Alan Napier

Deceased · Born: Jan 7, 1903 · Died: Aug 8, 1988

Personal Details

Born Jan 7, 1903 Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

Spouse

Aileen Dickens Downing (Gypsy Raine)
( Dec 31, 1969 to Feb 12, 1961 )
Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Claude Gerald Napier-Clavering
Mary Millicent Kenrick

Relatives

Wilfred Byng Kenrick (Aunt or Uncle)
William Edmund Kenrick (Cousin)
Brian Forster (Grandchild)

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.

Career

acting

1981

The Monkey Mission

The Monkey Mission as Briarton

1976

Disneyland as Archie

1974

QB VII as Semple

1971

Night Gallery as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy

1969

Ironside as John

1968

1967

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies as Chemist

1966

Batman: The Movie

Batman: The Movie as Alfred

Batman as Alfred

1965

Daniel Boone as Lord Brisbane

1964

Marnie as Mr. Rutland

36 Hours as Col. Peter MacLean

Signpost to Murder

Signpost to Murder as The Vicar

1963

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone as Sir Pellinore (voice)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone as Capt. Protheroe

1962

The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial as Dr. Gideon Gault

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Mr. Hodges

1961

Checkmate as Father Dunne, the Abbot

1959

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth as Dean

Island of Lost Women

Island of Lost Women as Dr. Paul Lujan

1958

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Sir Charles Harrington

1957

Until They Sail

Until They Sail as Prosecution Attorney

1956

Miami Exposé as Ray Sheridan

The Mole People

The Mole People as Elinu, the High Priest

1955

Moonfleet as Parson Glennie

1954

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre as Sir Adrian

1952

Big Jim McLain as Sturak

1951

Tarzan's Peril as Commissioner Peters

Double Crossbones

Double Crossbones as Capt. Kidd

The Great Caruso

The Great Caruso as Jean de Reszke

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri as Capt. Humberstone Lyon

The Strange Door

The Strange Door as Count Grassin

1950

Tripoli as Khalil

1949

Criss Cross as Finchley

Master Minds as Dr. Druzik

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Tarzan's Magic Fountain as Jessup

Manhandled as Alton Bennet

Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie as Lord Provost

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as High Executioner

The Red Danube as The General

1948

Hills of Home as Sir George

Macbeth as A Holy Father

1947

Lured as Detective Gordon

The Lone Wolf in London

The Lone Wolf in London as Monty Beresford

Sinbad, the Sailor

Sinbad, the Sailor as Aga

Adventure Island

Adventure Island as Attwater

1946

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

House of Horrors

House of Horrors as F. Holmes Harmon

1945

Hangover Square

Hangover Square as Sir Henry Chapman

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead as St. Aubyn

1944

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi as The Count de Breville

The Uninvited as Dr. Scott

Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia as Eric Latimer

The Hairy Ape as MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear as Dr. Forrester

1943

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home as Jock

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin as Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Lost Angel as Dr. Woodring

1940

The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns as Willie Spears

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables as Fuller

1939

The Secret Four

The Secret Four as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.