Russell Napier
AKA: Russell Gordon Napier
Birthday: 1910-11-28
Died: 1974-08-19
Birthplace: 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
Character: Supt. John Harrington
Character: Raymond Curtis
Character: Inspector Simmons
Character: 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
Character: Insp. Treherne
Character: Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
Character: Inspector Harmer
Character: Inspector Markham
Character: Sir Henry Dimmock
Character: Professor Fuller
Character: Detective Sgt. Bolton
Character: Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Character: Capt. Stanley Lord
Character: Superintendent
Character: Colonel Thompson
Character: Inspector Hobson
Character: Inspector Duggan
Character: Wg. Cmr. Rogers
Character: Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)