Russell Napier
Known for Acting
- Born
- November 28, 1910
- Birthplace
- Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Died
- August 19, 1974 (aged 63)
- Also known as
- Russell Gordon Napier
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.
Latest
New Scotland YardDr Stephen Lewis1972SeriesRating: 6.3 out of 10
JusticeSir Harold Plant1971SeriesRating: 7.3 out of 10
UFODr. Green1970SeriesRating: 7.7 out of 10
Twisted NerveProfessor Fuller1968Rating: 6.8 out of 10
Nobody Runs ForeverLeeds1968Rating: 6.0 out of 10
The Blood Beast TerrorLandlord1968Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Man in a Suitcase1967SeriesRating: 7.2 out of 10
Man in the MiddleColonel Thompson1964Rating: 6.5 out of 10
The Human JungleHeadmaster1963SeriesRating: 8.2 out of 10
The Hole In The GroundNarrator1962
H.M.S. DefiantFlag Captain1962Rating: 6.6 out of 10- Stryker of the Yard1961Series
Francis of AssisiBrother Elias1961Rating: 7.7 out of 10
The Mark2nd Plain Clothes Officer1961Rating: 6.2 out of 10
Hell Is a CitySuperintendent1960Rating: 6.6 out of 10
The Angry SilenceThompson1960Rating: 7.2 out of 10
Sink the Bismarck!Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)1960Rating: 6.9 out of 10
The Son of Robin HoodSquire Myles1958Rating: 5.3 out of 10
Tread Softly StrangerPotter1958Rating: 7.4 out of 10
A Night to RememberCapt. Stanley Lord1958Rating: 7.7 out of 10
Known for
- A Night to RememberCapt. Stanley Lord1958Rating: 7.7 out of 10
- The Blood Beast TerrorLandlord1968Rating: 5.5 out of 10
- Twisted NerveProfessor Fuller1968Rating: 6.8 out of 10
- The Angry SilenceThompson1960Rating: 7.2 out of 10
- Francis of AssisiBrother Elias1961Rating: 7.7 out of 10
- H.M.S. DefiantFlag Captain1962Rating: 6.6 out of 10
Stolen FaceDet. Cutler1952Rating: 5.8 out of 10
The ShiraleeParker1957Rating: 5.1 out of 10
The Saint's ReturnCol. Stafford1953Rating: 5.8 out of 10- Man in the MiddleColonel Thompson1964Rating: 6.5 out of 10
- Nobody Runs ForeverLeeds1968Rating: 6.0 out of 10
The Unholy FourInsp. Treherne1954Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Filmography
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