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Russell Napier

Actor
Died August 19, 1974 (63 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • A Night to Remember
  • Twisted Nerve
  • The Blood Beast Terror
  • A Town Like Alice
  • Stolen Face
Known For
  • Twisted Nerve
  • The Blood Beast Terror
  • Francis of Assisi
  • Tread Softly Stranger
  • The Shiralee
  • The Man in the Road
  • The Dark Stairway
  • The Strange Case of Blondie
  • The Last Train
  • A Time to Kill
  • Person Unknown
  • The White Cliffs Mystery
  • Crime of Honour
  • Fuss Over Feathers

Filmography

1974
The Black Windmill · as Adm. Ballantyne
1972
New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Dr. Stephen Lewis
1971
Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Sir Harold Plant
1970
UFO (TV Series) · as Dr. Green
1969
Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Sir Philip Sprague
1968
Twisted Nerve · as Professor Fuller
1968
1968
1967
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series)
1967
It! · as Boss
1966
Softly Softly (TV Series) · as Cro Man
1965
Court Martial (TV Series) · as Col.holland
1965
The Man in Room 17 (TV Series) · as Col. Timothy White-Jones
1964
Crossroads (1964) (TV Series) · as Mr. Forster
1964
The Winston Affair · as Colonel Thompson
1963
The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Headmaster
1962
Mix Me a Person · as Pc Jarrold
1962
Damn the Defiant! · as Flag Captain
1961
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Police Inspector
1961
Francis of Assisi · as Brother Elias
1961
The Mark · as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
1961
The Never Never Murder · as Superintendent Duggan
1961
The Grand Junction Case · as Superintendent Duggan
1960
The Angry Silence · as Thompson
1960
Hell Is a City · as Superintendent
1960
Sink the Bismarck! · as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1960
The Last Train · as Superintendent Duggan
1960
Evidence in Concrete · as Superintendent Duggan
1959
The Witness · as Inspector Rosewarne
1959
The Unseeing Eye · as Superintendent Duggan
1958
The Son of Robin Hood · as Squire Myles
1958
1958
A Night to Remember · as Capt. Stanley Lord
1958
Dial 999 (TV Series) · as Superintendent
1958
Crime of Honour · as Superintendent Duggan
1957
Robbery Under Arms · as Banker Green
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Inspector Parker
1957
The Shiralee · as Parker
1957
1957
The White Cliffs Mystery · as Superintendent Duggan
1956
The Last Man to Hang · as Detective Sgt. Bolton
1956
1956
Guilty? · as Inspector Hobson
1956
The Man in the Road · as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
1956
The Narrowing Circle · as Sir Henry Dimmock
1956
Person Unknown · as Inspector Duggan
1955
A Time to Kill · as Inspector Simmons
1955
Navy Heroes · as Raymond Curtis
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sir John Foster
1955
Out of the Clouds · as Customs Officer
1955
The Case of the Red Monkey · as Supt. John Harrington
1955
The Brain Machine · as Insp. Durham
1954
The Unholy Four · as Insp. Treherne
1954
Fuss Over Feathers · as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
1954
The Dark Stairway · as Inspector Harmer
1954
1954
The Strange Case of Blondie · as Inspector Harmer
1953
Terror Street · as Detective At Ann's Apartment (uncredited)
1953
The Saint's Girl Friday · as Col. Stafford
1953
Black Orchid · as Inspector Markham
1952
Stolen Face · as Det. Cutler
1952
Death of an Angel · as Supt. Walshaw
1951
Green Grow the Rushes · as Clerk Of The Court
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Jonathan Selway
1947
The End of the River · as The Padre

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