Russell Napier
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: November 28, 1910
Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Known For
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.
A Night to Remember
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
UFO
A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.
Francis of Assisi
In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
Tread Softly Stranger
Unable to pay his bookie, a man returns to his hometown where his embezzler brother and girlfriend plot a robbery that ends in tragedy.
The Angry Silence
When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath — and retaliation — of his fellow workers.
Man in a Suitcase
Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name, taking on freelance jobs around Europe as he searches for answers.
Sink the Bismarck!
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.
Twisted Nerve
Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.
A Time to Kill
A man and a woman are poisoned. The woman dies, but the man survives. The finger of blame begins to point at the man. A policeman and a newspaper journalist pursue the truth.
Filmography
as Sir Harold Plant
as Dr. Green
as Professor Fuller
as Leeds
as Landlord
as Colonel Thompson
as Headmaster
as Flag Captain
as Brother Elias
as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer
as Superintendent
as Thompson
as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)
as Squire Myles
as Potter
as Capt. Stanley Lord
as Parker
as Banker Green
as Inspector Duggan
as Admiral Habberfield
as Detective Sgt. Bolton
as Inspector Hobson
as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson
as Jack Burns
as Sir Henry Dimmock
as Inspector Simmons
as Raymond Curtis
as Supt. John Harrington
as Insp. Durham
as Insp. Treherne
as Wg. Cmr. Rogers
as Inspector Harmer
as Detective at Ann's Apartment (Uncredited)
as Col. Stafford
as Inspector Markham
as Inspector Duggan
as Det. Cutler
as Supt. Walshaw
as Narrator
as Stevens