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. Napier gained early attention after starring in several low-budget films by director Russ Meyer, including his debut in Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969). He became well-known for his portrayal of tough, authoritative characters such as police officers, soldiers, and villains often with a rugged or corrupt edge. Among his memorable roles are the short-tempered country singer Tucker McElroy in The Blues Brothers (1980), CIA officer Marshall Murdock in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), and multiple collaborations with director Jonathan Demme in films like The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Philadelphia (1993). He also had notable appearances in television, including roles in The A-Team, The Oregon Trail, Star Trek: The Original Series, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Napier was appreciated for his strong voice, steely gaze, and distinct broad chin, which made him a standout character actor. Napier passed away in 2011 in Bakersfield, California, due to thrombosis at the age of 75. He also published a book about his life titled Square Jaw and Big Heart

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• 2009Life Blood — Sherrif Tillman
• 2009Shadowheart — Sheriff Sanders
• Арчер — Dr. Speltz (voice)
• 2009Штовхач: живи на повну, продавай на повну — Dick Lewiston
• 2008Black Crescent Moon — Father Woods
• 2008One-Eyed Monster — Mohtz
• 2008Your Name Here — Chuck
• 2007Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels — Seargent Guard
• 2006Annapolis
• 2005Fielder's Choice — Taco Bob
• Squidbillies — Sheriff (voice)
• 2005Suits on the Loose — General Wilkins
• 2005The Kid & I — Eyepatch-wearing Two Spies boss
• 2005Королі Догтауна — Nudie
• 4400 — Josiah
• 2004Dinocroc — Sheriff Harper
• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide — Seargent Guard
• Бетмен — Kilgore Steed (voice)
• Ліга Справедливості Без меж — General Hardcastle (voice)
• 2004Манжурський кандидат — General Sloan
• Cold Case — Hal Chaney (2008)
• 2002The Thief & the Stripper — Face
• Монк — Sheriff Bates
• 2002Спіріт – душа прерій — Roy (voice)
• 2001Down 'n Dirty — Capt. Jerry Teller
• 2001Extreme Honor — Commanding Officer #1
• The Legend of Tarzan — Ian McTeague (voice)
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command — Wild Bill Cooley (voice)
• CSI: Місце злочину — Warren Matthews
• God, the Devil and Bob — Rev. Nat Potterson (voice)
• 2000Never Look Back — Sheriff Dawkins
• Son of the Beach
• 2000Very Mean Men — Detective Bailey
• 2000Божевільний професор ІІ. Родина Клампів — Four Star General
• 1999Cypress Edge — Detective O'Reilly
• 1999Lima: Breaking the Silence — Padre
• 1999Pirates of the Plain — Grandpa
• Roswell — Hal Carver
• 1999The Big Tease — Sen. Warren Crockett
• 1999The Hunter's Moon — J.T. Conover
• The Magician
• 1999Остін Паверс: Шпигун, який мене звабив — Gen. Hawk
• 1998Alien Species — Sheriff Nate Culver
• 1998Armstrong — Robert Zorkin
• 1998Beloved — Angry Carny (uncredited)
• 1998Centurion Force — Dunlap
• 1998Death on the Oregon Trail
• Hercules — (voice)
• 1998Second Chances — Craig Hardy
• George & Leo
• 1997Macon County Jail — Sheriff Dempsey
• 1997No Small Ways
• 1997Steel — Col. David
• The Practice — Judge Abraham Betts
• Люди в чорному — Chief Zed (voice)
• 1997Остін Паверс: Міжнародний таємний агент — Commander Gilmour
• 1996Billy Lone Bear
• 1996Expert Witness
• 1996Felony — Duke
• 1996Limp Fangs: The Adventures of Count Malt Liquela — Adam
• 1996Original Gangstas — Mayor
• Pacific Blue — Tyrone Justice
• 1996Riot — Agent Devaney
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest — Hinkle (voice)
• 1996Кабельник — Arresting Officer
• Супермен — General Hardcastle (voice)
• 19953 Ninjas Knuckle Up — Jack
• 1995Ballistic — Underwood
• 1995Fatal Pursuit — Herbert
• 1995Hard Justice — Warden Pike
• 1995Max Is Missing — Becker
• 1995Ripper Man — Harry
• 1995Twisted Fate — Nolan Gobal
• 1995Поважний присяжний — Jed
• 1994Body Shot — Leon
• 1994Jailbreakers — Charlie, the Horse Connection
• Party of Five — Video Guy
• 1994Raw Justice — Mayor David Stiles
• Rebel Highway — Charlie, the Horse Connection
• 1994Savage Land — Cole
• 1994Silent Fury
• 1994Silk Degrees — Schultz
• The Critic — Duke Phillips (voice)
• 1994To Die, to Sleep — Father
• 1993Body Bags — Manager
• Diagnosis: Murder — Johnny McNamara
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Sailin' Whalen
• 1993Skeeter — Ernie Buckle
• Вокер – техаський рейнджер — Warden Kyle
• 1993Заряджена зброя 1 — Interrogator
• Зоряний шлях: Далекий космос 9 — Gen. Rex Denning
• 1993Філадельфія — Judge Garnett
• 1992Center of the Web — Agent Williams
• 1992Eyes of the Beholder — Det. Wilson
• 1992Frogtown II — Capt. Delano
• 1992Killer Instinct — John Doogan
• 1992Mean Tricks — Brian Hornsby
• The Golden Palace — Mr. Smith #1
• 1992Treacherous Crossing
• Ренеґат — Col. Nelson Brackett, Sgt. Douglas Raines
• 1991After the Condor
• 1991Indio 2 - The Revolt — IMC President
• 1991Lonely Hearts — Robby Ross
• 1991Soldier's Fortune — Col. Blair
• 1991Under Surveillance — Troy
• 1991Мовчання ягнят — Lt. Boyle
• Невгамовні — Captain (voice)
• 1990Cop Target — John Granger
• 1990Dragonfight — Moochow
• 1990Ernest Goes to Jail — Warden
• 1990Future Zone — Mickland
• 1990Maniac Cop 2 — Lew Brady
• 1990Miami Blues — Sergeant Bill Henderson
• 1990The Last Match — American Consul
• 1990Кидали — Gloucester Hebbing
• 1989Alien from the Deep — Colonel Kovacks
• Coach — Buzz Durkin
• 1989Hit List — Tom Mitchum
• 1989One Man Force — Dante
• Сімпсони — Warden (voice), Grant Conner (voice), Officer Krackney (voice)
• 1988Bush Shrink — Kingsley
• 1988Deep Space — Det. Ian McLemore
• 1988Kidnapped — Lt. O'Bryan
• Paradise — Sheriff Cochran
• 1988The Incredible Hulk Returns — Mike Fouche
• 1988Одружена з мафією — Angela's Hairdresser
• 1987The Night Stalker — Sgt. J.J. Striker
• Blacke's Magic — Jack Rhodes
• 1986Body Count — Charlie, the Sheriff
• 1986Instant Justice — Maj. Davis
• L.A. Law — Detective John Foley
• Outlaws — Wolf Lucas
• 1986Дика штучка — Irate Chef
• Street Hawk — John Slade
• 1985Рембо. Перша кров. Частина друга — Marshall Murdock
• Night Court — Mitchell Bowers
• 1984Swing Shift — Moon Willis
• 1984The Cartier Affair — Morgan Carroll
• 1984The Outlaws — Captain Striker
• Вона написала вбивство — Hank Sutter, Denver Martin
• 1983China Lake — Donnelly
• Gun Shy — Carlton
• Команда А — Burt Cross, Col. Briggs
• Tales of the Gold Monkey — Tex Henderson
• The Blue and the Gray — Major Harrison
• 1982Wacko — Chief O'Hara
• Мандрівний лицар — Carney (uncredited)
• Simon & Simon
• 1980Gridlock — Sonny
• 1980Melvin and Howard — Ventura
• 1980Брати Блюз — Tucker McElroy
• B. J. and the Bear
• 1979Last Embrace — Dave Quittle
• 1978Big Bob Johnson and His Fantastic Speed Circus — Big Bob Johnson
• Даллас — Carl Daggett
• CHiPs — Klane
• 1977Citizens Band — Chrome Angel
• 1977Ransom for Alice! — Pete Phelan
• The Oregon Trail — Luther Sprague
• 1977Thunder and Lightning — Jim Bob
• Неймовірний Галк — Hulk (voice), Bert, John Blake
• Baa Baa Black Sheep — Red Buell
• 1976The Flying Misfits — Maj. Red Buell
• Дельвеккіо — Alt
• Baretta
• 1975Supervixens — Harry Sledge, Associate Producer
• Старскі та Гатч — Sheriff Joe Tyce, John Brown Harris
• The Rockford Files — Billy Webster, Mitch Donner
• 1973Moonfire — Robert W. Morgan
• Коджак — Marty Vaughan
• The Rookies
• The Streets of San Francisco — Norderman
• 1971Love and Kisses
• 1971The Seven Minutes — Officer Iverson
• 1970За межами Лялькової долини — Baxter, Associate Producer
• 1969Cherry, Harry & Raquel! — Harry
• 1969The Hanging of Jake Ellis — Jake Ellis
• 1969The House Near the Prado
• The Mod Squad — Broker (uncredited)
• Mannix — Police Officer (uncredited)
• Mission: Impossible — First Guard (uncredited), Thug, Roland (uncredited)
• Зоряний шлях — Adam
• Hogan's Heroes — Partisan Messenger (uncredited)

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (2)

• 2002We Get to Win This Time — Self
• 1997Hollywood Rated 'R' — Self