Alan Napier

Personal Info

Birthday

January 7, 1903

Day of Death

1988-08-08

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

Also Known As

Alan William Napier-Clavering

آلن ناپیر

Alan Napier

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.

Known For

Batman

The Twilight Zone

Four Star Playhouse

Ironside

The Beverly Hillbillies

Daniel Boone

Adventures in Paradise

Thriller

Filmography

2020
Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet
as Alfred
1981
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
as Briarton
1978
The Bastard
as Dr. Bleeker
1977
The Golden Dog
as Archie
1965
The Loved One
as British Club Official
1964
Signpost to Murder
as The Vicar
36 Hours
as Col. Peter MacLean
My Fair Lady
as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)
Marnie
as Mr. Rutland
1963
The Sword in the Stone
as Sir Pellinore (voice)
1962
The Premature Burial
as Dr. Gideon Gault
Tender Is the Night
as Señor Pardo
1961
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
as Wembley
Wild in the Country
as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)
1959
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Dean
Island of Lost Women
as Dr. Paul Lujan
1957
Until They Sail
as Prosecution Attorney
1956
The Mole People
as Elinu, the High Priest
Miami Exposé
as Raymond Sheridan
1955
The Court Jester
as Sir Brockhurst
Moonfleet
as Parson Glennie
1954
Désirée
as Despreaux
Playmates
as Stephen Everton
1953
Julius Caesar
as Cicero
Young Bess
as Robert Tyrwhitt
1952
Big Jim McLain
as Sturak
1951
The Blue Veil
as Professor George Carter
Across the Wide Missouri
as Capt. Humberstone Lyon
The Strange Door
as Count Grassin
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Kidd
The Great Caruso
as Jean de Reszke
Tarzan's Peril
as Commissioner Peters
1950
Tripoli
as Khalil
1949
Master Minds
as Dr. Druzik
Challenge to Lassie
as Lord Provost
The Red Danube
as The General
Manhandled
as Alton Bennet
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as High Executioner
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as Sherlock Holmes
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Jessup
Criss Cross
as Finchley
1948
Joan of Arc
as Earl of Warwick
Hills of Home
as Sir George
Macbeth
as A Holy Father
Johnny Belinda
as Defense Attorney
My Own True Love
as Kittredge
1947
The Lone Wolf in London
as Monty Beresford
Unconquered
as Sir William Johnson
Forever Amber
as Landale
Driftwood
as Dr. Nicholas Adams
Lured
as Detective Gordon
Adventure Island
as Attwater
Ivy
as Sir Jonathan Wright
High Conquest
as Tommy Donlin
Fiesta
as The Tourist
Sinbad the Sailor
as Aga
1946
The Strange Woman
as Judge Henry Saladine
A Scandal in Paris
as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister
House of Horrors
as F. Holmes Harmon
Three Strangers
as David Shackleford
1945
Isle of the Dead
as St. Aubyn
Hangover Square
as Sir Henry Chapman
1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Mr. Parker
Mademoiselle Fifi
as The Count de Breville
The Hairy Ape
as MacDougald, Chief Engineer
Ministry of Fear
as Dr. Forrester
The Uninvited
as Dr. Scott
Action in Arabia
as Eric Latimer
1943
Lost Angel
as Dr. Woodring
The Song of Bernadette
as Dr. Debeau
Madame Curie
as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
Lassie Come Home
as Jock
Appointment in Berlin
as Col. Patterson (uncredited)
Assignment in Brittany
as Sam Wells
1942
Random Harvest
as Julian
Cat People
as Doc Carver (uncredited)
Eagle Squadron
as Black Watch officer
1941
Confirm or Deny
as Updyke (scenes deleted)
1940
The House of the Seven Gables
as Fuller
The Invisible Man Returns
as Willie Spears
1939
We Are Not Alone
as Archdeacon
The Four Just Men
as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.
1937
The Wife of General Ling
as Governor
For Valour
as General
1936
Wings over Africa
as Redfern
1933
The Wandering Jew
as Knight (Phase II)
Loyalties
as Gen. Canynge
1932
In a Monastery Garden
as Count Romano
1931
Stamboul
as Bouchier
1930
Caste
as Capt. Hawtree