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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 7, 1903
Died
August 8, 1988
Place of Birth
Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK
Also Known As
- Alan William Napier-Clavering
- آلن ناپیر
Alan Napier
0.8 Popularity
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
Credits
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
as Briarton
1981
6.5
Centennial
as Lord Venneford
1978
7.7
Flying High
1978
4.5
The Paper Chase
1978
7.6
The Bastard
as Dr. Bleeker
1978
5.8
The Golden Dog
as Archie
1977
0.0
Come Die with Me
as Lawyer
1974
0.0
QB VII
as Semple
1974
7.7
Kojak
as Antonakis
1973
7.0
Night Gallery
as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy
1970
7.8
Night Gallery
as Doctor
1970
7.8
Ironside
as John
1967
6.8
Family Affair
1966
6.7
Batman
as Alfred
1966
6.4
Batman
as Alfred
1966
7.3
Daktari
as Roger Ealing
1966
7.2
The Loved One
as British Club Official
1965
6.2
Laredo
1965
6.3
Signpost to Murder
as The Vicar
1964
6.0
My Fair Lady
as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)
1964
7.5
36 Hours
as Col. Peter MacLean
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Col. Sir Hubert Crater
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Lord Brisbane
1964
7.0
The Rogues
as John McKellway
1964
7.2
Marnie
as Mr. Rutland
1964
7.1
The Sword in the Stone
as Sir Pellinore (voice)
1963
7.2
Breaking Point
1963
7.2
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Chemist
1962
6.9
Don't Call Me Charlie
as Gen. Steele
1962
5.0
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Mr. Hodges
1962
7.8
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Kurt Drobney
1962
5.0
The Premature Burial
as Dr. Gideon Gault
1962
6.3
Tender Is the Night
as Señor Pardo
1962
5.4
🎬
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
as Wembley
1961
0.0
Wild in the Country
as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)
1961
6.2
The Case of the Dangerous Robin
as Alexander Pinley
1960
0.0
The Roaring 20's
as Mr. Dunston
1960
0.0
Checkmate
as Father Dunne, the Abbot
1960
4.1
Thriller
as Lawyer Ridgewater
1960
6.6
Thriller
as Attorney Pinchot
1960
6.6
Thriller
as Constable Evans
1960
6.6
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Dean
1959
6.9
The Detectives
as Bishop
1959
6.1
Adventures in Paradise
as Alex
1959
5.7
Five Fingers
as Wembley
1959
0.0
The Twilight Zone
as Capt. Protheroe
1959
8.5
The Third Man
as Colonel Andresi
1959
7.1
Island of Lost Women
as Dr. Paul Lujan
1959
4.2
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Colonel Devlin
1958
6.2
Until They Sail
as Prosecution Attorney
1957
6.4
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Bertram La Tour
1957
6.9
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Colonel Decatur
1957
6.9
Panic!
1957
0.0
The Mole People
as Elinu, the High Priest
1956
5.1
Miami Exposé
as Raymond Sheridan
1956
5.3
Telephone Time
1956
6.3
The Court Jester
as Sir Brockhurst
1955
7.3
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Sir Edward
1955
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Travers
1955
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Governor
1955
5.4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sir Everett
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Wilfred - the Recording Angel
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lord Sorrington
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sir Charles Harrington
1955
7.8
Moonfleet
as Parson Glennie
1955
6.5
Désirée
as Despreaux
1954
6.6
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Mr. Cryer
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Archie
1954
7.8
Playmates
as Stephen Everton
1954
0.0
Letter to Loretta
as Mr. Bronte
1953
6.5
Julius Caesar
as Cicero
1953
7.1
Young Bess
as Robert Tyrwhitt
1953
5.7
General Electric Theater
as Sean O'Donnell
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Jack Simmons
1953
6.4
Biff Baker U.S.A.
as Prof. Artemus Beechem
1952
7.5
Cavalcade of America
1952
3.5
🎬
Four Star Playhouse
as John Dwerrihouse
1952
6.7
Big Jim McLain
as Sturak
1952
4.9
🎬
Chevron Theatre
as Steven Everton
1952
10.0
🎬
Chevron Theatre
as Carnacki
1952
10.0
The Blue Veil
as Professor George Carter
1951
6.6
Across the Wide Missouri
as Capt. Humberstone Lyon
1951
5.9
The Highwayman
1951
0.0
The Strange Door
as Count Grassin
1951
6.1
Double Crossbones
as Capt. Kidd
1951
5.4
The Great Caruso
as Jean de Reszke
1951
5.7
Tarzan's Peril
as Commissioner Peters
1951
5.0
Tripoli
as Khalil
1950
5.6
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Sir Adrian
1950
6.3
Master Minds
as Dr. Druzik
1949
6.0
Challenge to Lassie
as Lord Provost
1949
4.8
The Red Danube
as The General
1949
6.3
Manhandled
as Alton Bennet
1949
4.9
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as High Executioner
1949
6.2
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as Sherlock Holmes
1949
0.0
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Jessup
1949
5.5
Criss Cross
as Finchley
1949
7.1
Joan of Arc
as Earl of Warwick
1948
6.1
Hills of Home
as Sir George
1948
6.7
Macbeth
as A Holy Father
1948
7.2
Johnny Belinda
as Defense Attorney
1948
6.8
My Own True Love
as Kittredge
1948
5.5
The Lone Wolf in London
as Monty Beresford
1947
5.5
Forever Amber
as Landale
1947
6.0
Unconquered
as Sir William Johnson
1947
6.3
Driftwood
as Dr. Nicholas Adams
1947
6.1
Lured
as Detective Gordon
1947
6.3
Adventure Island
as Attwater
1947
4.9
Ivy
as Sir Jonathan Wright
1947
6.6
High Conquest
as Tommy Donlin
1947
0.0
Fiesta
as The Tourist
1947
4.7
Sinbad the Sailor
as Aga
1947
5.9
The Strange Woman
as Judge Henry Saladine
1946
6.1
A Scandal in Paris
as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister
1946
6.4
House of Horrors
as F. Holmes Harmon
1946
6.0
Three Strangers
as David Shackleford
1946
6.4
Isle of the Dead
as St. Aubyn
1945
6.0
Hangover Square
as Sir Henry Chapman
1945
6.9
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Mr. Parker
1944
6.6
Mademoiselle Fifi
as The Count de Breville
1944
6.1
The Hairy Ape
as MacDougald, Chief Engineer
1944
5.6
Ministry of Fear
as Dr. Forrester
1944
6.9
The Uninvited
as Dr. Scott
1944
6.9
Action in Arabia
as Eric Latimer
1944
5.9
Lost Angel
as Dr. Woodring
1943
7.5
The Song of Bernadette
as Dr. Debeau
1943
7.0
Madame Curie
as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
1943
7.2
Lassie Come Home
as Jock
1943
6.7
Appointment in Berlin
as Col. Patterson (uncredited)
1943
6.7
Assignment in Brittany
as Sam Wells
1943
6.6
Random Harvest
as Julian
1942
7.3
Cat People
as Doc Carver (uncredited)
1942
6.9
A Yank at Eton
as Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited)
1942
6.0
Eagle Squadron
as Black Watch officer
1942
5.5
Confirm or Deny
as Updyke (scenes deleted)
1941
3.8
The House of the Seven Gables
as Fuller
1940
6.9
The Invisible Man Returns
as Willie Spears
1940
6.3
We Are Not Alone
as Archdeacon
1939
6.1
The Four Just Men
as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.
1939
6.2
🎬
The Wife of General Ling
as Governor
1937
6.2
🎬
For Valour
as General
1937
5.0
Wings over Africa
as Redfern
1936
6.0
The Wandering Jew
as Knight (Phase II)
1933
7.6
Loyalties
as Gen. Canynge
1933
6.0
🎬
In a Monastery Garden
as Count Romano
1932
0.0
Stamboul
as Bouchier
1931
0.0
Caste
as Capt. Hawtree
1930
0.0
And One Was Loyal
as Jack Simmons
N/A
0.0