Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Acting

Birthday

1903/01/07

Day of death

1988/08/08 (85 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

Also know as

Alan William Napier-Clavering, آلن ناپیر

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.

Acting
Marnie
7.1

(1964) Marnie

as Mr. Rutland

Lassie Come Home
6.6

(1943) Lassie Come Home

as Jock

Batman
6.4

(1966) Batman

as Alfred

Lured
6.3

(1947) Lured

as Detective Gordon

Isle of the Dead
6.0

(1945) Isle of the Dead

as St. Aubyn

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
6.6

(1944) Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as Mr. Parker

Ministry of Fear
6.9

(1944) Ministry of Fear

as Dr. Forrester

Julius Caesar
7.0

(1953) Julius Caesar

as Cicero

Criss Cross
7.1

(1949) Criss Cross

as Finchley

Journey to the Center of the Earth
6.9

(1959) Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Dean

Random Harvest
7.3

(1942) Random Harvest

as Julian

The Bastard
5.0

(1978) The Bastard

as Dr. Bleeker

The Court Jester
7.3

(1955) The Court Jester

as Sir Brockhurst

The Sword in the Stone
7.2

(1963) The Sword in the Stone

as Sir Pellinore (voice)

The Strange Woman
6.3

(1946) The Strange Woman

as Judge Henry Saladine

Across the Wide Missouri
5.9

(1951) Across the Wide Missouri

as Capt. Humberstone Lyon

Macbeth
7.3

(1948) Macbeth

as A Holy Father

The House of the Seven Gables
6.9

(1940) The House of the Seven Gables

as Fuller

Three Strangers
6.4

(1946) Three Strangers

as David Shackleford

The Invisible Man Returns
6.2

(1940) The Invisible Man Returns

as Willie Spears

Big Jim McLain
4.9

(1952) Big Jim McLain

as Sturak

Hangover Square
6.8

(1945) Hangover Square

as Sir Henry Chapman

The Mole People
5.1

(1956) The Mole People

as Elinu, the High Priest

The Premature Burial
6.3

(1962) The Premature Burial

as Dr. Gideon Gault

The Red Danube
6.3

(1949) The Red Danube

as The General

Moonfleet
6.4

(1955) Moonfleet

as Parson Glennie

Miami Exposé
5.3

(1956) Miami Exposé

as Raymond Sheridan

Manhandled
5.1

(1949) Manhandled

as Alton Bennet

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6.3

(1949) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as High Executioner

Challenge to Lassie
4.8

(1949) Challenge to Lassie

as Lord Provost

Sinbad the Sailor
5.9

(1947) Sinbad the Sailor

as Aga

36 Hours
7.0

(1964) 36 Hours

as Col. Peter MacLean

Ivy
6.8

(1947) Ivy

as Sir Jonathan Wright

Johnny Belinda
6.8

(1948) Johnny Belinda

as Defense Attorney

Fiesta
4.7

(1947) Fiesta

as The Tourist

The Loved One
6.3

(1965) The Loved One

as British Club Official

The Uninvited
6.9

(1944) The Uninvited

as Dr. Scott

The Strange Door
6.2

(1951) The Strange Door

as Count Grassin

House of Horrors
6.2

(1946) House of Horrors

as F. Holmes Harmon

Double Crossbones
5.4

(1951) Double Crossbones

as Capt. Kidd

Mademoiselle Fifi
5.8

(1944) Mademoiselle Fifi

as The Count de Breville

My Own True Love
5.5

(1948) My Own True Love

as Kittredge

The Great Caruso
5.7

(1951) The Great Caruso

as Jean de Reszke

Driftwood
6.1

(1947) Driftwood

as Dr. Nicholas Adams

Hills of Home
6.7

(1948) Hills of Home

as Sir George

The Blue Veil
6.6

(1951) The Blue Veil

as Professor George Carter

The Hairy Ape
5.5

(1944) The Hairy Ape

as MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Island of Lost Women
4.3

(1959) Island of Lost Women

as Dr. Paul Lujan

Come Die With Me
0.0

(1974) Come Die With Me

as ---

A Scandal in Paris
6.3

(1946) A Scandal in Paris

as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Signpost to Murder
6.3

(1964) Signpost to Murder

as The Vicar

Lost Angel
7.5

(1943) Lost Angel

as Dr. Woodring

Master Minds
5.8

(1949) Master Minds

as Dr. Druzik

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
5.5

(1949) Tarzan's Magic Fountain

as Jessup

The Four Just Men
6.2

(1939) The Four Just Men

as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

6.2

(1937) The Wife of General Ling

as Governor

Assignment in Brittany
6.6

(1943) Assignment in Brittany

as Sam Wells

Désirée
6.4

(1954) Désirée

as Despreaux

Wild in the Country
6.4

(1961) Wild in the Country

as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

Adventure Island
4.7

(1947) Adventure Island

as Attwater

0.0

(1961) Five Fingers : Thin Ice

as Wembley

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
0.0

(1949) The Adventure of the Speckled Band

as Sherlock Holmes

My Fair Lady
7.5

(1964) My Fair Lady

as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

0.0

(1937) For Valour

as General

We Are Not Alone
6.1

(1939) We Are Not Alone

as Archdeacon

The Song of Bernadette
7.0

(1943) The Song of Bernadette

as Dr. Debeau

Until They Sail
6.4

(1957) Until They Sail

as Prosecution Attorney

Mary Poppins
7.6

(1964) Mary Poppins

as Huntsman / Reporter #3 / Hound (voice) (uncredited)

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
6.5

(1981) Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

as Briarton

Confirm or Deny
3.8

(1941) Confirm or Deny

as Updyke (scenes deleted)

Young Bess
5.8

(1953) Young Bess

as Robert Tyrwhitt

Loyalties
6.0

(1933) Loyalties

as Gen. Canynge

Tarzan's Peril
5.0

(1951) Tarzan's Peril

as Commissioner Peters

Forever Amber
6.1

(1947) Forever Amber

as Landale

The Lone Wolf in London
5.5

(1947) The Lone Wolf in London

as Monty Beresford

0.0

(1932) In a Monastery Garden

as Count Romano

The Golden Dog
0.0

(1977) The Golden Dog

as Archie

Eagle Squadron
0.0

(1942) Eagle Squadron

as Black Watch officer

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
8.0

(2020) Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

as Alfred

Tripoli
5.6

(1950) Tripoli

as Khalil

Caste
0.0

(1930) Caste

as Capt. Hawtree

Stamboul
0.0

(1931) Stamboul

as Bouchier

Cat People
6.9

(1942) Cat People

as Doc Carver (uncredited)

The Wandering Jew
7.6

(1933) The Wandering Jew

as Knight (Phase II)

Action in Arabia
5.9

(1944) Action in Arabia

as Eric Latimer

Madame Curie
7.2

(1943) Madame Curie

as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Unconquered
6.2

(1947) Unconquered

as Sir William Johnson

High Conquest
0.0

(1947) High Conquest

as Tommy Donlin

Tender Is the Night
5.3

(1962) Tender Is the Night

as Señor Pardo

Joan of Arc
6.1

(1948) Joan of Arc

as Earl of Warwick

Wings over Africa
6.0

(1936) Wings over Africa

as Redfern

Appointment in Berlin
6.4

(1943) Appointment in Berlin

as Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Playmates
0.0

(1954) Playmates

as Stephen Everton

The Highwayman
0.0

(1951) The Highwayman

as ---

Family Affair
6.6

(1966) Family Affair

as ---

Batman
7.3

(1966) Batman

as Alfred

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Chemist

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Antonakis

Tales of Wells Fargo
6.3

(1957) Tales of Wells Fargo

as Bertram La Tour

Tales of Wells Fargo
6.3

(1957) Tales of Wells Fargo

as Colonel Decatur

Night Gallery
7.8

(1970) Night Gallery

as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Sean O'Donnell

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Capt. Protheroe

The Rogues
7.2

(1964) The Rogues

as John McKellway

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as John

Laredo
6.3

(1965) Laredo

as ---

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sir Everett

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Col. Sir Hubert Crater

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Lawyer Ridgewater

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Sir Adrian

Adventures in Paradise
5.7

(1959) Adventures in Paradise

as Alex

The Paper Chase
7.6

(1978) The Paper Chase

as ---

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Jack Simmons

The Detectives
5.6

(1959) The Detectives

as Bishop

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

Don't Call Me Charlie
5.0

(1962) Don't Call Me Charlie

as Gen. Steele

Breaking Point
7.3

(1963) Breaking Point

as ---

Flying High
4.5

(1978) Flying High

as ---

Telephone Time
6.3

(1956) Telephone Time

as ---

Panic!
0.0

(1957) Panic!

as ---

Five Fingers
0.0

(1959) Five Fingers

as Wembley

The Third Man
6.7

(1959) The Third Man

as Colonel Andresi

Biff Baker U.S.A.
7.5

(1952) Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Prof. Artemus Beechem

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as John Dwerrihouse

QB VII
7.7

(1974) QB VII

as Semple

Daniel Boone
6.9

(1964) Daniel Boone

as Lord Brisbane

Checkmate
4.1

(1960) Checkmate

as Father Dunne, the Abbot

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Constable Evans

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Attorney Pinchot

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Wilfred - the Recording Angel

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lord Sorrington

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sir Charles Harrington

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Sir Edward

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Travers

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Governor

10.0

(1952) Chevron Theatre

as Steven Everton

10.0

(1952) Chevron Theatre

as Carnacki

Centennial
7.7

(1978) Centennial

as Lord Venneford

The Case of the Dangerous Robin
0.0

(1960) The Case of the Dangerous Robin

as Alexander Pinley

The Lloyd Bridges Show
5.0

(1962) The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Kurt Drobney

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Mr. Bronte

Daktari
7.0

(1966) Daktari

as Roger Ealing

Night Gallery
7.8

(1970) Night Gallery

as Doctor

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mr. Cryer

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Archie

The Roaring 20's
0.0

(1960) The Roaring 20's

as Mr. Dunston

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.8

(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mr. Hodges

Shirley Temple's Storybook
5.8

(1958) Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Colonel Devlin