
Actor
Russell Napier
Born 1910 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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.
Acting

A Night to Remember
Capt. Stanley Lord · 1958

Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) · 1960

UFO
Dr. Green · 1970

Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller · 1968

Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias · 1961

H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain · 1962

The Angry Silence
Thompson · 1960

Hell Is a City
Superintendent · 1960

A Town Like Alice
Jack Burns · 1956
Destination Death
Inspector Duggan · 1956

Tread Softly Stranger
Potter · 1958

The Blood Beast Terror
Landlord · 1968

Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson · 1964

The Human Jungle
Headmaster · 1963

The Mark
2nd Plain Clothes Officer · 1961

Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield · 1956

The Dark Stairway
Inspector Harmer · 1954

Stolen Face
Det. Cutler · 1952

Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds · 1968

The Saint's Return
Col. Stafford · 1953

36 Hours
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited) · 1953

A Time to Kill
Inspector Simmons · 1955

The Case of The Smiling Widow
Inspector Duggan · 1957

Blind Man's Bluff
Stevens · 1952