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