Charles Napier

Charles Napier

Birthday: Apr 12, 1936

Bio: Towering American character actor Charles Napier has the distinction of being one of the few actors to transcend a career start in "nudies" and sustain a successful mainstream career. Napier, clothed and otherwise, was first seen in such Russ Meyer gropey-feeley epics as Cherry, Harry and Raquel (1969) and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). Graduating from this… More Bio: Towering American character actor Charles Napier has the distinction of being one of the few actors to transcend a career start in "nudies" and sustain a successful mainstream career. Napier, clothed and otherwise, was first seen in such Russ Meyer gropey-feeley epics as Cherry, Harry and Raquel (1969) and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970). Graduating from this exuberant tawdriness, Napier became a dependable film and TV villain, playing nasty characters in films like Handle With Care (1977) and Rambo (1984). Napier would continue to become an ever more familiar face throughout the 80's and 90's, with roles in movies like The Blues Brothers (1980), Married to the Mob (1990), Ernest Goes to Jail (1991) and the-Oscar winning Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1994), The Cable Guy (1996), and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) - just to name a few. He would also remain active in the realm of TV, appearing on shows like Walker, Texas Ranger and Roswell. The new millennium would find Napier playing roles on shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, as well as lending his voice to animated shows like The Simpsons, Squidbillies, and Archer. Napier passed away in October of 2011 at the age of 75. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Filmography

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
- Dick Lewiston
- 26%
Shadowheart (2009)
- Actor
Life Blood (2009)
- Actor
Black Crescent Moon (2009)
- Actor
One-Eyed Monster (2008)
- Mohtz
Apocalypse (2007)
- Actor
Annapolis (2006)
- Actor
- 10%
Suits on the Loose (2005)
- General Wilkins
Fielder's Choice (2005)
- Taco Bob
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
- Nudie
- 55%
Dinocroc (2004)
- Sheriff Harper
Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- Roy
- 69%
Forgive Me Father (On Fire) (2002)
- Frank Ransom
Strip 'n Run (2002)
- Actor
Cypress Edge (2001)
- Actor
Lima: Breaking the Silence (2000)
- Actor
The Big Tease (2000)
- Warren Crockett
- 56%
Down 'n Dirty (2000)
- Actor
Hunter's Moon (1999)
- Actor
Pirates of the Plain (1999)
- Actor
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- General Hawk
- 51%
Cypress Edge (1999)
- Actor
Fatal Pursuit (1998)
- Actor
Armstrong (1998)
- Actor
Strip n Run (1998)
- Actor
Final Reckoning (1998)
- Actor
Lima: Breaking the Silence (1998)
- Actor
Macon County Jail (Jailbreak) (1997)
- Actor
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- Cmdr. Gilmour
- 69%
Steel (1997)
- Col. David
- 12%
Riot (1996)
- Devaney
Alien Species (1996)
- Sheriff Nate Bridges
The Cable Guy (1996)
- Arresting Officer
- 54%
Original Gangstas (1996)
- The Mayor
- 50%
Felony (1995)
- Actor
Max Is Missing (1995)
- Actor
Jury Duty (1995)
- Jed
- 0%
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)
- Jack
Night Stalker (1995)
- Actor
Hard Justice (1994)
- Warden Pike
Jailbreakers (1994)
- Horse Connection
To Die, To Sleep (Mortal Danger ) (Turn Your Pony Around) (1994)
- Actor
Savage Land (1994)
- Actor
Skeeter (1994)
- Actor
Renegade (1994)
- Actor
Ballistic (1994)
- Actor
Silk Degrees (1993)
- Actor
Philadelphia (1993)
- Judge Garnett
- 77%
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
- Interrogator
- 13%
Return to Frogtown (Frogtown II) (1993)
- Captain Delano
Raw Justice (Good Cop Bad Cop) (Skip-Tracer) (1993)
- Stiles
Eyes Of The Beholder (1992)
- Detective Wilson
Homicidal Impulse (Killer Instinct ) (1992)
- John Doogan
Center of the Web (1992)
- Williams
Treacherous Crossing (1992)
- Actor
Dragonfight (1992)
- Moochow
Indio 2 - La rivolta (Indio 2 - The Revolt) (1991)
- IMC President
Lonely Hearts (1991)
- Robby Ross
Soldier's Fortune (1991)
- Colonel Blair
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Lt. Boyle
- 96%
The Grifters (1990)
- Rebbing
- 90%
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
- Lew Brady
- 50%
Future Zone (1990)
- Actor
Miami Blues (1990)
- Sgt. Bill Henderson
- 79%
Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
- Warden
- 13%
Future Force (1989)
- Actor
One Man Force (1989)
- Dante
Alien From The Deep (Alien degli abissi) (1989)
- Actor
Married to the Mob (1988)
- Ray Angela's Hairdresser
- 91%
Hit List (1988)
- Tom Mitchum
The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
- Actor
Kidnapped (1987)
- Lt. O'Bryan
Deep Space (1987)
- Detective Macliamor
The Night Stalker (1987)
- Sgt. J.J. Striker
Instant Justice (Marine Issue) (1986)
- Maj. Davis
Camping del terrore (Body Count) (The Eleventh Commandment) (1986)
- Actor
Something Wild (1986)
- Irate Chef
- 88%
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
- Murdock
- 29%
The Cartier Affair (1984)
- Morgan Carroll
In Search of a Golden Sky (1984)
- T.J. Rivers
Swing Shift (1984)
- Moon Willens
- 92%
China Lake (1983)
- Actor
Wacko (1981)
- Patrick O'Hara
Melvin and Howard (1980)
- Ventura
- 94%
The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Tucker McElroy
- 85%
Last Embrace (1979)
- Dave Quittle
- 50%
Handle with Care (The Great American Citizen's Band) (1977)
- Chrome Angel/Harold
Thunder and Lightning (Thunder on the Highway) (1977)
- Jim bob
Supervixens (1975)
- Harry Sledge
- 100%
The Seven Minutes (1971)
- Officer Iverson
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
- Baxter Wolfe
- 68%
Cherry, Harry and Raquel! (Megavixens) (Three Ways to Love) (1969)
- Harry
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