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Alan Napier

Actor | * 01/07/1903 († 85, 08/08/1988) | Birmingham, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatre, he had a long film career in Britain and later on in Hollywood. Napier is best remembered for portraying Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series. ()

Alan Napier (born Alan William Napier-Clavering) was anEnglishactor. After a decade inLondon West End theatres, he had a long film career first in Britain and then in Hollywood. He eventually became widely known for portrayingAlfredthe butler in the 1960s live-actionBatman televisionseries.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery

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The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people. ...

Batman

PG

1966 | 3.2/5 | 1h 45min
Action, Comedy, Crime
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Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed. ...

Marnie

PG

1964 | 3.6/5 | 2h 11min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love, Thriller
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A party of archaeologists discovers the remnants of a mutant five millennia-old Sumerian civilization living beneath a glacier atop a mountain in Mesopatamia. ...

The Mole People

Certification unknown

1956 | 2.6/5 | 1h 17min
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
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Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to giv ...

The Sword in the Stone

G

1963 | 3.6/5 | 1h 19min
Animation, Kids & Family
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Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where ...

Batman

TV-G

1966 | 3.7/5 | 25min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Movies with Alan Napier as Actor(88)

as Briarton1981 Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
as Dr. Bleeker1978 The Bastard
as Alfred1966 Batman
as British Club Official1965 The Loved One
as The Vicar1964 Signpost to Murder
as Col. Peter MacLean1964 36 Hours
as Huntsman / Reporter #3 / Hound (voice) (uncredited)1964 Mary Poppins
as Mr. Rutland1964 Marnie
as Sir Pellinore (voice)1963 The Sword in the Stone
as Dr. Gideon Gault1962 The Premature Burial
as Señor Pardo1962 Tender Is the Night
as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)1961 Wild in the Country
as Wembley1961 Five Fingers : Thin Ice
as Dean1959 Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Dr. Paul Lujan1959 Island of Lost Women
as Prosecution Attorney1957 Until They Sail
as Elinu, the High Priest1956 The Mole People
as Ray Sheridan1956 Miami Exposé
as Sir Brockhurst1955 The Court Jester
as Parson Glennie1955 Moonfleet
as Despreaux1954 Désirée
as Robert Tyrwhitt1953 Young Bess
as Cicero1953 Julius Caesar
as Sturak1952 Big Jim McLain
as Capt. Humberstone Lyon1951 Across the Wide Missouri
as Commissioner Peters1951 Tarzan's Peril
as Capt. Kidd1951 Double Crossbones
as Count Grassin1951 The Strange Door
as Professor George Carter1951 The Blue Veil
as Jean de Reszke1951 The Great Caruso
as Khalil1950 Tripoli
as Alton Bennet1949 Manhandled
as High Executioner1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Sherlock Holmes1949 The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as Finchley1949 Criss Cross
as Jessup1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Dr. Druzik1949 Master Minds
as Lord Provost1949 Challenge to Lassie
as The General1949 The Red Danube
as Defense Attorney1948 Johnny Belinda
as A Holy Father1948 Macbeth
as Earl of Warwick1948 Joan of Arc
as Kittredge1948 My Own True Love
as Sir George1948 Hills of Home
as Dr. Nicholas Adams1947 Driftwood
as Aga1947 Sinbad the Sailor
as Sir William Johnson1947 Unconquered
as Tommy Donlin1947 High Conquest
as Sir Jonathan Wright1947 Ivy
as Detective Gordon1947 Lured
as Landale1947 Forever Amber
as Monty Beresford1947 The Lone Wolf in London
as The Tourist1947 Fiesta
as Attwater1947 Adventure Island
as David Shackleford1946 Three Strangers
as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister1946 A Scandal in Paris
as F. Holmes Harmon1946 House of Horrors
as Judge Henry Saladine1946 The Strange Woman
as St. Aubyn1945 Isle of the Dead
as Sir Henry Chapman1945 Hangover Square
as Dr. Scott1944 The Uninvited
as Eric Latimer1944 Action in Arabia
as MacDougald, Chief Engineer1944 The Hairy Ape
as Mr. Parker1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as The Count de Breville1944 Mademoiselle Fifi
as Dr. Forrester1944 Ministry of Fear
as Sam Wells1943 Assignment in Brittany
as Jock1943 Lassie Come Home
as Dr. Debeau1943 The Song of Bernadette
as Dr. Woodring1943 Lost Angel
as Col. Patterson (uncredited)1943 Appointment in Berlin
as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)1943 Madame Curie
as Julian1942 Random Harvest
as Doc Carver (uncredited)1942 Cat People
as Black Watch officer1942 Eagle Squadron
as Updyke (scenes deleted)1941 Confirm or Deny
as Fuller1940 The House of the Seven Gables
as Willie Spears1940 The Invisible Man Returns
as Archdeacon1939 We Are Not Alone
as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.1939 The Four Just Men
as Governor1937 The Wife of General Ling
as General1937 For Valour
as Redfern1936 Wings over Africa
as Knight (Phase II)1933 The Wandering Jew
as Gen. Canynge1933 Loyalties
as Count Romano1932 In a Monastery Garden
as Bouchier1931 Stamboul
as Capt. Hawtree1930 Caste

TV Shows/Series with Alan Napier as Actor(44)

1978 The Paper Chase
1978 Flying High
as Semple1974 QB VII
as Antonakis1973 Kojak
1970 Night Gallery
as Doctor (segment "House - With Ghost")1970 Night Gallery
as John1967 Ironside
1966 Family Affair
as Alfred1966 Batman
as Roger Ealing1966 Daktari
1965 Laredo
as John McKellway1964 The Rogues
as Col. Sir Hubert Crater1964 Daniel Boone
as Lord Brisbane1964 Daniel Boone
1963 Breaking Point
as Gen. Steele1962 Don't Call Me Charlie
as Mr. Hodges1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies
as Lawyer Ridgewater1960 Thriller
as Constable Evans1960 Thriller
as Attorney Pinchot1960 Thriller
as Father Dunne, the Abbot1960 Checkmate
1959 The Detectives
as Alex1959 Adventures in Paradise
as Wembley1959 Five Fingers
as Colonel Andresi1959 The Third Man
as Capt. Protheroe1959 The Twilight Zone
as Bertram La Tour1957 Wells Fargo
as Colonel Decatur1957 Wells Fargo
1956 Telephone Time
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Sir Everett1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wilfred - the Recording Angel1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lord Sorrington1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sir Charles Harrington1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Cryer1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as Archie1954 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
as Sean O'Donnell1953 GE Theater
as Jack Simmons1953 GE Theater
as Mr. Bronte1953 Letter to Loretta
as John Dwerrihouse1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Prof. Artemus Beechem1952 Biff Baker U.S.A.
1952 Cavalcade of America
as Sir Adrian1950 Lux Video Theatre

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 01/07 1903 (January) in Birmingham, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 08/08 1988 (August) in Santa Monica (aged: 85)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Clifton College
Spouses (current/former): Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge, Aileen Dickens Bourchier Hawksley
Children: Jennifer Mary Napier-Clavering
Father: Claude Napier
Mother: Millicent Mary Kenrick
Other names for Alan Napier (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alan William Napier-Clavering"
Alan Napier frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
David Niven (34x, Actor)
Ida Lupino (30x, Actress)
Charles Boyer (28x, Actor)
Dick Powell (24x, Actor)
Ellen Corby (24x, Actress)
John Hoyt (23x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (23x, Actress)
Phyllis Thaxter (22x, Actress)
J. Pat O'Malley (21x, Actor)
Dayton Lummis (21x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (12x, Crew)
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