Known For
Acting
Known Credits
48
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 28, 1910 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 1972 | New Scotland Yardas Dr Stephen Lewis | |
| 1971 | Justiceas Sir Harold Plant | |
| 1970 | UFOas Dr. Green | |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerveas Professor Fuller | |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Foreveras Leeds | |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terroras Landlord | |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcaseas | |
| 1964 | Man in the Middleas Colonel Thompson | |
| 1963 | The Human Jungleas Headmaster | |
| 1962 | The Hole In The Groundas Narrator | |
| 1962 | H.M.S. Defiantas Flag Captain | |
| 1961 | Stryker of the Yardas | |
| 1961 | Francis of Assisias Brother Elias | |
| 1961 | The Markas 2nd Plain Clothes Officer | |
| 1960 | Hell Is a Cityas Superintendent | |
| 1960 | The Angry Silenceas Thompson | |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck!as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | The Son of Robin Hoodas Squire Myles | |
| 1958 | Tread Softly Strangeras Potter | |
| 1958 | A Night to Rememberas Capt. Stanley Lord | |
| 1957 | The Shiraleeas Parker | |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Armsas Banker Green | |
| 1957 | Deep Digas | |
| 1957 | The Case of The Smiling Widowas Inspector Duggan | |
| 1956 | Wire Serviceas Admiral Habberfield | |
| 1956 | Destination Deathas Inspector Duggan | |
| 1956 | The Last Man to Hangas Detective Sgt. Bolton | |
| 1956 | Guilty?as Inspector Hobson | |
| 1956 | The Man in the Roadas Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson | |
| 1956 | A Town Like Aliceas Jack Burns | |
| 1956 | The Narrowing Circleas Sir Henry Dimmock | |
| 1955 | A Time to Killas Inspector Simmons | |
| 1955 | The Blue Peteras Raymond Curtis | |
| 1955 | Little Red Monkeyas Supt. John Harrington | |
| 1955 | The Brain Machineas Insp. Durham | |
| 1954 | The Stranger Came Homeas Insp. Treherne | |
| 1954 | Conflict of Wingsas Wg. Cmr. Rogers | |
| 1954 | The Dark Stairwayas Inspector Harmer | |
| 1953 | 36 Hoursas Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited) | |
| 1953 | The Saint's Returnas Col. Stafford | |
| 1953 | Black Orchidas Inspector Markham | |
| 1953 | Scotland Yardas | |
| 1953 | Scotland Yardas Inspector Duggan | |
| 1952 | Stolen Faceas Det. Cutler | |
| 1952 | The Boy Kumasenuas Narrator | |
| 1952 | Death of an Angelas Supt. Walshaw | |
| 1952 | Blind Man's Bluffas Stevens | |
| 1949 | The Time Machineas |
