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.
Known For
A Night to Remember
(1958)
Capt. Stanley Lord
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960)
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
(1968)
Professor Fuller
H.M.S. Defiant
(1962)
Flag Captain
Full Filmography
Acting
The Time Machine
(1949)
Blind Man's Bluff
(1952)
Stevens
Stolen Face
(1952)
Det. Cutler
Death of an Angel
(1952)
Supt. Walshaw
The Saint's Return
(1953)
Col. Stafford
36 Hours
(1953)
Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
Black Orchid
(1953)
Inspector Markham
The Unholy Four
(1954)
Insp. Treherne
Conflict of Wings
(1954)
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
The Dark Stairway
(1954)
Inspector Harmer
Little Red Monkey
(1955)
Supt. John Harrington
A Time to Kill
(1955)
Inspector Simmons
The Brain Machine
(1955)
Insp. Durham
The Blue Peter
(1955)
Raymond Curtis
The Man in the Road
(1956)
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle
(1956)
Sir Henry Dimmock
The Last Man to Hang
(1956)
Detective Sgt. Bolton
Guilty?
(1956)
Inspector Hobson
A Town Like Alice
(1956)
Jack Burns
Robbery Under Arms
(1957)
Banker Green
The Shiralee
(1957)
Parker
The Case of The Smiling Widow
(1957)
Inspector Duggan
Deep Dig
(1957)
Tread Softly Stranger
(1958)
Potter
Son of Robin Hood
(1958)
Squire Myles
A Night to Remember
(1958)
Capt. Stanley Lord
The Angry Silence
(1960)
Thompson
Sink the Bismarck!
(1960)
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
Hell Is a City
(1960)
Superintendent
Francis of Assisi
(1961)
Brother Elias
The Mark
(1961)
2nd Plain Clothes Officer
The Hole In The Ground
(1962)
Narrator
H.M.S. Defiant
(1962)
Flag Captain
Man in the Middle
(1964)
Colonel Thompson
Nobody Runs Forever
(1968)
Leeds
The Blood Beast Terror
(1968)
Landlord
Twisted Nerve
(1968)
Professor Fuller