
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.

The Human Jungle

謎の円盤UFO

Francis of Assisi

SOSタイタニック/忘れえぬ夜

Tread Softly Stranger

The Angry Silence

Man in a Suitcase

Sink the Bismarck!

Twisted Nerve

A Time to Kill

H.M.S. Defiant

Hell Is a City

Man in the Middle

Little Red Monkey

The Man in the Road

A Town Like Alice

The Mark

The Blue Peter

Nobody Runs Forever

Death of an Angel

Conflict of Wings

The Boy Kumasenu

Justice

36 Hours

The Saint's Return

Stolen Face

The Last Man to Hang

The Narrowing Circle

The Blood Beast Terror

The Brain Machine

The Stranger Came Home

The Shiralee

Robbery Under Arms

Guilty?

Black Orchid

Son of Robin Hood

The Dark Stairway

Blind Man's Bluff

Deep Dig

The Case of The Smiling Widow

Wire Service

Scotland Yard