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Charles Napier
Born 12 April 1936 Died 5 October 2011, aged 75 Scottsville, Kentucky, USA TMDB ↗
Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was a prolific American actor known for his many supporting and occasional leading roles in television and film. Born near Scottsville, Kentucky, Napier served in the U.S. Army before pursuing higher education, earning a degree in art from Western Kentucky University. He initially worked as a sports coach and art teacher before dedicating himself to acting.
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The numbers
29age in their first credit on record (1965)
44years on screen and counting
10credits in 1996, their busiest year
193dated credits on record
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Movie credits
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Death on the Oregon Trail
Age: 73 Shadowheart
2009as Sheriff Sanders
Age: 73 Life Blood
2009as Sherrif Tillman
Age: 73 The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009as Dick Lewiston
Age: 72 One-Eyed Monster
2008as Mohtz
Age: 72 Black Crescent Moon
2008as Father Woods
Age: 72 Your Name Here
2008as Chuck
Age: 71 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
2007as Seargent Guard
Age: 69 Annapolis
2006
Age: 69 The Kid & I
2005as Eyepatch-wearing Two Spies boss
Age: 69 Suits on the Loose
2005as General Wilkins
Age: 69 Fielder's Choice
2005as Taco Bob
Age: 69 Lords of Dogtown
2005as Nudie
Age: 68 The Manchurian Candidate
2004as General Sloan
Age: 68 Dinocroc
2004as Sheriff Harper
Age: 66 The Thief & the Stripper
2002as Face
Age: 66 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002as Roy (voice)
Age: 65 Down 'n Dirty
2001as Capt. Jerry Teller
Age: 65 Extreme Honor
2001as Commanding Officer #1
Age: 64 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000as Four Star General
Age: 64 Very Mean Men
2000as Detective Bailey
Age: 63 Never Look Back
2000as Sheriff Dawkins
Age: 63 The Big Tease
1999as Sen. Warren Crockett
Age: 63 Pirates of the Plain
1999as Grandpa
Age: 63 The Hunter's Moon
1999as J.T. Conover
Age: 63 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999as Gen. Hawk
Age: 62 Lima: Breaking the Silence
1999as Padre
Age: 62 Cypress Edge
1999as Detective O'Reilly
Age: 62 Beloved
1998as Angry Carny (uncredited)
Age: 62 Second Chances
1998as Craig Hardy
Age: 62 Armstrong
1998as Robert Zorkin
Age: 61 Centurion Force
1998as Dunlap
Age: 61 Alien Species
1998as Sheriff Nate Culver
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Age: 61 No Small Ways
1997
Age: 61 Steel
1997as Col. David
Age: 61 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997as Commander Gilmour
Age: 60 Macon County Jail
1997as Sheriff Dempsey
Age: 60 Riot
1996as Agent Devaney
Age: 60 The Cable Guy
1996as Arresting Officer
Age: 60 Limp Fangs: The Adventures of Count Malt Liquela
1996as Adam
Age: 60 Original Gangstas
1996as Mayor
Age: 59 Felony
1996as Duke
Age: 59 Expert Witness
1996
Age: 59 Billy Lone Bear
1996
Age: 59 Hard Justice
1995as Warden Pike
Age: 59 Max Is Missing
1995as Becker
Age: 59 Jury Duty
1995as Jed
Age: 58 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
1995as Jack
Age: 58 Ballistic
1995as Underwood
Age: 58 Fatal Pursuit
1995as Herbert
Age: 58 Ripper Man
1995as Harry
Age: 58 Twisted Fate
1995as Nolan Gobal
Age: 58 Savage Land
1994as Cole
Age: 58 Jailbreakers
1994as Charlie, the Horse Connection
Age: 58 Silk Degrees
1994as Schultz
Age: 58 Raw Justice
1994as Mayor David Stiles
Age: 58 To Die, to Sleep
1994as Father
Age: 57 Body Shot
1994as Leon
Age: 57 Silent Fury
1994
Age: 57 Philadelphia
1993as Judge Garnett
Age: 57 Skeeter
1993as Ernie Buckle
Age: 57 Body Bags
1993as Manager
Age: 56 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993as Interrogator
Age: 56 Killer Instinct
1992as John Doogan
Age: 56 Frogtown II
1992as Capt. Delano
Age: 56 Mean Tricks
1992as Brian Hornsby
Age: 56 Center of the Web
1992as Agent Williams
Age: 55 Treacherous Crossing
1992
Age: 55 Eyes of the Beholder
1992as Det. Wilson
Age: 55 Lonely Hearts
1991as Robby Ross
Age: 55 Soldier's Fortune
1991as Col. Blair
Age: 55 After the Condor
1991
Age: 55 Indio 2 - The Revolt
1991as IMC President
Age: 54 The Silence of the Lambs
1991as Lt. Boyle
Age: 54 Under Surveillance
1991as Troy
Age: 54 The Grifters
1990as Gloucester Hebbing
Age: 54 Future Zone
1990as Mickland
Age: 54 Maniac Cop 2
1990as Lew Brady
Age: 54 Dragonfight
1990as Moochow
Age: 54 Miami Blues
1990as Sergeant Bill Henderson
Age: 53 Ernest Goes to Jail
1990as Warden
Age: 53 The Last Match
1990as American Consul
Age: 53 Cop Target
1990as John Granger
Age: 53 Alien from the Deep
1989as Colonel Kovacks
Age: 53 One Man Force
1989as Dante
Age: 52 Hit List
1989as Tom Mitchum
Age: 52 Married to the Mob
1988as Angela's Hairdresser
Age: 52 Kidnapped
1988as Lt. O'Bryan
Age: 52 The Incredible Hulk Returns
1988as Mike Fouche
Age: 52 Deep Space
1988as Det. Ian McLemore
Age: 51 Bush Shrink
1988as Kingsley
Age: 50 The Night Stalker
1987as Sgt. J.J. Striker
Age: 50 Something Wild
1986as Irate Chef
Age: 50 Body Count
1986as Charlie, the Sheriff
Age: 50 Instant Justice
1986as Maj. Davis
Age: 49 Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985as Marshall Murdock
Age: 48 The Cartier Affair
1984as Morgan Carroll
Age: 48 The Outlaws
1984as Captain Striker
Age: 48 Swing Shift
1984as Moon Willis
Age: 46 China Lake
1983as Donnelly
Age: 46 Wacko
1982as Chief O'Hara
Age: 44 Gridlock
1980as Sonny
Age: 44 Melvin and Howard
1980as Ventura
Age: 44 The Blues Brothers
1980as Tucker McElroy
Age: 43 Last Embrace
1979as Dave Quittle
Age: 42 Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus
1978as Big Bob Johnson
Age: 41 Thunder and Lightning
1977as Jim Bob
Age: 41 Ransom for Alice!
1977as Pete Phelan
Age: 41 Citizens Band
1977as Chrome Angel
Age: 40 The Flying Misfits
1976as Maj. Red Buell
Age: 38 Supervixens
1975as Harry Sledge
Age: 36 Moonfire
1973as Robert W. Morgan
Age: 35 The Seven Minutes
1971as Officer Iverson
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Age: 34 Love and Kisses
1971
Age: 34 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
1970as Baxter
Age: 33 Cherry, Harry & Raquel!
1969as Harry
Age: 32 The House Near the Prado
1969No poster
Age: 32 The Hanging of Jake Ellis
1969as Jake Ellis
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TV credits
Age: 73 Archer
2009as Dr. Speltz (voice)
Age: 69 Squidbillies
2005 Age: 69 Squidbillies
2005as Sheriff (voice)
Age: 68 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004as Seargent Guard
Age: 68 The Batman
2004as Kilgore Steed (voice)
Age: 68 Justice League Unlimited
2004as General Hardcastle (voice)
Age: 68 The 4400
2004as Josiah
Age: 67 Cold Case
2003as Hal Chaney (2008)
Age: 66 Monk
2002as Sheriff Bates
Age: 65 The Legend of Tarzan
2001as Ian McTeague (voice)
Age: 64 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000as Warren Matthews
Age: 64 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000as Wild Bill Cooley (voice)
Age: 63 Son of the Beach
2000
Age: 63 God, the Devil and Bob
2000as Rev. Nat Potterson (voice)
Age: 63 Roswell
1999as Hal Carver
Age: 62 The Magician
1999
Age: 62 Hercules
1998as (voice)
Age: 61 Men in Black: The Series
1997as Chief Zed (voice)
Age: 61 George & Leo
1997
Age: 60 The Practice
1997as Judge Abraham Betts
Age: 60 Superman: The Animated Series
1996as General Hardcastle (voice)
Age: 60 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
1996as Hinkle (voice)
Age: 59 Pacific Blue
1996as Tyrone Justice
Age: 58 Party of Five
1994as Video Guy
Age: 58 Rebel Highway
1994as Charlie, the Horse Connection
Age: 57 The Critic
1994as Duke Phillips (voice)
Age: 57 Diagnosis: Murder
1993as Johnny McNamara
Age: 57 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993as Sailin' Whalen
Age: 57 Walker, Texas Ranger
1993as Warden Kyle
Age: 56 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993as Gen. Rex Denning
Age: 56 Renegade
1992as Col. Nelson Brackett
Age: 56 Renegade
1992as Sgt. Douglas Raines
Age: 56 The Golden Palace
1992as Mr. Smith #1
Age: 53 The Simpsons
1989as Warden (voice)
Age: 53 The Simpsons
1989as Grant Conner (voice)
Age: 53 The Simpsons
1989as Officer Krackney (voice)
Age: 52 Coach
1989as Buzz Durkin
Age: 52 Paradise
1988as Sheriff Cochran
Age: 50 Outlaws
1986as Wolf Lucas
Age: 50 L.A. Law
1986as Detective John Foley
Age: 49 Blacke's Magic
1986
Age: 48 Street Hawk
1985as John Slade
Age: 48 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Hank Sutter
Age: 48 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Denver Martin
Age: 47 Night Court
1984as Mitchell Bowers
Age: 46 Gun Shy
1983as Carlton
Age: 46 The A-Team
1983as Burt Cross
Age: 46 The A-Team
1983as Col. Briggs
Age: 46 The Blue and the Gray
1982as Major Harrison
Age: 46 Knight Rider
1982as Carney (uncredited)
Age: 46 Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Age: 45 Simon & Simon
1981
Age: 42 B. J. and the Bear
1979
Age: 41 Dallas
1978as Carl Daggett
Age: 41 The Incredible Hulk
1977as Hulk (voice)
Age: 41 The Incredible Hulk
1977as Bert
Age: 41 The Incredible Hulk
1977as John Blake
Age: 41 The Oregon Trail
1977as Luther Sprague
Age: 41 CHiPs
1977as Klane
Age: 40 Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976as Red Buell
Age: 40 Delvecchio
1976as Alt
Age: 39 Starsky & Hutch
1975as Sheriff Joe Tyce
Age: 39 Starsky & Hutch
1975as John Brown Harris
Age: 38 Baretta
1975
Age: 38 The Rockford Files
1974as Billy Webster
Age: 38 The Rockford Files
1974as Mitch Donner
Age: 37 Kojak
1973as Marty Vaughan
Age: 36 The Streets of San Francisco
1972as Norderman
Age: 36 The Rookies
1972
Age: 32 The Mod Squad
1968as Broker (uncredited)
Age: 31 Mannix
1967as Police Officer (uncredited)
Age: 30 Mission: Impossible
1966as First Guard (uncredited)
Age: 30 Mission: Impossible
1966as Thug
Age: 30 Mission: Impossible
1966as Roland (uncredited)
Age: 30 Star Trek
1966as Adam
Age: 29 Hogan's Heroes
1965as Partisan Messenger (uncredited)