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

UFO

Justice

The Human Jungle

Man in a Suitcase

New Scotland Yard

Wire Service

A Night to Remember

Scotland Yard

All Movies (39)

• Twisted Nerve1968 · as Professor Fuller
• Nobody Runs Forever1968 · as Leeds
• The Blood Beast Terror1968 · as Landlord
• Man in the Middle1964 · as Colonel Thompson
• The Hole In The Ground1962 · as Narrator
• H.M.S. Defiant1962 · as Flag Captain
• Francis of Assisi1961 · as Brother Elias
• The Mark1961 · as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
• Hell Is a City1960 · as Superintendent
• The Angry Silence1960 · as Thompson
• Sink the Bismarck!1960 · as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
• The Son of Robin Hood1958 · as Squire Myles
• Tread Softly Stranger1958 · as Potter
• A Night to Remember1958 · as Capt. Stanley Lord
• The Shiralee1957 · as Parker
• Robbery Under Arms1957 · as Banker Green
• Deep Dig1957
• The Case of The Smiling Widow1957 · as Inspector Duggan
• Destination Death1956 · as Inspector Duggan
• The Last Man to Hang1956 · as Detective Sgt. Bolton
• Guilty?1956 · as Inspector Hobson
• The Man in the Road1956 · as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
• A Town Like Alice1956 · as Jack Burns
• The Narrowing Circle1956 · as Sir Henry Dimmock
• The Blue Peter1955 · as Raymond Curtis
• A Time to Kill1955 · as Inspector Simmons
• Little Red Monkey1955 · as Supt. John Harrington
• The Brain Machine1955 · as Insp. Durham
• The Stranger Came Home1954 · as Insp. Treherne
• Conflict of Wings1954 · as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
• The Dark Stairway1954 · as Inspector Harmer
• 36 Hours1953 · as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
• The Saint's Return1953 · as Col. Stafford
• Black Orchid1953 · as Inspector Markham
• Stolen Face1952 · as Det. Cutler
• Blind Man's Bluff1952 · as Stevens
• Death of an Angel1952 · as Supt. Walshaw
• The Boy Kumasenu1952 · as Narrator
• The Time Machine1949

All TV Shows (9)

• New Scotland Yard1972 · as Dr Stephen Lewis
• Justice1971 · as Sir Harold Plant
• UFO1970 · as Dr. Green
• Man in a Suitcase1967
• The Human Jungle1963 · as Headmaster
• Stryker of the Yard1961
• Wire Service1956 · as Admiral Habberfield
• Scotland Yard1953
• Scotland Yard1953 · as Inspector Duggan