Paul Napier
{{short description|American actor}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|3|10}}
| birth_place = Rochester, New York, United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|2|21|1930|3|10}}
| death_place = Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
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| occupation = Actor
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| spouse = {{marriage|Marie Bonady Napier|1957|2015}}{{cite news|title=Paul Napier (1930 - 2015)|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=174385732|accessdate=April 12, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|via=Legacy.com|date=March 12, 2015}}
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Paul Vincent Napier (March 10, 1930 – February 21, 2015) was an American actor. He had small roles in multiple television series, but was known mostly for his roles in over 400 advertisements, especially for General Motors' Certified Service program.{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Paul Napier, Originator of 'Mr. Goodwrench,' Dies at 84|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/paul-napier-dead-originator-of-mr-goodwrench-1201439647/|accessdate=February 26, 2015|work=Variety|date=February 23, 2015}}
Biography
Napier was born in Rochester, New York. He attended the Aquinas Institute and later graduated from Cornell University. Before his acting career, he worked for the Rochester Americans hockey team as promotions director and was the sports announcer for WBBF.{{cite news|archiveurl=http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/24/cornell-graduate-napier-obituary/23936875/|archivedate=February 24, 2015|last1=Daneman|first1=Matthew|title=Actor Paul Napier, Mr. Goodwrench, dies|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/02/23/paul-napier-original-mr-goodwrench-dead/23914555/|accessdate=February 26, 2015|work=Democrat & Chronicle|date=February 24, 2015}} He moved to California in 1960. Napier began serving the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) as a board member in 1979, and helped establish the Screen Actors Guild Awards show first held in 1995. He was named the 2010 recipient of SAG Hollywood's Ralph Morgan Award.{{cite news|title=SAG-AFTRA Mourns the Death of Paul Napier|url=http://www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-mourns-death-paul-napier|accessdate=April 12, 2015|agency=SAG-AFTRA|date=February 23, 2015}} Napier coached high school sports around Los Angeles schools during his acting career for over 50 years. Napier died in 2015 and was posthumously honored with the Aquinas Institute's Distinguished Alumnus Award that year.{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=James|title=Aquinas to honor actor Paul Napier at commencement|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/02/24/aquinas-honors-paul-napier/23934825/|accessdate=April 12, 2015|work=Democrat & Chronicle|date=February 24, 2015}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Fireball 500 | ||
| 1967 | The Born Losers | ||
| 1968 | The Secret Life of an American Wife | Herb Steinberg | |
| 1977 | The Hazing | Detective Henderson | |
| 1986 | Getting Even | Reynolds | |
| 1991 | Diplomatic Immunity | Kinnick | |
| 2002 | Time Changer | Dr. Butler |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0621037}}
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Category:Male actors from Rochester, New York
Category:Cornell University alumni
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male film actors
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