Acting
Russell Napier
Also Known As: Russell Gordon Napier
Birth Date
November 28, 1910
Death Date
August 19, 1974
(passed away at 63)
Place of Birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Popularity
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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.
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UFO
Dr. Green
1970 • 1 episode
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Justice
Sir Harold Plant
1971 • 1 episode
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Wire Service
Admiral Habberfield
1956 • 1 episode
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Man in a Suitcase
1967 • 1 episode
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Scotland Yard
1953 • 39 episodes
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New Scotland Yard
Dr Stephen Lewis
1972 • 1 episode
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The Human Jungle
Headmaster
1963 • 1 episode
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A Night to Remember
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1958
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The Stranger Came Home
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1954
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The Son of Robin Hood
Squire Myles
1958
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Stryker of the Yard
1961 • 2 episodes
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Sink the Bismarck!
Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
1960
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Man in the Middle
Colonel Thompson
1964
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H.M.S. Defiant
Flag Captain
1962
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Twisted Nerve
Professor Fuller
1968
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The Narrowing Circle
Sir Henry Dimmock
1956
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The Saint's Return
Col. Stafford
1953
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Robbery Under Arms
Banker Green
1957
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Francis of Assisi
Brother Elias
1961
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Nobody Runs Forever
Leeds
1968