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Alan William Napier-Clavering, better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatres, he had a long film career in Britain and later, in Hollywood. Napier is best known today for portraying Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series.
Birth Name
Alan William Napier-Clavering
Born
Wednesday, 07 January 1903
Died
Monday, 08 August 1988
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Journey to Center of Earth' | 1997 |
| The Monkey Mission | Briarton | 1981 |
| Centennial | Lord Venneford | 1978 |
| The Paper Chase | Justice Allen Reynolds | 1978 |
| Flying High | Arthur | 1978 |
| The Bastard | Dr. Bleeker | 1978 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Hawkins | 1977 |
| QB VII | Semple | 1974 |
| Kojak | Antonakis | 1973 |
| Night Gallery | The Man (segment "The Sins of the Fathers") / Doctor (segment "House - With Ghost") / Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy | 1969 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Journey to Center of Earth' | 1997 |
| The Monkey Mission | Briarton | 1981 |
| Centennial | Lord Venneford | 1978 |
| The Paper Chase | Justice Allen Reynolds | 1978 |
| Flying High | Arthur | 1978 |
| The Bastard | Dr. Bleeker | 1978 |
| ABC Weekend Specials | Hawkins | 1977 |
| QB VII | Semple | 1974 |
| Kojak | Antonakis | 1973 |
| Night Gallery | The Man (segment "The Sins of the Fathers") / Doctor (segment "House - With Ghost") / Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy | 1969 |
| Ironside | John / Marcus Lowell / Walter Branford | 1967 |
| Family Affair | Mr. Wilson | 1966 |
| Batman: The Movie | Alfred | 1966 |
| Batman | Alfred / Egbert | 1966 |
| Daktari | Roger Ealing | 1966 |
| The Loved One | English Club Official / British Club Official | 1965 |
| Laredo | Maj. Donaldson | 1965 |
| Signpost to Murder | The Vicar | 1964 |
| Mary Poppins | Hound / Huntsman / Reporter #3 | 1964 |
| My Fair Lady | Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen | 1964 |
| 36 Hours | Colonel Peter MacLean / Col. Peter MacLean | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Col. Sir Hubert Crater / Lord Brisbane | 1964 |
| The Rogues | John McKellway | 1964 |
| Marnie | Mr. Rutland | 1964 |
| The Sword in the Stone | Sir Pellinore (voice) / Sir Pellinore | 1963 |
| Breaking Point | Harold Major | 1963 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Arnold Todhunter | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Chemist | 1962 |
| Don't Call Me Charlie | Gen. Steele | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mr. Hodges / Guerny, Sr. | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Kurt Drobney | 1962 |
| The Premature Burial | Dr. Gideon Gault | 1962 |
| Tender Is the Night | Señor Pardo | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Judge Cameron | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Julian 'The Major' Mosgrove | 1961 |
| Wild in the Country | Prof. Joe B. Larson | 1961 |
| The Roaring 20's | Mr. Dunston | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Father Dunne | 1960 |
| Thriller | Lawyer Ridgewater / Constable Evans / Attorney Pinchot | 1960 |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | Dean | 1959 |
| The Detectives | Bishop | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Alex | 1959 |
| Five Fingers | Wembley | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Capt. Protheroe | 1959 |
| Island of Lost Women | Dr. Paul Lujan | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Colonel Andresi | 1959 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Col. Devlin | 1958 |
| Until They Sail | Prosecution Attorney | 1957 |
| The Californians | Alfred Perkins | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Bertram La Tour / Colonel Decatur | 1957 |
| Panic! | Vincent Hawthorne | 1957 |
| The Mole People | Elinu, the High Priest | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Sir Luke | 1956 |
| Miami Exposé | Ray Sheridan / Raymond Sheridan | 1956 |
| The Court Jester | Sir Brockhurst | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Travers / Sir Edward / Governor | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lord Sorrington / Sir Charles Harrington / Sir Everett / Wilfred - the Recording Angel | 1955 |
| Moonfleet | Parson Glennie | 1955 |
| Soldiers of Fortune | Commissioner Hartledge | 1955 |
| Désirée | Despreaux | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Cryer / Archie | 1954 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Carnacki / Stephen Everton | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Mr. Bronte | 1953 |
| Julius Caesar | Cicero | 1953 |
| Young Bess | Robert Tyrwhitt | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Jack Simmons / Sean O'Donnell | 1953 |
| Biff Baker, U.S.A. | Prof. Artemus Beechem | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | John Dwerrihouse | 1952 |
| Big Jim McLain | Sturak | 1952 |
| The Schaefer Century Theatre | Uncle Steven | 1952 |
| Chevron Theatre | Steven Everton / Carnacki | 1952 |
| The Blue Veil | Prof. George Carter / Professor George Carter | 1951 |
| Across the Wide Missouri | Capt. Humberstone Lyon | 1951 |
| The Highwayman | Barton | 1951 |
| The Strange Door | Count Grassin | 1951 |
| The Great Caruso | Jean de Reszke | 1951 |
| Double Crossbones | Capt. Kidd | 1951 |
| Tarzan's Peril | Commissioner Peters | 1951 |
| Tripoli | Khalil | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Sir Adrian | 1950 |
| Master Minds | Dr. Druzik | 1949 |
| Challenge to Lassie | Lord Provost | 1949 |
| The Red Danube | The General | 1949 |
| Manhandled | Alton Bennet | 1949 |
| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | High Executioner | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Charles Dickens | 1949 |
| Tarzan's Magic Fountain | Douglas Jessup / Jessup | 1949 |
| Criss Cross | Finchley | 1949 |
| Your Show Time | Sherlock Holmes | 1949 |
| Hills of Home | Sir George | 1948 |
| Joan of Arc | Earl of Warwick | 1948 |
| Macbeth | A Holy Father | 1948 |
| Johnny Belinda | Defense Attorney | 1948 |
| My Own True Love | Kittredge | 1948 |
| The Lone Wolf in London | Monty Beresford | 1947 |
| Forever Amber | Landale | 1947 |
| Unconquered | Sir William Johnson | 1947 |
| Driftwood | Dr. Nicholas Adams | 1947 |
| Lured | Detective Gordon | 1947 |
| Adventure Island | Attwater | 1947 |
| Ivy | Sir Jonathan Wright | 1947 |
| High Conquest | Tommy Donlin | 1947 |
| Fiesta | The Tourist | 1947 |
| Sinbad, the Sailor | Aga | 1947 |
| The Strange Woman | Judge Henry Saladine | 1946 |
| A Scandal in Paris | Houdon De Pierremont / Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister | 1946 |
| House of Horrors | F. Holmes Harmon | 1946 |
| Mademoiselle Fifi | The Count de Breville | 1946 |
| Three Strangers | David Shackleford | 1946 |
| Isle of the Dead | St. Aubyn | 1945 |
| Front Row Center | Reverend Thompson | 1945 |
| Hangover Square | Sir Henry Chapman | 1945 |
| Dark Waters | The Doctor | 1944 |
| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Mr. Parker | 1944 |
| The Hairy Ape | MacDougald, Chief Engineer | 1944 |
| Ministry of Fear | Dr. JM Forrester / Dr. Forrester | 1944 |
| The Uninvited | Dr. Scott | 1944 |
| Action in Arabia | Eric Latimer | 1944 |
| Lost Angel | Dr. Woodring | 1943 |
| The Song of Bernadette | Dr. Debeau | 1943 |
| Madame Curie | Dr. Bladh | 1943 |
| Lassie Come Home | Jock | 1943 |
| Appointment in Berlin | Col. Patterson | 1943 |
| Assignment in Brittany | Sam Wells | 1943 |
| Random Harvest | Julian | 1942 |
| Cat People | Doc Carver | 1942 |
| A Yank at Eton | Restaurateur | 1942 |
| Eagle Squadron | 1942 | |
| Confirm or Deny | Updyke (scenes deleted) / Updyke | 1941 |
| The House of the Seven Gables | Fuller | 1940 |
| The Invisible Man Returns | Willie Spears | 1940 |
| We Are Not Alone | Archdeacon | 1939 |
| The Secret Four | Sir Hamar Ryman / Sir Hamar Ryman M.P. | 1939 |
| Wife of General Ling | Governor | 1937 |
| For Valour | General | 1937 |
| Wings Over Africa | Redfern | 1936 |
| The Wandering Jew | Knight | 1933 |
| Bitter Sweet | Lord Shayne | 1933 |
| Loyalties | Gen. Canynge | 1933 |
| In a Monastery Garden | Count Romano | 1932 |
| Stamboul | Bouchier | 1932 |
| Caste | Capt. Hawtree | 1930 |
