Charles Napier Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the United States Army 11th Airborne Division before becoming an actor
• After arriving in Los Angeles in the mid 1960s, worked as a substitute teacher
• In the early 1970s, worked as a correspondent for the trucker magazine "Overdrive․"
• Quote: "I always felt I played myself or some kind of version of myself․ If you think about it, old actors probably don’t even have a self․"
• Known in the acting industry for his masculine voice talents and playing hard military types and villains
• Has appeared in most films directed by Jonathan Demme
• Original intention was to become a basketball coach