Charles Napier

Charles Napier

ActorMusic DepartmentProducer
Born
April 12, 1936
Died
October 5, 2011

Charles Napier was born in the tiny community of Mt. Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936. He attended public school in Scottsville. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Army in 1954.…

Biography

Charles Napier was born in the tiny community of Mt. Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936. He attended public school in Scottsville. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Army in 1954. He rose to the rank of E-5 (Sgt.) while serving as company clerk with Company A 511th Airborne Infantry, 11th Airborne Division. He was a lively character actor who usually played edgy military types and menacing bad guys. His film debut was in Russ Meyer's Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969).

Napier went on appearing in other Meyer movies, including the homicidal Harry Sledge in Supervixens (1975) and also became a regular playing smaller roles for Jonathan Demme. His memorable portrayals of tough guys included the scheming intelligence officer in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and the short-tempered front man in The Blues Brothers (1980).

Actor

ArcherArcher(2009)as Dr. Speltz
Rise and Fall of Tuck JohnsonRise and Fall of Tuck Johnson(2009)as Harry Rammer (2009)
Life BloodLife Blood(2009)as Sherrif Tillman
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell HardThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard(2009)as Dick Lewiston
ShadowheartShadowheart(2009)as Sheriff Sanders

Music Department

The Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail(1976)

Archive Footage

Oliver Harper's Retrospectives and ReviewsOliver Harper's Retrospectives and Reviews(2011)as Self
Cinemassacre's Monster MadnessCinemassacre's Monster Madness(2007)as Lt. Boyle
WatchMojoWatchMojo(2006)as Self - Lt. Boyle
Le Fossoyeur de FilmsLe Fossoyeur de Films(2012)as Self
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards(2012)as Self - In Memoriam

Known for

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Charles Napier in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)Joe Lara and Charles Napier in Very Mean Men (2000)Anthony Hopkins and Charles Napier in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Larry Manetti, Charles Napier, and Mitchell Ryan in Renegade (1992)Brendan Fehr and Charles Napier in Roswell (1999)Charles Napier and Fred Ward in Miami Blues (1990)

Credit Score: Charles Napier

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1The Silence of the Lambs250.0019918.6571722223
2Philadelphia12.0019947.725273891
3The Blues Brothers5.0019807.900229351
4Rambo: First Blood Part II3.2519856.501195909
5Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me3.0019996.701262592
6Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery3.0019977.000273475
7Ballistic2.6019954.600364
8The Incredible Hulk2.6019777.01317993
9The Manchurian Candidate2.5020046.601122836
10Loaded Weapon 12.5019936.20054257