sentences:  Originally a lawyer, Napier was active as an actor on the stage as early as 1936; on the screen, from 1947 to 1974, playing both comedic and dramatic roles in both cinema and television.He starred in a live BBC television production of H. G. Wells' "The Time Machine" in 1949; only still photographs of this production survive.Napier also acted on stage, and in 1936 appeared in a production of T.S.