Russell Napier

Russell Napier

b. 1910 — d. 1974 (aged 64) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Actor

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

The Unholy Four
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★ 5.7
The Unholy Four
1954
The Case of the Red Monkey
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★ 5.6
The Case of the Red Monkey
1955
A Night to Remember
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★ 7.9
A Night to Remember
1958
The Time Machine
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★ 7.1
The Time Machine
1949

Filmography

Twisted Nerve
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★ 7.0
Twisted Nerve
1968 Actor
Professor Fuller
The Blood Beast Terror
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★ 5.2
The Blood Beast Terror
1968 Actor
Landlord
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Injection of Coal Into Blast Furnaces
1963 Self
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★ 5.8
The Hole in the Ground
1962 Actor
Narrator
Francis of Assisi
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★ 6.3
Francis of Assisi
1961 Actor
Brother Elias
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★ 7.0
The Grand Junction Case
1961 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
The Never Never Murder
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★ 6.7
The Never Never Murder
1961 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
Evidence in Concrete
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★ 6.4
Evidence in Concrete
1960 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
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★ 6.9
The Last Train
1960 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
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Chasing the Dragon
1960 Actor
Chief Inspector Callaghan
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Another Part of the Sea
1960 Actor
Carstairs
The Ghost Train Murder
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★ 7.0
The Ghost Train Murder
1959 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
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★ 6.8
The Unseeing Eye
1959 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
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The Whistling Sands
1959 Actor
Loder
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The Witness
1959 Actor
Inspector Rosewarne
Tread Softly Stranger
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★ 6.7
Tread Softly Stranger
1958 Actor
Potter
Crime of Honour
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★ 6.5
Crime of Honour
1958 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
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Safety on the Surface
1958 Self
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Introduction to Rating
1958 Self
The Shiralee
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★ 6.7
The Shiralee
1957 Actor
Parker
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★ 7.2
The Lonely House
1957 Actor
Inspector Duggan
The White Cliffs Mystery
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★ 6.8
The White Cliffs Mystery
1957 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
The Case of 'The Smiling Widow'
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★ 6.7
The Case of 'The Smiling Widow'
1957 Actor
Inspector Duggan
Night Crossing
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★ 6.6
Night Crossing
1957 Actor
Superintendent Duggan
The Man in the Road
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★ 6.4
The Man in the Road
1956 Actor
Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
The Narrowing Circle
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★ 5.4
The Narrowing Circle
1956 Actor
Sir Henry Dimmock
Destination Death
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★ 6.4
Destination Death
1956 Actor
Inspector Duggan
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★ 6.6
Person Unknown
1956 Actor
Inspector Duggan
The Case of the Red Monkey
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★ 5.6
The Case of the Red Monkey
1955 Actor
Superintendent Harrington
The Brain Machine
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★ 5.5
The Brain Machine
1955 Actor
Inspector Durham
A Time to Kill
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★ 5.9
A Time to Kill
1955 Actor
Inspector Simmons
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The Euterpeans
1955 Actor
Mr. Bird
The Unholy Four
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★ 5.7
The Unholy Four
1954 Actor
Insp. Treherne
Fuss Over Feathers
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★ 6.3
Fuss Over Feathers
1954 Actor
Wg. Cmr. Rogers
The Dark Stairway
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★ 7.2
The Dark Stairway
1954 Actor
Inspector Harmer
The Strange Case of Blondie
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★ 7.0
The Strange Case of Blondie
1954 Actor
Inspector Harmer
Black Orchid
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★ 6.1
Black Orchid
1953 Actor
Inspector Markham
Death of an Angel
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★ 5.6
Death of an Angel
1952 Actor
Supt. Walshaw
Blind Man's Bluff
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Blind Man's Bluff
1952 Actor
Stevens
The Time Machine
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★ 7.1
The Time Machine
1949 Actor
The Time Traveller
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Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies
1949 Actor
Wilden
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Kid Flanagan
1948 Actor
Inspector Howell
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Query
1947 Actor
Chaplain
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