Russell Napier
Known for 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.
Filmography
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1958
as Capt. Stanley Lord
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Flag Captain
Twisted Nerve
1968
as Professor Fuller
Man in the Middle
1964
as Colonel Thompson
Francis of Assisi
1961
as Brother Elias
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Landlord
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Jack Burns
The Man in the Road
1956
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Angry Silence
1960
as Thompson
Nobody Runs Forever
1968
as Leeds
Stolen Face
1952
as Det. Cutler
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as Banker Green
Hell Is a City
1960
as Superintendent
Death of an Angel
1952
as Supt. Walshaw
The Shiralee
1957
as Parker
The Mark
1961
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Son of Robin Hood
1958
as Squire Myles
The Saint's Return
1953
as Col. Stafford
Black Orchid
1953
as Inspector Markham