Description:
Charles Napier was born in the tiny community of Mt. Union, near Scottsville, Allen County, Kentucky, to Linus Pitts Napier, a tobacco farmer and postman, and his wife, Sara, on April 12, 1936. He attended public school in Scottsville. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Army in 1954. He rose to the rank of E-5 (Sgt.) while serving as company clerk with Company A 511th Airborne Infantry, 11th Airborne Division. He was a lively character actor who usually played edgy military types and menacing bad guys. His film debut was in Russ Meyer's Cherry, Harry & Raquel! (1969).
Napier went on appearing in other Meyer movies, including the homicidal Harry Sledge in Supervixens (1975) and also became a regular playing smaller roles for Jonathan Demme. His memorable portrayals of tough guys included the scheming intelligence officer in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and the short-tempered front man in The Blues Brothers (1980).
Birthday
April 12, 1936
Born In
Mt. Union, Kentucky, USA
Alternative names
Chuck Napier
Height
183 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Annette Searcy Hoffmann March 7, 1975 - May 31, 1991 (her death),Sheila Anne Kailer November 28, 1970 - June 1974 (divorced),Linda J Wilson 1965 - 1967 (divorced),Edwina Ardie Whitnel April 19, 1963 - June 14, 1965 (divorced),Dee Napier ? - October 5, 2011 (his death)
Parents
Linus Pitts Napier
Children
Hunter Napier
Trivia
Provided the growls for TV's The Incredible Hulk (1977).
Quotes
[2009, on Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)] I was associate producer on that. They brought me, Roger Ebert and Russ Meyer over to 20th Century-Fox because Darryl F. Zanuck saw this movie we were making, and they wanted a part of it. So we did the movie, they released it. It made lots of money, and it kind of went away for 15 years, 'cause the country club where the producers all went didn't want to be associated with an X-rated movie. Anyway, they finally re-released it again. It was a very successful hit. It was Russ' big time at a major studio. He was very pleased with it. Of course, it was my fun too until the day they walked in and took our names off the door and said "Get off the lot". Everything you did with Russ Meyer was a nightmare, everything was a total fucking catastrophe. It had to be done the Army way, it had to be done his way.
Salaries
$15,000
Trademarks
He frequently played generals.
