Russell 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.
Acting
Movie
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
1958
Movie
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1960
Movie
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
1968
Movie
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
1968
Movie
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
1962
TV
UFO
as Dr. Green
1970
Movie
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
1960
Movie
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
1960
Movie
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
1956
Movie
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
1961
Movie
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
1952
Movie
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
1953
Movie
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
1968
Movie
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
1964
Movie
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1961
Movie
The Shiralee
as Parker
1957
Movie
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
1958
Movie
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
1953
Movie
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
1954
Movie
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
1953
Movie
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green
1957
TV
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Movie
The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
1956
Movie
The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham
1955