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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-11-28 (114 years old)

Place of Birth

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Russell 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.

Known For

Acting

1971

Justice as Sir Harold Plant

1970

UFO as Dr. Green

1968

Twisted Nerve as Professor Fuller

1967

1964

Man in the Middle as Colonel Thompson

1963

The Human Jungle as Headmaster

1962

H.M.S. Defiant as Flag Captain

1961

The Mark as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Francis of Assisi as Brother Elias

1960

The Angry Silence as Thompson
Sink the Bismarck! as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Hell Is a City as Superintendent

1958

Son of Robin Hood as Squire Myles
A Night to Remember as Capt. Stanley Lord

1957

Robbery Under Arms as Banker Green
The Shiralee as Parker
The Case of The Smiling Widow as Inspector Duggan

1956

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
Wire Service as Admiral Habberfield

1955

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

1954

The Stranger Came Home as Insp. Treherne
The Dark Stairway as Inspector Harmer
Conflict of Wings as Wg. Cmr. Rogers

1953

Black Orchid as Inspector Markham
The Saint's Return as Col. Stafford
36 Hours as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Scotland Yard as Inspector Duggan

1952

Death of an Angel as Supt. Walshaw
Stolen Face as Det. Cutler
The Boy Kumasenu as Narrator

1949