Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-01-07

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

Marnie

Marnie

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Criss Cross

Criss Cross

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

Macbeth

Macbeth

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Acting

Marnie

1964

Marnie

as

Mr. Rutland

Lassie Come Home

1943

Lassie Come Home

as

Jock

Batman

1966

Batman

as

Alfred

Lured

1947

Lured

as

Detective Gordon

Isle of the Dead

1945

Isle of the Dead

as

St. Aubyn

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as

Mr. Parker

Ministry of Fear

1944

Ministry of Fear

as

Dr. Forrester

Julius Caesar

1953

Julius Caesar

as

Cicero

Criss Cross

1949

Criss Cross

as

Finchley

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as

Dean

Random Harvest

1942

Random Harvest

as

Julian

The Bastard

1978

The Bastard

as

Dr. Bleeker

The Court Jester

1955

The Court Jester

as

Sir Brockhurst

The Sword in the Stone

1963

The Sword in the Stone

as

Sir Pellinore (voice)

The Strange Woman

1946

The Strange Woman

as

Judge Henry Saladine

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

Across the Wide Missouri

as

Capt. Humberstone Lyon

Macbeth

1948

Macbeth

as

A Holy Father

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

The House of the Seven Gables

as

Fuller

Three Strangers

1946

Three Strangers

as

David Shackleford

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

The Invisible Man Returns

as

Willie Spears

Big Jim McLain

1952

Big Jim McLain

as

Sturak

Hangover Square

1945

Hangover Square

as

Sir Henry Chapman

The Mole People

1956

The Mole People

as

Elinu, the High Priest

The Premature Burial

1962

The Premature Burial

as

Dr. Gideon Gault

The Red Danube

1949

The Red Danube

as

The General

Moonfleet

1955

Moonfleet

as

Parson Glennie

Miami Exposé

1956

Miami Exposé

as

Raymond Sheridan

Manhandled

1949

Manhandled

as

Alton Bennet

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as

High Executioner

Challenge to Lassie

1949

Challenge to Lassie

as

Lord Provost

Sinbad the Sailor

1947

Sinbad the Sailor

as

Aga

36 Hours

1964

36 Hours

as

Col. Peter MacLean

Ivy

1947

Ivy

as

Sir Jonathan Wright

Johnny Belinda

1948

Johnny Belinda

as

Defense Attorney

Fiesta

1947

Fiesta

as

The Tourist

The Loved One

1965

The Loved One

as

British Club Official

The Uninvited

1944

The Uninvited

as

Dr. Scott

The Strange Door

1951

The Strange Door

as

Count Grassin

House of Horrors

1946

House of Horrors

as

F. Holmes Harmon

Double Crossbones

1951

Double Crossbones

as

Capt. Kidd

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944

Mademoiselle Fifi

as

The Count de Breville

My Own True Love

1948

My Own True Love

as

Kittredge

The Great Caruso

1951

The Great Caruso

as

Jean de Reszke

Driftwood

1947

Driftwood

as

Dr. Nicholas Adams

Hills of Home

1948

Hills of Home

as

Sir George

The Blue Veil

1951

The Blue Veil

as

Professor George Carter

The Hairy Ape

1944

The Hairy Ape

as

MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Island of Lost Women

1959

Island of Lost Women

as

Dr. Paul Lujan

Come Die With Me

1974

Come Die With Me

as

A Scandal in Paris

1946

A Scandal in Paris

as

Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Signpost to Murder

1964

Signpost to Murder

as

The Vicar

Lost Angel

1943

Lost Angel

as

Dr. Woodring

Master Minds

1949

Master Minds

as

Dr. Druzik

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

as

Jessup

The Four Just Men

1939

The Four Just Men

as

Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

The Wife of General Ling

1937

The Wife of General Ling

as

Governor

Assignment in Brittany

1943

Assignment in Brittany

as

Sam Wells

Désirée

1954

Désirée

as

Despreaux

Wild in the Country

1961

Wild in the Country

as

Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

Adventure Island

1947

Adventure Island

as

Attwater

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

as

Wembley

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

as

Sherlock Holmes

My Fair Lady

1964

My Fair Lady

as

Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

For Valour

1937

For Valour

as

General

We Are Not Alone

1939

We Are Not Alone

as

Archdeacon

The Song of Bernadette

1943

The Song of Bernadette

as

Dr. Debeau

Until They Sail

1957

Until They Sail

as

Prosecution Attorney

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

1981

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

as

Briarton

Confirm or Deny

1941

Confirm or Deny

as

Updyke (scenes deleted)

Young Bess

1953

Young Bess

as

Robert Tyrwhitt

Loyalties

1933

Loyalties

as

Gen. Canynge

Tarzan's Peril

1951

Tarzan's Peril

as

Commissioner Peters

Forever Amber

1947

Forever Amber

as

Landale

The Lone Wolf in London

1947

The Lone Wolf in London

as

Monty Beresford

In a Monastery Garden

1932

In a Monastery Garden

as

Count Romano

The Golden Dog

1977

The Golden Dog

as

Archie

Eagle Squadron

1942

Eagle Squadron

as

Black Watch officer

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

2020

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

as

Alfred

Tripoli

1950

Tripoli

as

Khalil

Caste

1930

Caste

as

Capt. Hawtree

Stamboul

1931

Stamboul

as

Bouchier

Cat People

1942

Cat People

as

Doc Carver (uncredited)

The Wandering Jew

1933

The Wandering Jew

as

Knight (Phase II)

Action in Arabia

1944

Action in Arabia

as

Eric Latimer

Madame Curie

1943

Madame Curie

as

Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Unconquered

1947

Unconquered

as

Sir William Johnson

High Conquest

1947

High Conquest

as

Tommy Donlin

Tender Is the Night

1962

Tender Is the Night

as

Señor Pardo

Joan of Arc

1948

Joan of Arc

as

Earl of Warwick

Wings over Africa

1936

Wings over Africa

as

Redfern

Appointment in Berlin

1943

Appointment in Berlin

as

Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Playmates

1954

Playmates

as

Stephen Everton

The Highwayman

1951

The Highwayman

as

And One Was Loyal

And One Was Loyal

as

Jack Simmons

Family Affair

Family Affair

as

Batman

Batman

as

Alfred

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Chemist

Kojak

Kojak

as

Antonakis

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

as

Bertram La Tour

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

as

Colonel Decatur

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Sean O'Donnell

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Capt. Protheroe

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

John McKellway

Ironside

Ironside

as

John

Laredo

Laredo

as

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Sir Everett

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Col. Sir Hubert Crater

Thriller

Thriller

as

Lawyer Ridgewater

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Sir Adrian

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

as

Alex

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

as

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Jack Simmons

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Bishop

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Don't Call Me Charlie

Don't Call Me Charlie

as

Gen. Steele

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

as

Flying High

Flying High

as

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

as

Panic!

Panic!

as

Five Fingers

Five Fingers

as

Wembley

The Third Man

The Third Man

as

Colonel Andresi

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A.

as

Prof. Artemus Beechem

Four Star Playhouse

as

John Dwerrihouse

QB VII

QB VII

as

Semple

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Lord Brisbane

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Father Dunne, the Abbot

Thriller

Thriller

as

Attorney Pinchot

Thriller

Thriller

as

Constable Evans

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Wilfred - the Recording Angel

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Lord Sorrington

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Sir Charles Harrington

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Sir Edward

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Travers

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as

Governor

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

as

Steven Everton

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

as

Carnacki

Centennial

Centennial

as

Lord Venneford

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

as

Alexander Pinley

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as

Kurt Drobney

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Mr. Bronte

Daktari

Daktari

as

Roger Ealing

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Doctor

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Mr. Cryer

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Archie

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

as

Mr. Dunston

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Mr. Hodges

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as

Colonel Devlin

Production

Crew

Directing