Russell Napier
Born: 1910-11-28
• 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.
Filmography
Twisted Nerve
Nobody Runs Forever
The Blood Beast Terror
Man in the Middle
No Image
The Hole In The Ground
H.M.S. Defiant
Francis of Assisi
The Mark
Hell Is a City
The Angry Silence
Sink the Bismarck!
Son of Robin Hood
Tread Softly Stranger
A Night to Remember
The Shiralee
Robbery Under Arms
Deep Dig
The Case of The Smiling Widow
No Image
Destination Death
The Last Man to Hang
Guilty?
The Man in the Road
A Town Like Alice
The Narrowing Circle
The Blue Peter
A Time to Kill
Little Red Monkey
The Brain Machine
The Stranger Came Home
Conflict of Wings
The Dark Stairway
36 Hours
The Saint's Return
Black Orchid
Stolen Face
Blind Man's Bluff
Death of an Angel
The Boy Kumasenu
No Image
The Time Machine