Alan Napier

Actor Jan 7 (died age 85) Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK 1930–1981 (51 year career)

6.3 avg rating

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

Film

The Sword in the Stone

Sir Pellinore (voice)

Film

My Fair Lady

Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

Film

Marnie

Mr. Rutland

Film

Batman

Alfred

Film

Cat People

Doc Carver (uncredited)

Film

Batman

Alfred

Film

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Dean

Film

The Court Jester

Sir Brockhurst

Filmography

Acting (137)

Movies (94)

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

as Briarton

The Bastard

as Dr. Bleeker

The Golden Dog

as Archie

Come Die with Me

1974

as Lawyer

Batman

1966

as Alfred

6.4

The Loved One

1965

as British Club Official

Marnie

as Mr. Rutland

My Fair Lady

as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

7.5

36 Hours

1964

as Col. Peter MacLean

7.0

Signpost to Murder

1964

as The Vicar

6.0

The Sword in the Stone

1963

as Sir Pellinore (voice)

Tender Is the Night

as Señor Pardo

The Premature Burial

as Dr. Gideon Gault

Wild in the Country

as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

6.2

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

1961

as Wembley

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Dean

Island of Lost Women

as Dr. Paul Lujan

Until They Sail

as Prosecution Attorney

Miami Exposé

as Raymond Sheridan

The Mole People

as Elinu, the High Priest

The Court Jester

as Sir Brockhurst

Moonfleet

as Parson Glennie

Désirée

as Despreaux

Playmates

as Stephen Everton

Julius Caesar

as Cicero

Young Bess

as Robert Tyrwhitt

Big Jim McLain

as Sturak

The Strange Door

as Count Grassin

Double Crossbones

as Capt. Kidd

The Blue Veil

as Professor George Carter

6.6

The Highwayman

1951

Tarzan's Peril

1951

as Commissioner Peters

5.0

Across the Wide Missouri

1951

as Capt. Humberstone Lyon

The Great Caruso

as Jean de Reszke

Tripoli

as Khalil

Master Minds

as Dr. Druzik

Criss Cross

as Finchley

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

as High Executioner

6.2

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

as Jessup

Manhandled

as Alton Bennet

The Red Danube

as The General

Challenge to Lassie

as Lord Provost

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

as Sherlock Holmes

Macbeth

as A Holy Father

Hills of Home

as Sir George

Johnny Belinda

as Defense Attorney

Joan of Arc

as Earl of Warwick

My Own True Love

as Kittredge

The Lone Wolf in London

as Monty Beresford

Fiesta

as The Tourist

Ivy

as Sir Jonathan Wright

6.6

Unconquered

1947

as Sir William Johnson

Sinbad the Sailor

as Aga

Adventure Island

as Attwater

Lured

as Detective Gordon

Forever Amber

as Landale

Driftwood

as Dr. Nicholas Adams

6.1

High Conquest

1947

as Tommy Donlin

The Strange Woman

1946

as Judge Henry Saladine

6.1

A Scandal in Paris

1946

as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

House of Horrors

as F. Holmes Harmon

Three Strangers

as David Shackleford

Hangover Square

as Sir Henry Chapman

Isle of the Dead

as St. Aubyn

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as Mr. Parker

The Uninvited

as Dr. Scott

Ministry of Fear

as Dr. JM Forrester

Mademoiselle Fifi

as The Count de Breville

Action in Arabia

as Eric Latimer

The Hairy Ape

as MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Lassie Come Home

as Jock

Madame Curie

as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

7.2

The Song of Bernadette

1943

as Dr. Debeau

7.0

Assignment in Brittany

as Sam Wells

Lost Angel

as Dr. Woodring

Appointment in Berlin

1943

as Col. Patterson (uncredited)

6.7

Cat People

1942

as Doc Carver (uncredited)

6.9

Eagle Squadron

1942

as Black Watch officer

Random Harvest

as Julian

A Yank at Eton

as Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited)

6.0

Confirm or Deny

1941

as Updyke (scenes deleted)

3.8

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Willie Spears

6.3

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

as Fuller

6.9

The Four Just Men

1939

as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

6.0

We Are Not Alone

1939

as Archdeacon

6.1

The Wife of General Ling

as Governor

For Valour

as General

Wings over Africa

as Redfern

The Wandering Jew

as Knight (Phase II)

Loyalties

as Gen. Canynge

In a Monastery Garden

1932

as Count Romano

Stamboul

1931

as Bouchier

Caste

1930

as Capt. Hawtree

And One Was Loyal

as Jack Simmons

Television (43)

Flying High

The Paper Chase

Centennial

as Lord Venneford

The Bastard

as Dr. Bleeker

QB VII

as Semple

Kojak

as Antonakis

Night Gallery

as Doctor

Ironside

as John

Batman

as Alfred

Family Affair

Daktari

as Roger Ealing

Laredo

Daniel Boone

as Col. Sir Hubert Crater

The Rogues

as John McKellway

Breaking Point

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

as Mr. Hodges

7.8

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

as Chemist

6.9

The Lloyd Bridges Show

1962

as Kurt Drobney

5.0

Don't Call Me Charlie

as Gen. Steele

Thriller

as Lawyer Ridgewater

Checkmate

as Father Dunne, the Abbot

4.1

The Roaring 20's

1960

as Mr. Dunston

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

1960

as Alexander Pinley

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Capt. Protheroe

8.5

Adventures in Paradise

as Alex

The Third Man

as Colonel Andresi

The Detectives

as Bishop

Five Fingers

as Wembley

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Colonel Devlin

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Bertram La Tour

Panic!

Telephone Time

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Sir Everett

7.8

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

as Governor

5.4

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Mr. Cryer

7.8

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

as Carnacki

7.0

General Electric Theater

as Sean O'Donnell

Letter to Loretta

as Mr. Bronte

Four Star Playhouse

as John Dwerrihouse

Chevron Theatre

as Steven Everton

Cavalcade of America

Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Prof. Artemus Beechem

7.5

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Sir Adrian

6.3