Acting · Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Born November 28, 1910
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.
TVNew Scotland Yard
1972
as Dr Stephen Lewis
TVJustice
1971
as Sir Harold Plant
TVUFO
1970
as Dr. Green
MovieTwisted Nerve
1968
as Professor Fuller
MovieNobody Runs Forever
1968
as Leeds
MovieThe Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Landlord
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
MovieMan in the Middle
1964
as Colonel Thompson
TVThe Human Jungle
1963
as Headmaster
The Hole In The Ground
1962
as Narrator
MovieH.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Flag Captain
Stryker of the Yard
1961
MovieFrancis of Assisi
1961
as Brother Elias
MovieThe Mark
1961
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
MovieHell Is a City
1960
as Superintendent
MovieThe Angry Silence
1960
as Thompson
MovieSink the Bismarck!
1960
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
MovieThe Son of Robin Hood
1958
as Squire Myles
MovieTread Softly Stranger
1958
as Potter
MovieA Night to Remember
1958
as Capt. Stanley Lord
MovieThe Shiralee
1957
as Parker
MovieRobbery Under Arms
1957
as Banker Green
MovieDeep Dig
1957
MovieThe Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
as Inspector Duggan
TVWire Service
1956
as Admiral Habberfield
Destination Death
1956
as Inspector Duggan
MovieThe Last Man to Hang
1956
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
MovieGuilty?
1956
as Inspector Hobson
MovieThe Man in the Road
1956
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
MovieA Town Like Alice
1956
as Jack Burns
MovieThe Narrowing Circle
1956
as Sir Henry Dimmock
MovieThe Blue Peter
1955
as Raymond Curtis
MovieA Time to Kill
1955
as Inspector Simmons
MovieLittle Red Monkey
1955
as Supt. John Harrington
MovieThe Brain Machine
1955
as Insp. Durham
MovieThe Stranger Came Home
1954
as Insp. Treherne
MovieConflict of Wings
1954
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
MovieThe Dark Stairway
1954
as Inspector Harmer
Movie36 Hours
1953
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
MovieThe Saint's Return
1953
as Col. Stafford
MovieBlack Orchid
1953
as Inspector Markham
TVScotland Yard
1953
MovieStolen Face
1952
as Det. Cutler
MovieBlind Man's Bluff
1952
as Stevens
MovieDeath of an Angel
1952
as Supt. Walshaw
MovieThe Boy Kumasenu
1952
as Narrator
The Time Machine
1949
