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John Napier(1926-2008)

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John Napier
John Napier was born on 2 December 1926 in Roda, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Sioux Massacre (1965), The Gypsy Moths (1969) and The Time Tunnel (1966). He was married to Mary Cora Machin, Lisa James and Mary Catherine Vaughan. He died on 17 November 2008 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
BornDecember 2, 1926
DiedNovember 17, 2008(81)
BornDecember 2, 1926
DiedNovember 17, 2008(81)
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Known for

The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
The Great Sioux Massacre
5.1
  • Tom Custer
  • 1965
The Gypsy Moths (1969)
The Gypsy Moths
6.3
  • Dick Donford
  • 1969
The Time Tunnel (1966)
The Time Tunnel
7.5
TV Series
  • Capt. Jenkins
The Invaders (1967)
The Invaders
8.0
TV Series
  • Alien #1

Credits

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Actor

  • The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969)
    The Girl Who Knew Too Much
    5.3
    • Danny Deshea
    • 1969
  • Bracken's World (1969)
    Bracken's World
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Photographer
    • 1969
  • The Gypsy Moths (1969)
    The Gypsy Moths
    6.3
    • Dick Donford
    • 1969
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Frazier
    • 1969
  • The Man from the 25th Century (1968)
    The Man from the 25th Century
    5.2
    TV Short
    • Karl Baldwin
    • 1968
  • Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Jerry Barnes
    • 1968
  • Stefan Arngrim, Gary Conway, Kurt Kasznar, Deanna Lund, Don Marshall, Don Matheson, and Heather Young in Land of the Giants (1968)
    Land of the Giants
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Convict
    • 1968
  • Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
    Rough Night in Jericho
    6.4
    • McGivern
    • 1967
  • The Invaders (1967)
    The Invaders
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Alien #1
    • 1967
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Fred McHenry
    • 1967
  • The Time Tunnel (1966)
    The Time Tunnel
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Capt. Jenkins
    • 1966
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Chris Milner
    • 1966
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Rev. Ken Cleveland
    • Ken Cleveland
    • 1966
  • Anne Bancroft and Sidney Poitier in The Slender Thread (1965)
    The Slender Thread
    7.0
    • Dr. Alden Van
    • 1965
  • Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)
    Perry Mason
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mark Chester
    • Bruce Jay
    • Tommy Stiller
    • 1964–1965

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • December 2, 1926
    • Roda, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 2008
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Mary Cora MachinDecember 7, 1985 - November 17, 2008 (his death)
  • Parents
      Ethel Ison Elam
  • Relatives
    • Veta Mae Napier Barker(Sibling)
  • Other works
    In 1968, he co-starred in a demonstration film made for CBS called "Man from the 25th Century". The plot concerned an boy, kidnapped by aliens, who returns to Earth as a man to help them repel attacks by flying saucers from another planet. The film, which starred James Darren, was never aired.

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    Served in the Army in the Pacific during WWII and worked as a police officer in Kingsport, Tennessee (1951-52) before contemplating an acting career.

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