Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Birthday: January 7, 1903 in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

Deathday: August 8, 1988

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

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

Batman

Batman

Marnie

Marnie

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

Centennial

Centennial

The Bastard

The Bastard

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Flying High

Flying High

The Golden Dog

The Golden Dog

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Kojak

Kojak

Come Die with Me

Come Die with Me

QB VII

QB VII

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Ironside

Ironside

Family Affair

Family Affair

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

Batman

Batman

Batman

Batman

Daktari

Daktari

The Loved One

The Loved One

British Club Official

The Rogues

The Rogues

Laredo

Laredo

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Col. Sir Hubert Crater

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Marnie

Marnie

36 Hours

36 Hours

Col. Peter MacLean

Signpost to Murder

Signpost to Murder

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

Sir Pellinore (voice)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Capt. Protheroe

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial

Dr. Gideon Gault

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

Colonel Decatur

Don't Call Me Charlie

Don't Call Me Charlie

Checkmate

Checkmate

Father Dunne, the Abbot

Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

Bertram La Tour

Thriller

Thriller

Attorney Pinchot

Thriller

Thriller

Constable Evans

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

Thriller

Thriller

Lawyer Ridgewater

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

The Third Man

The Third Man

Colonel Andresi

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

Alexander Pinley

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Island of Lost Women

Island of Lost Women

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

The Detectives

The Detectives

Five Fingers

Five Fingers

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Sir Charles Harrington

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

Prosecution Attorney

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

Panic!

Panic!

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lord Sorrington

The Mole People

The Mole People

Elinu, the High Priest

Miami Exposé

Miami Exposé

Raymond Sheridan

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Wilfred - the Recording Angel

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Désirée

Désirée

Playmates

Playmates

Stephen Everton

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Young Bess

Young Bess

Robert Tyrwhitt

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

John Dwerrihouse

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Prof. Artemus Beechem

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri

Capt. Humberstone Lyon

The Strange Door

The Strange Door

Double Crossbones

Double Crossbones

The Great Caruso

The Great Caruso

The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

Professor George Carter

Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril

Commissioner Peters

The Highwayman

The Highwayman

Tripoli

Tripoli

Criss Cross

Criss Cross

The Red Danube

The Red Danube

Manhandled

Manhandled

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

High Executioner

Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie

Master Minds

Master Minds

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Sherlock Holmes

Macbeth

Macbeth

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

Defense Attorney

My Own True Love

My Own True Love

Hills of Home

Hills of Home

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Earl of Warwick

Lured

Lured

Detective Gordon

Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

Ivy

Ivy

Sir Jonathan Wright

Fiesta

Fiesta

Driftwood

Driftwood

Dr. Nicholas Adams

Adventure Island

Adventure Island

Forever Amber

Forever Amber

The Lone Wolf in London

The Lone Wolf in London

Monty Beresford

Unconquered

Unconquered

Sir William Johnson

High Conquest

High Conquest

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

Judge Henry Saladine

Three Strangers

Three Strangers

David Shackleford

House of Horrors

House of Horrors

F. Holmes Harmon

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

Hangover Square

Hangover Square

Sir Henry Chapman

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

The Count de Breville

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

Black Watch officer

Cat People

Cat People

Doc Carver (uncredited)

A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton

Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited)

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

Updyke (scenes deleted)

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

The Wife of General Ling

The Wife of General Ling

For Valour

For Valour

Wings over Africa

Wings over Africa

Loyalties

Loyalties

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

Knight (Phase II)

In a Monastery Garden

In a Monastery Garden

Stamboul

Stamboul

Caste

Caste

And One Was Loyal

And One Was Loyal

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

The Bastard

The Bastard

The Golden Dog

The Golden Dog

Come Die with Me

Come Die with Me

Batman

Batman

The Loved One

The Loved One

British Club Official

Marnie

Marnie

36 Hours

36 Hours

Col. Peter MacLean

Signpost to Murder

Signpost to Murder

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

The Sword in the Stone

The Sword in the Stone

Sir Pellinore (voice)

The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial

Dr. Gideon Gault

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

Wild in the Country

Wild in the Country

Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Island of Lost Women

Island of Lost Women

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

Prosecution Attorney

The Mole People

The Mole People

Elinu, the High Priest

Miami Exposé

Miami Exposé

Raymond Sheridan

The Court Jester

The Court Jester

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

Désirée

Désirée

Playmates

Playmates

Stephen Everton

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Young Bess

Young Bess

Robert Tyrwhitt

Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri

Capt. Humberstone Lyon

The Strange Door

The Strange Door

Double Crossbones

Double Crossbones

The Great Caruso

The Great Caruso

The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

Professor George Carter

Tarzan's Peril

Tarzan's Peril

Commissioner Peters

The Highwayman

The Highwayman

Tripoli

Tripoli

Criss Cross

Criss Cross

The Red Danube

The Red Danube

Manhandled

Manhandled

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

High Executioner

Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie

Master Minds

Master Minds

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

Sherlock Holmes

Macbeth

Macbeth

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

Defense Attorney

My Own True Love

My Own True Love

Hills of Home

Hills of Home

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Earl of Warwick

Lured

Lured

Detective Gordon

Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

Ivy

Ivy

Sir Jonathan Wright

Fiesta

Fiesta

Driftwood

Driftwood

Dr. Nicholas Adams

Adventure Island

Adventure Island

Forever Amber

Forever Amber

The Lone Wolf in London

The Lone Wolf in London

Monty Beresford

Unconquered

Unconquered

Sir William Johnson

High Conquest

High Conquest

The Strange Woman

The Strange Woman

Judge Henry Saladine

Three Strangers

Three Strangers

David Shackleford

House of Horrors

House of Horrors

F. Holmes Harmon

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

Hangover Square

Hangover Square

Sir Henry Chapman

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

The Uninvited

The Uninvited

Mademoiselle Fifi

Mademoiselle Fifi

The Count de Breville

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Lost Angel

Lost Angel

Assignment in Brittany

Assignment in Brittany

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Appointment in Berlin

Appointment in Berlin

Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Random Harvest

Random Harvest

Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

Black Watch officer

Cat People

Cat People

Doc Carver (uncredited)

A Yank at Eton

A Yank at Eton

Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited)

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

Updyke (scenes deleted)

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns

The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

We Are Not Alone

We Are Not Alone

The Wife of General Ling

The Wife of General Ling

For Valour

For Valour

Wings over Africa

Wings over Africa

Loyalties

Loyalties

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew

Knight (Phase II)

In a Monastery Garden

In a Monastery Garden

Stamboul

Stamboul

Caste

Caste

And One Was Loyal

And One Was Loyal

Centennial

Centennial

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Flying High

Flying High

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Kojak

Kojak

QB VII

QB VII

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Ironside

Ironside

Family Affair

Family Affair

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

Batman

Batman

Daktari

Daktari

The Rogues

The Rogues

Laredo

Laredo

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Col. Sir Hubert Crater

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Capt. Protheroe

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Lloyd Bridges Show

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

Colonel Decatur

Don't Call Me Charlie

Don't Call Me Charlie

Checkmate

Checkmate

Father Dunne, the Abbot

Tales of Wells Fargo

Tales of Wells Fargo

Bertram La Tour

Thriller

Thriller

Attorney Pinchot

Thriller

Thriller

Constable Evans

The Roaring 20's

The Roaring 20's

Thriller

Thriller

Lawyer Ridgewater

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

The Third Man

The Third Man

Colonel Andresi

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

Alexander Pinley

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Shirley Temple's Storybook

Shirley Temple's Storybook

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

The Detectives

The Detectives

Five Fingers

Five Fingers

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Sir Charles Harrington

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

Panic!

Panic!

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lord Sorrington

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Wilfred - the Recording Angel

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

John Dwerrihouse

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Prof. Artemus Beechem

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre

Chevron Theatre