Portrait of Russell Napier

Acting

Russell Napier

Career

Active from 1952 to 1962, busiest in 1955 and 1956 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Russell Napier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Scotland Yard 2
  • Crime Investigation 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

3 titles · average score 81
New Scotland Yard
New Scotland Yard (1972)

TV show · as Dr Stephen Lewis

Justice
Justice (1971)

TV show · as Sir Harold Plant

UFO
UFO (1970)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Dr. Green

1960s

14 titles · average score 68
The Blood Beast Terror
The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

as Landlord

Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Professor Fuller

Nobody Runs Forever
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Leeds

Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Man in the Middle
Man in the Middle (1964)
GoodWatch score 62

as Colonel Thompson

The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Headmaster

The Hole In The Ground
The Hole In The Ground (1962)

as Narrator

H.M.S. Defiant
H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
GoodWatch score 83

as Flag Captain

Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

as Brother Elias

The Mark
The Mark (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as 2nd Plain Clothes Officer

Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

as Air Vice Marshal (uncredited)

Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City (1960)
GoodWatch score 68

as Superintendent

1950s

28 titles · average score 60
Tread Softly Stranger
Tread Softly Stranger (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Potter

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)
GoodWatch score 90

as Capt. Stanley Lord

The Case of The Smiling Widow
The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957)

as Inspector Duggan

The Shiralee
The Shiralee (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Parker

The Narrowing Circle
The Narrowing Circle (1956)

as Sir Henry Dimmock

Destination Death
Destination Death (1956)

as Inspector Duggan

The Man in the Road
The Man in the Road (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Scotland Yard Supt. Davidson

Little Red Monkey
Little Red Monkey (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

as Supt. John Harrington

A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill (1955)

as Inspector Simmons

The Unholy Four
The Unholy Four (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

as Insp. Treherne

The Dark Stairway
The Dark Stairway (1954)

as Inspector Harmer

Black Orchid
Black Orchid (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Inspector Markham