Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Birthday: 1903-01-07
Deathday: 1988-08-08
Place of birth: Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK
Also know as: Alan William Napier-Clavering

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.

Filmography

Marnie

1964

As Mr. Rutland

Lassie Come Home

1943

As Jock

Batman

1966

As Alfred

Lured

1947

As Detective Gordon

Isle of the Dead

1945

As St. Aubyn

Ministry of Fear

1944

As Dr. Forrester

Criss Cross

1949

As Finchley

Random Harvest

1942

As Julian

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

As Dean

The Court Jester

1955

As Sir Brockhurst

The Sword in the Stone

1963

As Sir Pellinore (voice)

The Strange Woman

1946

As Judge Henry Saladine

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

As Capt. Humberstone Lyon

Macbeth

1948

As A Holy Father

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

As Fuller

Three Strangers

1946

As David Shackleford

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

As Willie Spears

Big Jim McLain

1952

As Sturak

Hangover Square

1945

As Sir Henry Chapman

The Mole People

1956

As Elinu, the High Priest

The Premature Burial

1962

As Dr. Gideon Gault

Manhandled

1949

As Alton Bennet

Miami Exposé

1956

As Ray Sheridan

The Red Danube

1949

As The General

Moonfleet

1955

As Parson Glennie

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

As High Executioner

Challenge to Lassie

1949

As Lord Provost

Sinbad the Sailor

1947

As Aga

36 Hours

1964

As Col. Peter MacLean

Johnny Belinda

1948

As Defense Attorney

Fiesta

1947

As The Tourist

Ivy

1947

As Sir Jonathan Wright

The Loved One

1965

As British Club Official

The Uninvited

1944

As Dr. Scott

The Strange Door

1951

As Count Grassin

Double Crossbones

1951

As Capt. Kidd

House of Horrors

1946

As F. Holmes Harmon

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944

As The Count de Breville

My Own True Love

1948

As Kittredge

The Great Caruso

1951

As Jean de Reszke

Driftwood

1947

As Dr. Nicholas Adams

Hills of Home

1948

As Sir George

The Hairy Ape

1944

As MacDougald, Chief Engineer

The Blue Veil

1951

As Professor George Carter

Island of Lost Women

1959

As Dr. Paul Lujan

A Scandal in Paris

1946

As Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Signpost to Murder

1964

As The Vicar

Lost Angel

1943

As Dr. Woodring

Master Minds

1949

As Dr. Druzik

The Four Just Men

1939

As Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949

As Jessup

The Wife of General Ling

1937

As Governor

Assignment in Brittany

1943

As Sam Wells

Désirée

1954

As Despreaux

Adventure Island

1947

As Attwater

For Valour

1937

As General

We Are Not Alone

1939

As Archdeacon

Until They Sail

1957

As Prosecution Attorney

Confirm or Deny

1941

As Updyke (scenes deleted)

Young Bess

1953

As Robert Tyrwhitt

Loyalties

1933

As Gen. Canynge

Tarzan's Peril

1951

As Commissioner Peters

Forever Amber

1947

As Landale

The Lone Wolf in London

1947

As Monty Beresford

In a Monastery Garden

1932

As Count Romano

Eagle Squadron

1942

As Black Watch officer

Caste

1930

As Capt. Hawtree

Tripoli

1950

As Khalil

Stamboul

1931

As Bouchier

Cat People

1942

As Doc Carver (uncredited)

The Wandering Jew

1933

As Knight (Phase II)

Action in Arabia

1944

As Eric Latimer

Madame Curie

1943

As Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Unconquered

1947

As Sir William Johnson

High Conquest

1947

As Tommy Donlin

Tender Is the Night

1962

As Señor Pardo

Joan of Arc

1948

As Earl of Warwick

Wings over Africa

1936

As Redfern

Appointment in Berlin

1943

As Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Julius Caesar

1953

As Cicero

Wild in the Country

1961

As Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961

As Wembley

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

As Sherlock Holmes

The Song of Bernadette

1943

As Dr. Debeau

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

1981

As Briarton

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

As Mr. Parker

The Bastard

1978

As Dr. Bleeker

Come Die With Me

1974

As

My Fair Lady

1964

As Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

Mary Poppins

1964

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