Russell Napier
Acting · Born 1910-11-28 · age 63 at death · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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.
Titles
A Night to Remember
Sink the Bismarck!
The Blood Beast Terror
H.M.S. Defiant
Twisted Nerve
UFO
The Angry Silence
A Town Like Alice
Hell Is a City
Francis of Assisi
Stolen Face
The Saint's Return
Nobody Runs Forever
Man in the Middle
The Mark
The Shiralee
36 Hours
Tread Softly Stranger
The Stranger Came Home
Black Orchid
Robbery Under Arms
Man in a Suitcase
The Last Man to Hang
The Brain Machine
Little Red Monkey
The Son of Robin Hood
The Narrowing Circle
Conflict of Wings
The Human Jungle
The Man in the Road
A Time to Kill
Guilty?
Justice
New Scotland Yard
The Blue Peter
The Time Machine
The Dark Stairway
Blind Man's Bluff
Death of an Angel
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Destination Death
Wire Service
Deep Dig
Scotland Yard