Charles Napier
Gender: Male
Born: 12th April 1936
Died: 5th October 2011
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Squidbillies, Men in Black: The Series, The Critic, The Oregon Trail, Outlaws, The A-Team
Movies: Rambo: First Blood Part II, Supervixens, Ernest Goes to Jail, Annapolis, The Blues Brothers, The Manchurian Candidate, Maniac Cop 2, The Silence of the Lambs, Something Wild, Miami Blues, Melvin and Howard, Cherry, Harry & Raquel!, Raw Justice, 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up, Camping del terrore, Pearblossom, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Pirates of the Plain, Original Gangstas, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Last Embrace, The Hunter's Moon, To Die, to Sleep, Philadelphia, Center of the Web, Riot, Suits on the Loose, Macon County Jail, The Thief & the Stripper, Swing Shift, Second Chances, Savage Land, Armstrong, The Big Tease, One-Eyed Monster, Jury Duty, Felony, Future Zone, Alien Species: Director's Cut, Thunder and Lightning, In Search of a Golden Sky, Cypress Edge, Black Crescent Moon, The Night Stalker, DinoCroc, The Cartier Affair, Skeeter, Deep Space, Handle With Care, Fatal Pursuit, Instant Justice, In Search of a Golden Sky, The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Hit List
Charles L. Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was an American actor, known for his portrayals of square-jawed tough guys and military types.
Napier was born in Mt. Union, Kentucky, the son of Sara Lena (née Loafman) (1897–1974) and Linus Pitts Napier (1888–1991). After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954, serving with the 11th Airborne Division and rising to the rank of sergeant.
After his service, he attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, graduating in 1961 with a major in art and minor in physical education. He wanted to be a basketball coach and his first job was as an assistant coach at his old high school. Soon after, he gave up coaching, eventually taking jobs with a bridge company and an advertising agency before moving to Clearwater, Florida to teach art at JFK Junior High School.
In 1964, he returned to attend graduate school at Western Kentucky where he was encouraged to pursue acting by instructor D. Russell Miller. Following some success in the local Alley Playhouse, Napier moved back to Florida where he continued to teach as well as act in community theater, eventually moving into Clearwater's Little Theatre as its
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