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| − | '''Charles Napier''' ({{born|12|April|1936}} played [[Adam]] in [[TOS]]: "[[The Way to Eden]]". He appeared 26 years later as [[General]] [[Rex Denning]] in [[DS9]]: "[[Little Green Men]]" He also played Cmdr. Gilmour in the ''Austin Powers'' films, Tucker McElroy in ''The Blues Brothers'' which also starred [[Henry Gibson]], and Lt. Boyle in ''The Silence of the Lambs'' alongside [[Dan Butler]], [[Tracey Walter]], and [[Brent Hinkley]]. |
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| + | | Name = Charles Napier |
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| + | | image = Rex Denning.jpg |
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| + | | Birth name = Charles Lewis Napier |
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| + | | Date of birth = {{d|12|April|1936}} |
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| + | | Place of birth = Mt. Union, Kentucky, USA |
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| + | | Date of death = {{d|5|October|2011}} |
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| + | | Place of death = Bakersfield, California, USA |
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| + | | Characters = [[Adam]]; [[Rex Denning]] |
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| + | '''Charles Lewis Napier''' [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78030230] {{born|12|April|1936|died|5|October|2011}} was an actor from Scottsville, Kentucky who played two distinctive ''[[Star Trek]]'' characters in episodes which were made more than a quarter of a century apart. These roles were [[Adam]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode {{e|The Way to Eden}} and [[Lieutenant General]] [[Rex Denning]] in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Little Green Men}}. |
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| + | Napier also played Murdoch, the intelligence officer commanding Rambo, in ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (with [[Julia Nickson]]), Commander Gilmour in the ''Austin Powers'' films (with [[Clint Howard]]), Tucker McElroy in ''The Blues Brothers'' (with [[Henry Gibson]]), Chrome Angel in ''Handle with Care'' (with [[Bruce McGill]] and [[Ed Begley, Jr.]]), and Lt. Boyle in ''The Silence of the Lambs'' (with [[Dan Butler]], [[Tracey Walter]], and [[Brent Hinkley]]). He most recently appeared as Sheriff Bates in the ''Monk'' episode "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" (with [[Stanley Kamel]]). |
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| ⚫ | He lent his voice to the film ''Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' along with [[James Cromwell]], [[Adam Paul]], [[Richard McGonagle]] and [[Matt Levin]], and played the role of Duke Phillips in '' |
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| − | ! colspan="3"| Characters performed by Charles Napier |
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| − | | align="center"| [[Image:Adam.jpg|200px|center|Adam]] |
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| − | | align="center"| [[Image:Rex Denning.jpg|150px|center|Rex Denning]] |
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| − | | class="even" style="text-align: center" | [[TOS]]: "[[The Way to Eden]]" |
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| + | Napier has also guest-starred in three episodes of ''Mission: Impossible'' (with [[Ed McCready]], [[John Colicos]], [[Barry Atwater]], [[Gregory Sierra]], [[Leonard Nimoy]], and [[William Shatner]]), as well as ''Kojak'', ''The Rockford Files'' (with [[Mitchell Ryan]] and [[Clyde Kusatsu]]), ''The Incredible Hulk'' (with [[Marc Alaimo]] and [[Peter Mark Richman]]), ''Knight Rider'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', ''Night Court'' (with [[John Larroquette]]), ''L.A. Law'' (with [[Larry Drake]], [[John de Lancie]], and [[Francis Guinan]]) ''Murder, She Wrote'' (with [[Michael Horton]], [[William Windom]], [[Ronny Cox]], and [[Gregg Henry]]), ''Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman'' (with [[Teri Hatcher]], [[Erick Avari]], and [[Michelle Phillips]]), ''Roswell'' (with [[William Sadler]]), ''The Practice'' (with [[Steven Anderson]], [[Mary Mara]], and [[Dey Young]]), ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (with [[Wallace Langham]] and [[Liz Vassey]]), and ''Cold Case'' (with [[Richard Herd]]). |
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| + | On 3 October 2011, Napier collapsed in his home. He was found the following morning and taken to Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. He was taken off life support just before 1 pm EST on 5 October and died shortly thereafter. He was 75. [http://www.turnto23.com/news/29398707/detail.html] |
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| + | * {{wikipedia|Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier}} |
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| + | * [http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=153987214 Obituary] at [http://www.legacy.com Legacy.com] |
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Revision as of 09:33, 16 August 2015
Template:Realworld Charles Lewis Napier [1] (12 April 1936 – 5 October 2011; age 75) was an actor from Scottsville, Kentucky who played two distinctive Star Trek characters in episodes which were made more than a quarter of a century apart. These roles were Adam in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Way to Eden" and Lieutenant General Rex Denning in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Little Green Men".
Napier also played Murdoch, the intelligence officer commanding Rambo, in Rambo: First Blood Part II (with Julia Nickson), Commander Gilmour in the Austin Powers films (with Clint Howard), Tucker McElroy in The Blues Brothers (with Henry Gibson), Chrome Angel in Handle with Care (with Bruce McGill and Ed Begley, Jr.), and Lt. Boyle in The Silence of the Lambs (with Dan Butler, Tracey Walter, and Brent Hinkley). He most recently appeared as Sheriff Bates in the Monk episode "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" (with Stanley Kamel).
He lent his voice to the film Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron along with James Cromwell, Adam Paul, Richard McGonagle, and Matt Levin, and played the role of Duke Phillips in The Critic. He also voiced several military type roles in The Simpsons.
Napier has also guest-starred in three episodes of Mission: Impossible (with Ed McCready, John Colicos, Barry Atwater, Gregory Sierra, Leonard Nimoy, and William Shatner), as well as Kojak, The Rockford Files (with Mitchell Ryan and Clyde Kusatsu), The Incredible Hulk (with Marc Alaimo and Peter Mark Richman), Knight Rider, The Dukes of Hazzard, Night Court (with John Larroquette), L.A. Law (with Larry Drake, John de Lancie, and Francis Guinan) Murder, She Wrote (with Michael Horton, William Windom, Ronny Cox, and Gregg Henry), Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman (with Teri Hatcher, Erick Avari, and Michelle Phillips), Roswell (with William Sadler), The Practice (with Steven Anderson, Mary Mara, and Dey Young), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (with Wallace Langham and Liz Vassey), and Cold Case (with Richard Herd).
On 3 October 2011, Napier collapsed in his home. He was found the following morning and taken to Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, California. He was taken off life support just before 1 pm EST on 5 October and died shortly thereafter. He was 75. [2]
External links
- Charles Napier at Wikipedia
- Template:IMDb-link
- Obituary at Legacy.com