Alan Napier

Known for: Acting

Born: 1903-01-07 – 1988-08-08 (aged 85)

From: Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

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 (138)

MOVIE★ 6.7
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
1981
as Briarton
TV★ 7.7
Centennial
1978
as Lord Venneford
TV★ 6.3
Flying High
1978
TV★ 7.6
The Paper Chase
1978
TV★ 7.0
The Bastard
1978
as Dr. Bleeker
MOVIE
The Golden Dog
1977
as Archie
MOVIE
Come Die with Me
1974
as Lawyer
TV★ 7.7
QB VII
1974
as Semple
TV★ 7.2
Kojak
1973
as Antonakis
TV★ 7.8
Night Gallery
1970
as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy
TV★ 6.9
Ironside
1967
as John
TV★ 6.7
Family Affair
1966
MOVIE★ 6.4
Batman
1966
as Alfred
TV★ 7.3
Batman
1966
as Alfred
TV★ 7.3
Daktari
1966
as Roger Ealing
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Loved One
1965
as British Club Official
TV★ 6.4
Laredo
1965
MOVIE★ 7.5
Mary Poppins
1964
as Huntsman/Reporter #3/Hound (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Signpost to Murder
1964
as The Vicar
MOVIE★ 7.5
My Fair Lady
1964
as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
36 Hours
1964
as Col. Peter MacLean
TV★ 7.0
Daniel Boone
1964
as Col. Sir Hubert Crater
TV★ 8.0
The Rogues
1964
as John McKellway
MOVIE★ 7.1
Marnie
1964
as Mr. Rutland
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Sword in the Stone
1963
as Sir Pellinore (voice)
TV★ 7.4
Breaking Point
1963
TV★ 6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Chemist
TV★ 6.5
Don't Call Me Charlie
1962
as Gen. Steele
TV★ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Mr. Hodges
TV★ 6.0
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
as Kurt Drobney
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Premature Burial
1962
as Dr. Gideon Gault
MOVIE★ 5.7
Tender Is the Night
1962
as Señor Pardo
MOVIE
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
as Wembley
MOVIE★ 6.2
Wild in the Country
1961
as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)
TV
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
1960
as Alexander Pinley
TV
The Roaring 20's
1960
as Mr. Dunston
TV★ 4.8
Checkmate
1960
as Father Dunne, the Abbot
TV★ 6.7
Thriller
1960
as Lawyer Ridgewater
MOVIE★ 6.9
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Dean
TV★ 6.7
The Detectives
1959
as Bishop
TV★ 6.1
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Alex
TV★ 10.0
Five Fingers
1959
as Wembley
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Capt. Protheroe
TV★ 7.2
The Third Man
1959
as Colonel Andresi
MOVIE★ 4.5
Island of Lost Women
1959
as Dr. Paul Lujan
TV★ 6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Colonel Devlin
MOVIE★ 6.3
Until They Sail
1957
as Prosecution Attorney
TV★ 7.1
Tales of Wells Fargo
1957
as Bertram La Tour
TV★ 8.0
Panic!
1957
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Mole People
1956
as Elinu, the High Priest
MOVIE★ 6.0
Miami Exposé
1956
as Raymond Sheridan
TV★ 6.5
Telephone Time
1956
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Court Jester
1955
as Sir Brockhurst
TV★ 6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Sir Edward
TV★ 7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sir Everett
MOVIE★ 6.5
Moonfleet
1955
as Parson Glennie
MOVIE★ 6.6
Désirée
1954
as Despreaux
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Mr. Cryer
MOVIE
Playmates
1954
as Stephen Everton
TV★ 8.5
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
as Carnacki
TV★ 6.6
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mr. Bronte
MOVIE★ 7.1
Julius Caesar
1953
as Cicero
MOVIE★ 5.8
Young Bess
1953
as Robert Tyrwhitt
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Sean O'Donnell
TV★ 7.8
Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952
as Prof. Artemus Beechem
TV★ 4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
TV★ 6.8
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as John Dwerrihouse
MOVIE★ 5.0
Big Jim McLain
1952
as Sturak
TV★ 8.0
Chevron Theatre
1952
as Steven Everton
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Strange Door
1951
as Count Grassin
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Blue Veil
1951
as Professor George Carter
MOVIE★ 6.1
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Capt. Humberstone Lyon
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Highwayman
1951
MOVIE★ 6.0
Double Crossbones
1951
as Capt. Kidd
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Great Caruso
1951
as Jean de Reszke
MOVIE★ 5.5
Tarzan's Peril
1951
as Commissioner Peters
MOVIE★ 5.8
Tripoli
1950
as Khalil
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sir Adrian
MOVIE★ 6.4
Master Minds
1949
as Dr. Druzik
MOVIE★ 5.3
Challenge to Lassie
1949
as Lord Provost
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Red Danube
1949
as The General
MOVIE★ 5.2
Manhandled
1949
as Alton Bennet
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949
as High Executioner
MOVIE
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949
as Sherlock Holmes
MOVIE★ 5.9
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949
as Jessup
MOVIE★ 7.1
Criss Cross
1949
as Finchley
MOVIE★ 6.2
Joan of Arc
1948
as Earl of Warwick
MOVIE★ 6.9
Hills of Home
1948
as Sir George
MOVIE★ 7.3
Macbeth
1948
as A Holy Father
MOVIE★ 6.8
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Defense Attorney
MOVIE★ 6.3
My Own True Love
1948
as Kittredge
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Lone Wolf in London
1947
as Monty Beresford
MOVIE★ 6.0
Forever Amber
1947
as Landale
MOVIE★ 6.5
Unconquered
1947
as Sir William Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.8
Driftwood
1947
as Dr. Nicholas Adams
MOVIE★ 6.3
Lured
1947
as Detective Gordon
MOVIE★ 5.5
Adventure Island
1947
as Attwater
MOVIE★ 6.6
Ivy
1947
as Sir Jonathan Wright
MOVIE
High Conquest
1947
as Tommy Donlin
MOVIE★ 6.2
Fiesta
1947
as The Tourist
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
as Aga
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Strange Woman
1946
as Judge Henry Saladine
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Scandal in Paris
1946
as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister
MOVIE★ 6.1
House of Horrors
1946
as F. Holmes Harmon
MOVIE★ 6.4
Three Strangers
1946
as David Shackleford
MOVIE★ 6.1
Isle of the Dead
1945
as St. Aubyn
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hangover Square
1945
as Sir Henry Chapman
MOVIE★ 6.0
Dark Waters
1944
as The Doctor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Mr. Parker
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mademoiselle Fifi
1944
as The Count de Breville
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Hairy Ape
1944
as MacDougald, Chief Engineer
MOVIE★ 6.9
Ministry of Fear
1944
as Dr. JM Forrester
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Uninvited
1944
as Dr. Scott
MOVIE★ 6.0
Action in Arabia
1944
as Eric Latimer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Lost Angel
1943
as Dr. Woodring
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Song of Bernadette
1943
as Dr. Debeau
MOVIE★ 7.2
Madame Curie
1943
as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Jock
MOVIE★ 7.1
Appointment in Berlin
1943
as Col. Patterson (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Assignment in Brittany
1943
as Sam Wells
MOVIE★ 7.3
Random Harvest
1942
as Julian
MOVIE★ 6.9
Cat People
1942
as Doc Carver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
A Yank at Eton
1942
as Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Black Watch officer
MOVIE★ 4.8
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Updyke (scenes deleted)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Fuller
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Willie Spears
MOVIE★ 6.9
We Are Not Alone
1939
as Archdeacon
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Four Just Men
1939
as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Wife of General Ling
1937
as Governor
MOVIE★ 6.0
For Valour
1937
as General
MOVIE★ 8.0
Wings over Africa
1936
as Redfern
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Knight (Phase II)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Loyalties
1933
as Gen. Canynge
MOVIE★ 8.0
In a Monastery Garden
1932
as Count Romano
MOVIE★ 9.0
Stamboul
1931
as Bouchier
MOVIE★ 10.0
Caste
1930
as Capt. Hawtree
MOVIE
And One Was Loyal
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as Jack Simmons