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Russell Napier
Acting
Born: November 28, 1910
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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.
Known For
A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord
Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord
Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller
H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
The Angry Silence
as Thompson
Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson
Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds
Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles
Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias
