Alan Napier

Acting

January 7, 1903 – August 8, 1988 (died at 85)

Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

Male

95 Movies

56 TV Shows

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.

Batman

1966 7.3

as Alfred

Age 63 (now 85) 120 eps

120 eps

The Sword in the Stone

1963 7.2

as Sir Pellinore (voice)

Age 60 (now 85)

Batman

1966 6.4

as Alfred

Age 63 (now 85)

Marnie

1964 7.1

as Mr. Rutland

Age 61 (now 85)

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959 6.9

as Dean

Age 56 (now 85)

The Uninvited

1944 6.9

as Dr. Scott

Age 41 (now 85)

Macbeth

1948 7.3

as A Holy Father

Age 45 (now 85)

The Premature Burial

1962 6.3

as Dr. Gideon Gault

Age 59 (now 85)

Ministry of Fear

1944 6.9

as Dr. JM Forrester

Age 41 (now 85)

The Invisible Man Returns

1940 6.3

as Willie Spears

Age 37 (now 85)

Criss Cross

1949 7.1

as Finchley

Age 46 (now 85)

Isle of the Dead

1945 6.1

as St. Aubyn

Age 42 (now 85)

Hangover Square

1945 7.0

as Sir Henry Chapman

Age 42 (now 85)

The Mole People

1956 5.2

as Elinu, the High Priest

Age 53 (now 85)

Julius Caesar

1953 7.1

as Cicero

Age 50 (now 85)

36 Hours

1964 7.0

as Col. Peter MacLean

Age 61 (now 85)

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

1981 6.7

as Briarton

Age 78 (now 85)

The Golden Dog

1977

as Archie

Age 73 (now 85)

Come Die with Me

1974

as Lawyer

Age 71 (now 85)

Batman

1966 6.4

as Alfred

Age 63 (now 85)

The Loved One

1965 6.2

as British Club Official

Age 62 (now 85)

Mary Poppins

1964 7.5

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

Age 61 (now 85)

Signpost to Murder

1964 6.2

as The Vicar

Age 61 (now 85)

My Fair Lady

1964 7.5

as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

Age 61 (now 85)

36 Hours

1964 7.0

as Col. Peter MacLean

Age 61 (now 85)

Marnie

1964 7.1

as Mr. Rutland

Age 61 (now 85)

The Sword in the Stone

1963 7.2

as Sir Pellinore (voice)

Age 60 (now 85)

The Premature Burial

1962 6.3

as Dr. Gideon Gault

Age 59 (now 85)

Tender Is the Night

1962 5.7

as Señor Pardo

Age 59 (now 85)

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961

as Wembley

Age 58 (now 85)

Wild in the Country

1961 6.2

as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

Age 58 (now 85)

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959 6.9

as Dean

Age 56 (now 85)

Island of Lost Women

1959 4.5

as Dr. Paul Lujan

Age 56 (now 85)

Until They Sail

1957 6.3

as Prosecution Attorney

Age 54 (now 85)

The Mole People

1956 5.2

as Elinu, the High Priest

Age 53 (now 85)

Miami Exposé

1956 6.0

as Raymond Sheridan

Age 53 (now 85)

The Court Jester

1955 7.3

as Sir Brockhurst

Age 52 (now 85)

Moonfleet

1955 6.5

as Parson Glennie

Age 52 (now 85)

Désirée

1954 6.6

as Despreaux

Age 51 (now 85)

Playmates

1954

as Stephen Everton

Age 51 (now 85)

Julius Caesar

1953 7.1

as Cicero

Age 50 (now 85)

Young Bess

1953 5.8

as Robert Tyrwhitt

Age 50 (now 85)

Big Jim McLain

1952 5.0

as Sturak

Age 49 (now 85)

The Strange Door

1951 6.1

as Count Grassin

Age 48 (now 85)

The Blue Veil

1951 6.8

as Professor George Carter

Age 48 (now 85)

Across the Wide Missouri

1951 6.1

as Capt. Humberstone Lyon

Age 48 (now 85)

1949

as Sherlock Holmes

Age 46 (now 85)

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949 5.9

as Jessup

Age 46 (now 85)

Criss Cross

1949 7.1

as Finchley

Age 46 (now 85)

Joan of Arc

1948 6.1

as Earl of Warwick

Age 45 (now 85)

Hills of Home

as F. Holmes Harmon

Age 43 (now 85)

Three Strangers

1946 6.4

as David Shackleford

Age 43 (now 85)

Isle of the Dead

1945 6.1

as St. Aubyn

Age 42 (now 85)

Hangover Square

1945 7.0

as Sir Henry Chapman

Age 42 (now 85)

Dark Waters

1944 6.0

as The Doctor (uncredited)

Age 41 (now 85)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 6.7

as Mr. Parker

Age 41 (now 85)

Mademoiselle Fifi

1944 6.4

as The Count de Breville

Age 41 (now 85)

The Hairy Ape

1944 6.3

as MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Age 41 (now 85)

Ministry of Fear

1944 6.9

as Dr. JM Forrester

Age 41 (now 85)

The Uninvited

1944 6.9

as Dr. Scott

Age 41 (now 85)

Action in Arabia

1944 6.0

as Eric Latimer

Age 41 (now 85)

Lost Angel

1943 8.0

as Dr. Woodring

Age 40 (now 85)

The Song of Bernadette

1943 7.1

as Dr. Debeau

Age 40 (now 85)

Madame Curie

1943 7.2

as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 85)

Lassie Come Home

1943 6.7

as Jock

Age 40 (now 85)

Appointment in Berlin

1943 7.1

as Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 85)

Assignment in Brittany

1943 7.1

as Sam Wells

Age 40 (now 85)

Random Harvest

1942 7.3

as Julian

Age 39 (now 85)

Cat People

1942 6.9

as Doc Carver (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 85)

A Yank at Eton

1942 6.1

as Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited)

Age 39 (now 85)

Eagle Squadron

1942 7.0

as Black Watch officer

Age 39 (now 85)

Confirm or Deny

1941 4.8

as Updyke (scenes deleted)

Age 38 (now 85)

The House of the Seven Gables

1940 7.0

as Fuller

Age 37 (now 85)

The Invisible Man Returns

1940 6.3

as Willie Spears

Age 37 (now 85)

We Are Not Alone

1939 6.9

as Archdeacon

Age 36 (now 85)

The Four Just Men

1939 6.7

as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

Age 36 (now 85)

The Wife of General Ling

1937 6.8

as Governor

Age 34 (now 85)

For Valour

1937 6.0

as General

Age 34 (now 85)

Wings over Africa

1936 8.0

as Redfern

Age 33 (now 85)

The Wandering Jew

1933 7.4

as Knight (Phase II)

Age 30 (now 85)

Loyalties

1933 7.0

as Gen. Canynge

Age 30 (now 85)

In a Monastery Garden

1932 8.0

as Count Romano

Age 29 (now 85)

Stamboul

1931 9.0

as Bouchier

Age 28 (now 85)

Caste

1930 10.0

as Capt. Hawtree

Age 27 (now 85)

And One Was Loyal

as Jack Simmons