Russell Napier

Born: 1910-11-28, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Died: 1974-08-19

Biography

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

• UFO (1970)
• Man in a Suitcase (1967)
• The Human Jungle (1963)
• A Night to Remember (1958)
• Twisted Nerve (1968)
• H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
• Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
• The Unholy Four (1954)
• Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
• The Son of Robin Hood (1958)
• The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
• The Narrowing Circle (1956)
• Man in the Middle (1964)
• Stolen Face (1952)
• Hell Is a City (1960)
• Francis of Assisi (1961)
• A Town Like Alice (1956)
• Robbery Under Arms (1957)
• The Shiralee (1957)
• The Last Man to Hang (1956)
• The Blue Peter (1955)
• Deep Dig (1957)
• The Angry Silence (1960)
• Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
• Conflict of Wings (1954)
• Death of an Angel (1952)
• Black Orchid (1953)
• The Boy Kumasenu (1952)
• The Man in the Road (1956)
• Little Red Monkey (1955)