Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
28 พฤศจิกายน 1910
Died
19 สิงหาคม 1974
Place of birth
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Also known as
Russell Gordon Napier
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.
