Russell Napier

Acting

Russell Napier

Born 1910-11-28 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 39 films

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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Filmography

39 films
Twisted Nerve poster

Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institution…

Twisted Nerve

★ 6.8 1968

H.M.S. Defiant poster

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralt…

H.M.S. Defiant

★ 6.5 1962

The Mark poster

A man who served prison time for intent to molest a child tries to build a new life with the help o…

The Mark

★ 6.3 1961

Hell Is a City poster

Set in Manchester, heartland of England's industrial north, Don Starling escapes from jail becoming…

Hell Is a City

★ 6.6 1960