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Alan Napier

Acting 85 (deceased) years old Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK ★ 1.1
Born: January 7, 1903
Died: August 8, 1988

Biography

Alan Napier (born Alan William Napier-Clavering) was an English actor. After a decade in London West End theatres, he had a long film career first in Britain and then in Hollywood. He eventually became widely known for portraying Alfred the butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series.

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Known For

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Capt. Protheroe 1959
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Mr. Hodges 1962
Batman
Batman Alfred 1966
Ironside
Ironside John 1967
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc Earl of Warwick 1948

Filmography

Acting Credits (149)

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission Briarton 1981
Centennial
Centennial Lord Venneford 1978
Flying High
Flying High 1978
The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase 1978
The Bastard
The Bastard Dr. Bleeker 1978
The Golden Dog
The Golden Dog Archie 1977
Come Die with Me
Come Die with Me Lawyer 1974
QB VII
QB VII Semple 1974
Kojak
Kojak Antonakis 1973
Night Gallery
Night Gallery Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy 1970
Night Gallery
Night Gallery Doctor 1970
Ironside
Ironside John 1967
Family Affair
Family Affair 1966
Batman
Batman Alfred 1966
Batman
Batman Alfred 1966
Daktari
Daktari Roger Ealing 1966
The Loved One
The Loved One British Club Official 1965
Laredo
Laredo 1965
Signpost to Murder
Signpost to Murder The Vicar 1964
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited) 1964
36 Hours
36 Hours Col. Peter MacLean 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Col. Sir Hubert Crater 1964
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone Lord Brisbane 1964
The Rogues
The Rogues John McKellway 1964
Marnie
Marnie Mr. Rutland 1964
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone Sir Pellinore (voice) 1963
Breaking Point
Breaking Point 1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies Chemist 1962
Don't Call Me Charlie
Don't Call Me Charlie Gen. Steele 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Mr. Hodges 1962
The Lloyd Bridges Show
The Lloyd Bridges Show Kurt Drobney 1962
The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial Dr. Gideon Gault 1962
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night Señor Pardo 1962
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Five Fingers : Thin Ice Wembley 1961
Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited) 1961
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
The Case of the Dangerous Robin Alexander Pinley 1960
The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's Mr. Dunston 1960
Checkmate
Checkmate Father Dunne, the Abbot 1960
Thriller
Thriller Lawyer Ridgewater 1960
Thriller
Thriller Constable Evans 1960
Thriller
Thriller Attorney Pinchot 1960
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth Dean 1959
The Detectives
The Detectives Bishop 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise Alex 1959
Five Fingers
Five Fingers Wembley 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Capt. Protheroe 1959
The Third Man
The Third Man Colonel Andresi 1959
Island of Lost Women
Island of Lost Women Dr. Paul Lujan 1959
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook Colonel Devlin 1958
Until They Sail
Until They Sail Prosecution Attorney 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo Bertram La Tour 1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo Colonel Decatur 1957
Panic!
Panic! 1957
The Mole People
The Mole People Elinu, the High Priest 1956
Miami Exposé
Miami Exposé Raymond Sheridan 1956
Telephone Time
Telephone Time 1956
The Court Jester
The Court Jester Sir Brockhurst 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Governor 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Sir Edward 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour Travers 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sir Everett 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Wilfred - the Recording Angel 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Lord Sorrington 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Sir Charles Harrington 1955
Moonfleet
Moonfleet Parson Glennie 1955
Désirée
Désirée Despreaux 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Mr. Cryer 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney Archie 1954
Playmates
Playmates Stephen Everton 1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse Carnacki 1953
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta Mr. Bronte 1953
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Cicero 1953
Young Bess
Young Bess Robert Tyrwhitt 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Sean O'Donnell 1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater Jack Simmons 1953
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Biff Baker U.S.A. Prof. Artemus Beechem 1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse John Dwerrihouse 1952
Big Jim McLain
Big Jim McLain Sturak 1952
Chevron Theatre
Chevron Theatre Steven Everton 1952
Chevron Theatre
Chevron Theatre Carnacki 1952
The Strange Door
The Strange Door Count Grassin 1951
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil Professor George Carter 1951
Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri Capt. Humberstone Lyon 1951
The Highwayman
The Highwayman 1951
Double Crossbones
Double Crossbones Capt. Kidd 1951
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso Jean de Reszke 1951
Tarzan's Peril
Tarzan's Peril Commissioner Peters 1951
Tripoli
Tripoli Khalil 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre Sir Adrian 1950
Master Minds
Master Minds Dr. Druzik 1949
Challenge to Lassie
Challenge to Lassie Lord Provost 1949
The Red Danube
The Red Danube The General 1949
Manhandled
Manhandled Alton Bennet 1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court High Executioner 1949
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band Sherlock Holmes 1949
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Tarzan's Magic Fountain Jessup 1949
Criss Cross
Criss Cross Finchley 1949
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc Earl of Warwick 1948
Hills of Home
Hills of Home Sir George 1948
Macbeth
Macbeth A Holy Father 1948
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda Defense Attorney 1948
My Own True Love
My Own True Love Kittredge 1948
The Lone Wolf in London
The Lone Wolf in London Monty Beresford 1947
Forever Amber
Forever Amber Landale 1947
Unconquered
Unconquered Sir William Johnson 1947
Driftwood
Driftwood Dr. Nicholas Adams 1947
Lured
Lured Detective Gordon 1947
Adventure Island
Adventure Island Attwater 1947
Ivy
Ivy Sir Jonathan Wright 1947
High Conquest
High Conquest Tommy Donlin 1947
Fiesta
Fiesta The Tourist 1947
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor Aga 1947
The Strange Woman
The Strange Woman Judge Henry Saladine 1946
A Scandal in Paris
A Scandal in Paris Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister 1946
House of Horrors
House of Horrors F. Holmes Harmon 1946
Three Strangers
Three Strangers David Shackleford 1946
Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead St. Aubyn 1945
Hangover Square
Hangover Square Sir Henry Chapman 1945
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Mr. Parker 1944
Mademoiselle Fifi
Mademoiselle Fifi The Count de Breville 1944
The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape MacDougald, Chief Engineer 1944
Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear Dr. JM Forrester 1944
The Uninvited
The Uninvited Dr. Scott 1944
Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia Eric Latimer 1944
Lost Angel
Lost Angel Dr. Woodring 1943
The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette Dr. Debeau 1943
Madame Curie
Madame Curie Dr. Bladh (uncredited) 1943
Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home Jock 1943
Appointment in Berlin
Appointment in Berlin Col. Patterson (uncredited) 1943
Assignment in Brittany
Assignment in Brittany Sam Wells 1943
Random Harvest
Random Harvest Julian 1942
Cat People
Cat People Doc Carver (uncredited) 1942
A Yank at Eton
A Yank at Eton Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited) 1942
Eagle Squadron
Eagle Squadron Black Watch officer 1942
Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny Updyke (scenes deleted) 1941
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables Fuller 1940
The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns Willie Spears 1940
We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone Archdeacon 1939
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men Sir Hamar Ryman M.P. 1939
The Wife of General Ling
The Wife of General Ling Governor 1937
For Valour
For Valour General 1937
Wings over Africa
Wings over Africa Redfern 1936
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew Knight (Phase II) 1933
Loyalties
Loyalties Gen. Canynge 1933
In a Monastery Garden
In a Monastery Garden Count Romano 1932
Stamboul
Stamboul Bouchier 1931
Caste
Caste Capt. Hawtree 1930
And One Was Loyal
And One Was Loyal Jack Simmons

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