968
Film
The Angry Silence
Thompson
1960
Film
Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
1957
Film
A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns
1956
Film
36 Hours
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
1953
Film
The Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
1958
Film
The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1961
Film
Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
1964
Film
The Shiralee
Parker
1957
Film
Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
1958
Film
The Saint's Return
Col. Stafford
1953
Film
Death of an Angel
Supt. Walshaw
1952
Film
Little Red Monkey
Supt. John Harrington
1955
Film
The Blue Peter
Raymond Curtis
1955
Film
The Hole In The Ground
Narrator
1962
Film
The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock
1956
Film
A Time to Kill
Inspector Simmons
1955
Film
Guilty?
Inspector Hobson
1956
Film
The Brain Machine
Insp. Durham
1955
Film
The Man in the Road
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
1956
Film
The Last Man to Hang
Detective Sgt. Bolton
1956
Film
Conflict of Wings
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
1954
Film
The Boy Kumasenu
Narrator
1952
Film
Blind Man's Bluff
Stevens
1952
Destination Death
Inspector Duggan
1956
The Time Machine
1949
Film
The Dark Stairway
Inspector Harmer
1954
Film
Deep Dig
1957
Film
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Inspector Duggan
1957