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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.

New Scotland Yard
as Dr Stephen Lewis

Justice
as Sir Harold Plant

UFO
as Dr. Green

Twisted Nerve
as Professor Fuller

Nobody Runs Forever
as Leeds

The Blood Beast Terror
as Landlord

Man in a Suitcase

Man in the Middle
as Colonel Thompson

The Human Jungle
as Headmaster
The Hole In The Ground
as Narrator

H.M.S. Defiant
as Flag Captain
Stryker of the Yard

Francis of Assisi
as Brother Elias

The Mark
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer

Hell Is a City
as Superintendent

The Angry Silence
as Thompson

Sink the Bismarck!
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)

The Son of Robin Hood
as Squire Myles

Tread Softly Stranger
as Potter

A Night to Remember
as Capt. Stanley Lord

The Shiralee
as Parker

Robbery Under Arms
as Banker Green

Deep Dig

The Case of The Smiling Widow
as Inspector Duggan

Wire Service
as Admiral Habberfield
Destination Death
as Inspector Duggan

The Last Man to Hang
as Detective Sgt. Bolton

Guilty?
as Inspector Hobson

The Man in the Road
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson

A Town Like Alice
as Jack Burns

The Narrowing Circle
as Sir Henry Dimmock

The Blue Peter
as Raymond Curtis

A Time to Kill
as Inspector Simmons

Little Red Monkey
as Supt. John Harrington

The Brain Machine
as Insp. Durham

The Stranger Came Home
as Insp. Treherne

Conflict of Wings
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers

The Dark Stairway
as Inspector Harmer

36 Hours
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)

The Saint's Return
as Col. Stafford

Black Orchid
as Inspector Markham

Scotland Yard

Stolen Face
as Det. Cutler

Blind Man's Bluff
as Stevens

Death of an Angel
as Supt. Walshaw

The Boy Kumasenu
as Narrator
The Time Machine