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
UFO
Dr. Green
Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield
Justice
Sir Harold Plant
The Human Jungle
Headmaster
Man in a Suitcase
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
Inspector Duggan
Stryker of the Yard
A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord
H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord
The Angry Silence
Thompson
A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns
Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
The Stranger Came Home
Insp. Treherne
Conflict of Wings
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Hell Is a City
Superintendent
The Saint's Return
Col. Stafford
The Shiralee
Parker
Stolen Face
Det. Cutler
36 Hours
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
Tread Softly Stranger
Potter
Death of an Angel
Supt. Walshaw
The Blue Peter
Raymond Curtis
The Brain Machine
Insp. Durham
A Time to Kill
Inspector Simmons
Black Orchid
Inspector Markham
Little Red Monkey
Supt. John Harrington
The Last Man to Hang
Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?
Inspector Hobson
The Case of The Smiling Widow
Inspector Duggan
The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock
The Man in the Road
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Time Machine
Blind Man's Bluff
Stevens
The Boy Kumasenu
Narrator
The Dark Stairway
Inspector Harmer
The Hole In The Ground
Narrator
Deep Dig
Destination Death
Inspector Duggan