Russell Napier
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as Capt. Stanley Lord A Night to Remember 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
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
Hell Is a City
as Superintendent
A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler
The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Shiralee
as Parker
Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter
36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne
Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham
Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green