Charles Napier (actor)

Charles Lewis Napier was an American actor known for playing supporting and occasional leading roles in television and films. He was frequently cast as police officers, soldiers, or authority figures, many of them villainous or corrupt. After leaving his Kentucky hometown to serve in the Army, he graduated from college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. His first prominent role in a film was in Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969), which was the first of four films he would do with director Russ Meyer. Napier established himself in character roles and worked steadily for the next 35 years. He made numerous collaborations with director Jonathan Demme, including roles in Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Philadelphia (1993), Beloved (1998), and The Manchurian Candidate (2004).

12 April 1936

Born on the same birth date (12 April 1936): Kennedy Simmonds • Tony Earl

Born on the same birth day (12 April): Addie Joss • Armen Alchian • Chi Onwurah • Dally Messenger • David Letterman • Hardy Krüger • Herbie Hancock • Hound Dog Taylor • Lakshman Kadirgamar • Lee Soo-young • Lorenzo White • Lydia Cacho • Muhammad al-Jawad • Ryan Kisor • Saoirse Ronan • Simone Cantarini

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