Russell Napier

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.

Cast

Tread Softly Stranger

Little Red Monkey

Supt. John Harrington

Inspector Simmons

Nobody Runs Forever

2nd Plain Clothes Officer

The Angry Silence

The Blood Beast Terror

The Brain Machine

Francis of Assisi

The Stranger Came Home

The Man in the Road

Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson

The Dark Stairway

Inspector Harmer

Blind Man's Bluff

Robbery Under Arms

Son of Robin Hood

Death of an Angel

The Time Machine

Inspector Markham

The Hole In The Ground

The Narrowing Circle

Sir Henry Dimmock

Professor Fuller

The Last Man to Hang

Detective Sgt. Bolton

Sink the Bismarck!

Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)

A Night to Remember

Capt. Stanley Lord

Man in the Middle

Colonel Thompson

Inspector Hobson

The Case of The Smiling Widow

Inspector Duggan

Conflict of Wings

Wg. Cmr. Rogers

The Saint's Return

A Town Like Alice

Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)

The Boy Kumasenu

Destination Death

Inspector Duggan