Charles Napier is a Actor and Associate Producer American born on 12 april 1936 at Kentucky (USA)
Charles Napier
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Nationality USABirth 12 april 1936 at Kentucky (
USA)
Death 5 october 2011 (at 75 years) at Bakersfield (
USA)
Charles Lewis Napier (April 12, 1936 – October 5, 2011) was a prolific American actor, who after his film debut mainly worked in supporting roles. Napier's strong voice, steely gaze and distinctive broad jutting chin made him immediately convincing as the cop or military officer he often played.
After leaving his tiny Kentucky town to serve in the army, he graduated college and worked as a sports coach and art teacher before settling on acting as a career. Following some lean years during which he was supported by parts in Russ Meyer's films, Napier established himself in character roles and worked steadily for the next 35 years. He was described as one of the most recognizable faces that people could not put a name to (partly due to his wide grinning persona in TV advertisements). Acclaimed director Jonathan Demme considered Napier to be "vastly underrated". Biography
Habitué à jouer des rôles négatifs dans de petits films, Charles Napier n'a jamais réellement eu droit à la reconnaissance d'un public qui connaît pourtant bien sa mâchoire proéminente. Policier corrompu chez Russ Meyer (dans Supervixens, par exemple), officier ennemi de Rambo, musicien de Country Music dans The Blues Brothers, militaire dur-à-cuire dans toutes sortes de films et de séries. Il fait partie des acteurs fétiches de Jonathan Demme, qui l'a employé pas moins de dix fois.
Il est par ailleurs la voix (le grognement) du monstre dans la série L'Incroyable Hulk. Il est aussi l'invité vedette d'un des épisodes de la série Les 4400 en 2004, ainsi que dans Les Simpson, et il apparaît aussi en tant que shérif dans un épisode de Monk.
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