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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

46

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-11-28

Day of Death

1974-08-19 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Also Known As

Russell Gordon Napier

Russell 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.

Known For

Acting

Little Red Monkey

1955

Little Red Monkey

as

Supt. John Harrington

The Blue Peter

1955

The Blue Peter

as

Raymond Curtis

A Time to Kill

1955

A Time to Kill

as

Inspector Simmons

The Mark

1961

The Mark

as

2nd Plain Clothes Officer

The Angry Silence

1960

The Angry Silence

as

Thompson

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

H.M.S. Defiant

as

Flag Captain

The Brain Machine

1955

The Brain Machine

as

Insp. Durham

Francis of Assisi

1961

Francis of Assisi

as

Brother Elias

The Stranger Came Home

1954

The Stranger Came Home

as

Insp. Treherne

The Man in the Road

1956

The Man in the Road

as

Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson

The Dark Stairway

1954

The Dark Stairway

as

Inspector Harmer

Blind Man's Bluff

1952

Blind Man's Bluff

as

Stevens

Robbery Under Arms

1957

Robbery Under Arms

as

Banker Green

Son of Robin Hood

1958

Son of Robin Hood

as

Squire Myles

Deep Dig

1957

Deep Dig

as

Death of an Angel

1952

Death of an Angel

as

Supt. Walshaw

Black Orchid

1953

Black Orchid

as

Inspector Markham

The Shiralee

1957

The Shiralee

as

Parker

The Narrowing Circle

1956

The Narrowing Circle

as

Sir Henry Dimmock

Twisted Nerve

1968

Twisted Nerve

as

Professor Fuller

Stolen Face

1952

Stolen Face

as

Det. Cutler

The Last Man to Hang

1956

The Last Man to Hang

as

Detective Sgt. Bolton

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

as

Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

Capt. Stanley Lord

Hell Is a City

1960

Hell Is a City

as

Superintendent

Man in the Middle

1964

Man in the Middle

as

Colonel Thompson

Guilty?

1956

Guilty?

as

Inspector Hobson

The Case of The Smiling Widow

1957

The Case of The Smiling Widow

as

Inspector Duggan

Conflict of Wings

1954

Conflict of Wings

as

Wg. Cmr. Rogers

The Saint's Return

1953

The Saint's Return

as

Col. Stafford

A Town Like Alice

1956

A Town Like Alice

as

Jack Burns

36 Hours

1953

36 Hours

as

Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)

The Boy Kumasenu

1952

The Boy Kumasenu

as

Narrator

UFO

UFO

as

Dr. Green

Wire Service

Wire Service

as

Admiral Habberfield

Justice

Justice

as

Sir Harold Plant

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

as

Inspector Duggan

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

as

Headmaster

Production

Crew

Directing