Russell Napier

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
November 28, 1910 (63 years old)
Died
August 19, 1974
Place of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Popular Genres
Drama Crime Thriller
Career Span
1949 – 1968

Russell Napier

3 wins
22 nominations
38 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Nov 28, 1910
From
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Known For
Acting
Career
1949 – 1968

Award Recognition

3
Wins
22
Nominations

Complete Filmography

1968

The Blood Beast Terror as Landlord Award
Twisted Nerve as Professor Fuller Award
Nobody Runs Forever as Leeds

1964

Man in the Middle as Colonel Thompson

1962

H.M.S. Defiant as Flag Captain
The Hole In The Ground as Narrator

1961

The Mark as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer Award
Francis of Assisi as Brother Elias Award

1960

Sink the Bismarck! as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited) Award
The Angry Silence as Thompson Award
Hell Is a City as Superintendent Award

1958

A Night to Remember as Capt. Stanley Lord Award
Son of Robin Hood as Squire Myles Award
Tread Softly Stranger as Potter Award

1957

The Shiralee as Parker Award
Robbery Under Arms as Banker Green Award
The Case of The Smiling Widow as Inspector Duggan
Deep Dig

1956

A Town Like Alice as Jack Burns Award
The Last Man to Hang as Detective Sgt. Bolton
The Man in the Road as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
Guilty? as Inspector Hobson
The Narrowing Circle as Sir Henry Dimmock

1955

The Brain Machine as Insp. Durham
The Blue Peter as Raymond Curtis
A Time to Kill as Inspector Simmons
Little Red Monkey as Supt. John Harrington

1954

Conflict of Wings as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
The Stranger Came Home as Insp. Treherne
The Dark Stairway as Inspector Harmer

1953

The Saint's Return as Col. Stafford
36 Hours as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Black Orchid as Inspector Markham

1952

Stolen Face as Det. Cutler Award
Death of an Angel as Supt. Walshaw
Blind Man's Bluff as Stevens
The Boy Kumasenu as Narrator

1949

The Time Machine

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Sink the Bismarck!
The Blood Beast Terror
A Night to Remember
Twisted Nerve
A Town Like Alice
The Mark
Man in the Middle
Francis of Assisi

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