Russell Napier
Actor
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.
Filmography
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) 1960
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord 1968
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain 1962
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller 1968
The Angry Silence
as Thompson 1960
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent 1960
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns 1956
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias 1961
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler 1952
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford 1953
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds 1968
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson 1964
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer 1961
The Shiralee
as Parker 1957
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited) 1953
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter 1958