
Acting
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.

UFO
1970

New Scotland Yard
1972

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Justice
1971

The Human Jungle
1963

Wire Service
1956

Scotland Yard
1953

A Night to Remember
1958

H.M.S. Defiant
1962

Sink the Bismarck!
1960

A Town Like Alice
1956

Francis of Assisi
1961

The Blood Beast Terror
1968

Twisted Nerve
1968

Man in the Middle
1964

The Unholy Four
1954

Stolen Face
1952

Hell Is a City
1960

Nobody Runs Forever
1968

The Son of Robin Hood
1958

The Last Man to Hang
1956

Robbery Under Arms
1957

The Mark
1961

The Saint's Return
1953

A Time to Kill
1955

The Shiralee
1957

Death of an Angel
1952

The Narrowing Circle
1956

The Angry Silence
1960

Tread Softly Stranger
1958

The Man in the Road
1956

Blind Man's Bluff
1952

The Brain Machine
1955

36 Hours
1953

Little Red Monkey
1955

The Case of The Smiling Widow
1957