
Acting
Born November 28, 1910 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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.

Twisted Nerve
1968

Nobody Runs Forever
1968

The Blood Beast Terror
1968

Man in the Middle
1964
The Hole In The Ground
1962

H.M.S. Defiant
1962

Francis of Assisi
1961

The Mark
1961

Hell Is a City
1960

The Angry Silence
1960

Sink the Bismarck!
1960

Son of Robin Hood
1958

Tread Softly Stranger
1958

A Night to Remember
1958

The Shiralee
1957

Robbery Under Arms
1957

Deep Dig
1957

The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957
Destination Death
1956

The Last Man to Hang
1956

Guilty?
1956

The Man in the Road
1956

A Town Like Alice
1956

The Narrowing Circle
1956

The Blue Peter
1955

A Time to Kill
1955

Little Red Monkey
1955

The Brain Machine
1955

The Stranger Came Home
1954

Conflict of Wings
1954

The Dark Stairway
1954

36 Hours
1953

The Saint's Return
1953

Black Orchid
1953

Stolen Face
1952

Blind Man's Bluff
1952

Death of an Angel
1952

The Boy Kumasenu
1952
The Time Machine
1949