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Russell Napier

Russell Napier
  • Name: Russell Napier
  • Birthday: 1910-11-28
  • Also known as: Russell Gordon Napier
  • Place of birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • Popularity: 1.115
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.

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Title Release date
Twisted Nerve   as  Professor Fuller 1968-12-20
Nobody Runs Forever   as  Leeds 1968-08-22
The Blood Beast Terror   as  Landlord 1968-02-01
Man in the Middle   as  Colonel Thompson 1964-01-27
The Hole In The Ground   as  Narrator 1962-07-29
H.M.S. Defiant   as  Flag Captain 1962-04-15
Francis of Assisi   as  Brother Elias 1961-07-12
The Mark   as  2nd Plain Clothes Officer 1961-01-26
Hell Is a City   as  Superintendent 1960-04-10
The Angry Silence   as  Thompson 1960-03-10
Sink the Bismarck!   as  Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) 1960-02-11
Son of Robin Hood   as  Squire Myles 1958-11-01
Tread Softly Stranger   as  Potter 1958-08-15
A Night to Remember   as  Capt. Stanley Lord 1958-07-03
The Shiralee   as  Parker 1957-07-11
Robbery Under Arms   as  Banker Green 1957-01-10
The Case of The Smiling Widow   as  Inspector Duggan 1957-01-01
Deep Dig 1957-01-01
The Last Man to Hang   as  Detective Sgt. Bolton 1956-08-01
Guilty?   as  Inspector Hobson 1956-04-10
A Town Like Alice   as  Jack Burns 1956-03-01
The Man in the Road   as  Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson 1956-03-01
The Narrowing Circle   as  Sir Henry Dimmock 1956-02-29
The Blue Peter   as  Raymond Curtis 1955-11-01
A Time to Kill   as  Inspector Simmons 1955-11-01
Little Red Monkey   as  Supt. John Harrington 1955-06-03
The Brain Machine   as  Insp. Durham 1955-01-01
A Stranger Came Home   as  Insp. Treherne 1954-09-24
Conflict of Wings   as  Wg. Cmr. Rogers 1954-03-29
The Dark Stairway   as  Inspector Harmer 1954-03-01
36 Hours   as  Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited) 1953-12-04
The Saint's Return   as  Col. Stafford 1953-10-12
Black Orchid   as  Inspector Markham 1953-02-01
Stolen Face   as  Det. Cutler 1952-05-01
Blind Man's Bluff   as  Stevens 1952-01-01
Death of an Angel   as  Supt. Walshaw 1952-01-01
The Time Machine 1949-01-24