Russell Napier
Known for: Actor
Born: 28 November 1910, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died: 19 August 1974
Credits: 47 titles
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
New Scotland Yard
Justice
UFO
Twisted Nerve
Nobody Runs Forever
The Blood Beast Terror
Man in a Suitcase
Man in the Middle
The Human Jungle
The Hole In The Ground
H.M.S. Defiant
Stryker of the Yard
Francis of Assisi
The Mark
Hell Is a City
The Angry Silence
Sink the Bismarck!
The Son of Robin Hood
Tread Softly Stranger
A Night to Remember
The Shiralee
Robbery Under Arms
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Deep Dig
Wire Service
Destination Death
The Last Man to Hang
Guilty?
A Town Like Alice
The Man in the Road
The Narrowing Circle
A Time to Kill
The Blue Peter
Little Red Monkey
The Brain Machine
The Unholy Four
Conflict of Wings
The Dark Stairway
36 Hours
The Saint's Return
Scotland Yard
Black Orchid
Stolen Face
The Boy Kumasenu
Death of an Angel
Blind Man's Bluff
The Time Machine