Russell Napier
Born November 28, 1910 (Age: 115)
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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.
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.
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Filmography
Man in the Middle
1964
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as Colonel Thompson
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Age: 53
No Image
The Hole In The Ground
1962
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as Narrator
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Age: 51
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
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as Flag Captain
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Age: 51
Francis of Assisi
1961
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as Brother Elias
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Age: 50
The Mark
1961
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as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
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Age: 50
Hell Is a City
1960
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as Superintendent
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Age: 49
The Angry Silence
1960
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as Thompson
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Age: 49
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
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as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Son of Robin Hood
1958
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as Squire Myles
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Age: 47
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
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as Potter
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Age: 47
A Night to Remember
1958
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as Capt. Stanley Lord
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Age: 47
No Image
Destination Death
1956
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as Inspector Duggan
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Age: 45
The Last Man to Hang
1956
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as Detective Sgt. Bolton
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Age: 45
Guilty?
1956
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as Inspector Hobson
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Age: 45
The Man in the Road
1956
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as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
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Age: 45
A Town Like Alice
1956
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as Jack Burns
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Age: 45
The Narrowing Circle
1956
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as Sir Henry Dimmock
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Age: 45
The Blue Peter
1955
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as Raymond Curtis
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Age: 44
A Time to Kill
1955
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as Inspector Simmons
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Age: 44
Little Red Monkey
1955
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as Supt. John Harrington
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Age: 44
The Brain Machine
1955
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as Insp. Durham
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Age: 44
The Stranger Came Home
1954
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as Insp. Treherne
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Age: 43
Conflict of Wings
1954
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as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
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Age: 43
The Dark Stairway
1954
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as Inspector Harmer
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Age: 43
36 Hours
1953
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as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
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Age: 43
The Saint's Return
1953
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as Col. Stafford
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Age: 42
Black Orchid
1953
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as Inspector Markham
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Age: 42