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Russell Napier

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

Born: Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1910-11-28

Died: 1974-08-19

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	The Time Machine		60
2	1952	Blind Man's Bluff	Stevens	0
3	1952	Death of an Angel	Supt. Walshaw	60
4	1952	The Boy Kumasenu	Narrator	60
5	1952	Stolen Face	Det. Cutler	56
6	1953	Black Orchid	Inspector Markham	49
7	1953	The Saint's Return	Col. Stafford	56
8	1953	36 Hours	Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)	59
9	1954	The Dark Stairway	Inspector Harmer	0
10	1954	Conflict of Wings	Wg. Cmr. Rogers	60
11	1954	The Stranger Came Home	Insp. Treherne	51
12	1955	The Brain Machine	Insp. Durham	55
13	1955	Little Red Monkey	Supt. John Harrington	58
14	1955	The Blue Peter	Raymond Curtis	60
15	1955	A Time to Kill	Inspector Simmons	65
16	1956	The Narrowing Circle	Sir Henry Dimmock	55
17	1956	The Man in the Road	Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson	63
18	1956	A Town Like Alice	Jack Burns	63
19	1956	Guilty?	Inspector Hobson	60
20	1956	The Last Man to Hang	Detective Sgt. Bolton	57
21	1957	Deep Dig		0
22	1957	The Case of The Smiling Widow	Inspector Duggan	0
23	1957	Robbery Under Arms	Banker Green	54
24	1957	The Shiralee	Parker	51
25	1958	A Night to Remember	Capt. Stanley Lord	76
26	1958	Tread Softly Stranger	Potter	76
27	1958	Son of Robin Hood	Squire Myles	44
28	1960	Sink the Bismarck!	Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)	68
29	1960	The Angry Silence	Thompson	71
30	1960	Hell Is a City	Superintendent	66
31	1961	The Mark	2nd Plain Clothes Officer	63
32	1961	Francis of Assisi	Brother Elias	76
33	1962	H.M.S. Defiant	Flag Captain	66
34	1962	The Hole In The Ground	Narrator	0
35	1964	Man in the Middle	Colonel Thompson	64
36	1968	The Blood Beast Terror	Landlord	55
37	1968	Nobody Runs Forever	Leeds	60
38	1968	Twisted Nerve	Professor Fuller	68

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1953	Scotland Yard		0
2	1953	Scotland Yard	Inspector Duggan	0
3	1956	Wire Service	Admiral Habberfield	0
4	1961	Stryker of the Yard		0
5	1963	The Human Jungle	Headmaster	82
6	1967	Man in a Suitcase		70
7	1970	UFO	Dr. Green	76
8	1971	Justice	Sir Harold Plant	60