Charles Napier

Birth Name:

Charles Whitnel Napier

Birth Place:

Mt. Union, Kentucky, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Music department

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․"
Served in the United States Army 11th Airborne Division before becoming an actor
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

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