Russell Napier
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.
Known for
1968Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
1968The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
1968Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
1964Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
1962H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
1961The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1961Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
1960The Angry Silence
Thompson
1960Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1960Hell Is a City
Superintendent
1958Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
1958The Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
1958A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
1957Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
1957Deep Dig
1957The Shiralee
Parker
1957The Case of The Smiling Widow
Inspector Duggan
1956The Man in the Road
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
1956The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock
1956The Last Man to Hang
Detective Sgt. Bolton
1956Guilty?
Inspector Hobson
1956A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns
1955Little Red Monkey
Supt. John Harrington
1955The Blue Peter
Raymond Curtis