What is Charles Napier?
[[File:CharlesNapierApr08.jpg|thumb|right|Charles Napier in 2008]] '''Charles L. Napier''' (April 12, 1936&nbsp;– October 5, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. Napier was born on April 12, 1936, near [[Scottsville, Kentucky]], Napier moved to [[Hollywood]] after graduating from [[Western Kentucky University]] with a degree in art.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/oct/10/charles-napier?newsfeed=true |title=Charles Napier obituary |first=Ryan |last=Gilbey |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=October 9, 2011 |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=[[London, England|London]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> His first acting position in Hollywood was on an [[episode]] of ''[[Mission: Impossible]]''. Napier later acted as [[military]] figures [[villain]]s, such as playing Marshal Murdock in the [[movie]] ''[[Rambo: First Blood Part II]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/movies/charles-napier-actor-who-played-strong-men-dies.html |title=Charles Napier, Actor Who Played Strong Men, Dies at 75 |first=Daniel E. |last=Slotnik |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 6, 2011 |location=[[New York, NY|New York]] |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> Napier died on October 5, 2011, in a [[hospital]] in [[Bakersfield, California]] from [[thrombosis]], aged 75.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charles-napier-hollywood-actor-known-for-playing-authority-types-dies-at-75/2011/10/06/gIQATgK4QL_story.html |title=Charles Napier, Hollywood actor known for playing authority-types, dies at 75 |first=Adam |last=Bernstein |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 6, 2011 |publisher=[[Washington Post Company|WPC]] |location=[[Washington, DC|Washington DC]] |issn=0190-8286 |access-date=October 22, 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Napier, Charles}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from thrombosis]] [[C