Alan Napier

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.

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Known For

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962 • as Chemist

The Twilight Zone

1959 • as Capt. Protheroe

Batman

1966 • as Alfred

Ironside

1967 • as John

Four Star Playhouse

1952 • as John Dwerrihouse

Tales of Wells Fargo

1957 • as Bertram La Tour

Filmography

2020

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

as Alfred

Movie - Released: 1/1/2020

1981

Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission

as Briarton

Movie - Released: 3/23/1981

1978

The Bastard

as Dr. Bleeker

Movie - Released: 5/22/1978

The Paper Chase

TV - Released: 9/9/1978

Flying High

TV - Released: 9/29/1978

Centennial

as Lord Venneford

TV - Released: 10/1/1978

1977

The Golden Dog

as Archie

Movie - Released: 1/2/1977

1974

Come Die With Me

Movie - Released: 5/14/1974

QB VII

as Semple

TV - Released: 4/29/1974

1973

Kojak

as Antonakis

TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1970

Night Gallery

as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy

TV - Released: 12/16/1970

Night Gallery

as Doctor

TV - Released: 12/16/1970

1967

Ironside

as John

TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1966

Batman

as Alfred

Movie - Released: 7/30/1966

Family Affair

TV - Released: 9/12/1966

Batman

as Alfred

TV - Released: 1/12/1966

Daktari

as Roger Ealing

TV - Released: 1/11/1966

1965

The Loved One

as British Club Official

Movie - Released: 10/11/1965

Laredo

TV - Released: 9/16/1965

1964

Marnie

as Mr. Rutland

Movie - Released: 7/17/1964

36 Hours

as Col. Peter MacLean

Movie - Released: 11/26/1964

Signpost to Murder

as The Vicar

Movie - Released: 12/4/1964

My Fair Lady

as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 10/21/1964

The Rogues

as John McKellway

TV - Released: 9/13/1964

Daniel Boone

as Col. Sir Hubert Crater

TV - Released: 9/24/1964

Daniel Boone

as Lord Brisbane

TV - Released: 9/24/1964

1963

The Sword in the Stone

as Sir Pellinore (voice)

Movie - Released: 12/25/1963

Breaking Point

TV - Released: 9/16/1963

1962

The Premature Burial

as Dr. Gideon Gault

Movie - Released: 3/7/1962

Tender Is the Night

as Señor Pardo

Movie - Released: 1/19/1962

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Chemist

TV - Released: 9/26/1962

Don't Call Me Charlie

as Gen. Steele

TV - Released: 9/21/1962

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Kurt Drobney

TV - Released: 9/11/1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Mr. Hodges

TV - Released: 9/20/1962

1961

Wild in the Country

as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 6/15/1961

Movie

Five Fingers : Thin Ice

as Wembley

Movie - Released: 7/1/1961

1960

Thriller

as Lawyer Ridgewater

TV - Released: 9/13/1960

Checkmate

as Father Dunne, the Abbot

TV - Released: 9/17/1960

Thriller

as Constable Evans

TV - Released: 9/13/1960

Thriller

as Attorney Pinchot

TV - Released: 9/13/1960

The Case of the Dangerous Robin

as Alexander Pinley

TV - Released: 10/18/1960

The Roaring 20's

as Mr. Dunston

TV - Released: 10/15/1960

1959

Journey to the Center of the Earth

as Dean

Movie - Released: 12/15/1959

Island of Lost Women

as Dr. Paul Lujan

Movie - Released: 3/20/1959

The Twilight Zone

as Capt. Protheroe

TV - Released: 10/2/1959

Adventures in Paradise

as Alex

TV - Released: 10/5/1959

The Detectives

as Bishop

TV - Released: 10/16/1959

Five Fingers

as Wembley

TV - Released: 10/4/1959

The Third Man

as Colonel Andresi

TV - Released: 10/2/1959

1958

Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Colonel Devlin

TV - Released: 1/12/1958

1957

Until They Sail

as Prosecution Attorney

Movie - Released: 10/8/1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Bertram La Tour

TV - Released: 3/18/1957

Tales of Wells Fargo

as Colonel Decatur

TV - Released: 3/18/1957

Panic!

TV - Released: 3/5/1957

1956

The Mole People

as Elinu, the High Priest

Movie - Released: 12/1/1956

Miami Exposé

as Raymond Sheridan

Movie - Released: 9/1/1956

Telephone Time

TV - Released: 4/8/1956

1955

The Court Jester

as Sir Brockhurst

Movie - Released: 12/24/1955

Moonfleet

as Parson Glennie

Movie - Released: 6/24/1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sir Everett

TV - Released: 10/2/1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Wilfred - the Recording Angel

TV - Released: 10/2/1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Lord Sorrington

TV - Released: 10/2/1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Sir Charles Harrington

TV - Released: 10/2/1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Governor

TV - Released: 10/5/1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Sir Edward

TV - Released: 10/5/1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Travers

TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

Désirée

as Despreaux

Movie - Released: 11/16/1954

Playmates

as Stephen Everton

Movie - Released: 8/29/1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mr. Cryer

TV - Released: 10/27/1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Archie

TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

Julius Caesar

as Cicero

Movie - Released: 6/4/1953

Young Bess

as Robert Tyrwhitt

Movie - Released: 5/29/1953

General Electric Theater

as Sean O'Donnell

TV - Released: 2/1/1953

General Electric Theater

as Jack Simmons

TV - Released: 2/1/1953

Letter to Loretta

as Mr. Bronte

TV - Released: 9/20/1953

1952

Big Jim McLain

as Sturak

Movie - Released: 8/30/1952

Cavalcade of America

TV - Released: 10/1/1952

Biff Baker U.S.A.

as Prof. Artemus Beechem

TV - Released: 11/6/1952

Four Star Playhouse

as John Dwerrihouse

TV - Released: 9/25/1952

Chevron Theatre

as Steven Everton

TV - Released: 1/4/1952

Chevron Theatre

as Carnacki

TV - Released: 1/4/1952

1951

Across the Wide Missouri

as Capt. Humberstone Lyon

Movie - Released: 10/12/1951

The Strange Door

as Count Grassin

Movie - Released: 6/21/1951

Double Crossbones

as Capt. Kidd

Movie - Released: 4/26/1951

The Great Caruso

as Jean de Reszke

Movie - Released: 4/16/1951

The Blue Veil

as Professor George Carter

Movie - Released: 10/26/1951

Tarzan's Peril

as Commissioner Peters

Movie - Released: 3/13/1951

The Highwayman

Movie - Released: 8/11/1951

1950

Tripoli

as Khalil

Movie - Released: 11/9/1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Sir Adrian

TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Criss Cross

as Finchley

Movie - Released: 2/4/1949

The Red Danube

as The General

Movie - Released: 10/14/1949

Manhandled

as Alton Bennet

Movie - Released: 7/21/1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as High Executioner

Movie - Released: 4/18/1949

Challenge to Lassie

as Lord Provost

Movie - Released: 10/31/1949

Master Minds

as Dr. Druzik

Movie - Released: 11/27/1949

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

as Jessup

Movie - Released: 2/5/1949

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie - Released: 3/25/1949

1948

Macbeth

as A Holy Father

Movie - Released: 10/1/1948

Johnny Belinda

as Defense Attorney

Movie - Released: 9/14/1948

My Own True Love

as Kittredge

Movie - Released: 7/1/1948

Hills of Home

as Sir George

Movie - Released: 11/25/1948

Joan of Arc

as Earl of Warwick

Movie - Released: 12/22/1948

1947

Lured

as Detective Gordon

Movie - Released: 8/28/1947

Sinbad the Sailor

as Aga

Movie - Released: 1/13/1947

Ivy

as Sir Jonathan Wright

Movie - Released: 6/26/1947

Fiesta

as The Tourist

Movie - Released: 6/12/1947

Driftwood

as Dr. Nicholas Adams

Movie - Released: 9/15/1947

Adventure Island

as Attwater

Movie - Released: 8/13/1947

Forever Amber

as Landale

Movie - Released: 10/10/1947

The Lone Wolf in London

as Monty Beresford

Movie - Released: 11/13/1947

Unconquered

as Sir William Johnson

Movie - Released: 10/10/1947

High Conquest

as Tommy Donlin

Movie - Released: 6/21/1947

1946

The Strange Woman

as Judge Henry Saladine

Movie - Released: 10/25/1946

Three Strangers

as David Shackleford

Movie - Released: 1/28/1946

House of Horrors

as F. Holmes Harmon

Movie - Released: 3/29/1946

A Scandal in Paris

as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

Movie - Released: 7/19/1946

1945

Isle of the Dead

as St. Aubyn

Movie - Released: 9/1/1945

Hangover Square

as Sir Henry Chapman

Movie - Released: 2/7/1945

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as Mr. Parker

Movie - Released: 11/15/1944

Ministry of Fear

as Dr. Forrester

Movie - Released: 5/19/1944

The Uninvited

as Dr. Scott

Movie - Released: 2/24/1944

Mademoiselle Fifi

as The Count de Breville

Movie - Released: 7/28/1944

The Hairy Ape

as MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Movie - Released: 7/2/1944

Action in Arabia

as Eric Latimer

Movie - Released: 2/18/1944

1943

Lassie Come Home

as Jock

Movie - Released: 12/1/1943

Lost Angel

as Dr. Woodring

Movie - Released: 12/23/1943

Assignment in Brittany

as Sam Wells

Movie - Released: 3/11/1943

The Song of Bernadette

as Dr. Debeau

Movie - Released: 12/21/1943

Madame Curie

as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 12/16/1943

Appointment in Berlin

as Col. Patterson (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 7/15/1943

1942

Random Harvest

as Julian

Movie - Released: 12/17/1942

Eagle Squadron

as Black Watch officer

Movie - Released: 6/16/1942

Cat People

as Doc Carver (uncredited)

Movie - Released: 12/5/1942

1941

Confirm or Deny

as Updyke (scenes deleted)

Movie - Released: 12/12/1941

1940

The House of the Seven Gables

as Fuller

Movie - Released: 4/12/1940

The Invisible Man Returns

as Willie Spears

Movie - Released: 1/12/1940

1939

The Four Just Men

as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

Movie - Released: 6/1/1939

We Are Not Alone

as Archdeacon

Movie - Released: 11/25/1939

1937

Movie

The Wife of General Ling

as Governor

Movie - Released: 4/7/1937

Movie

For Valour

as General

Movie - Released: 3/16/1937

1936

Wings over Africa

as Redfern

Movie - Released: 9/23/1936

1933

Loyalties

as Gen. Canynge

Movie - Released: 7/2/1933

The Wandering Jew

as Knight (Phase II)

Movie - Released: 11/15/1933

1932

Movie

In a Monastery Garden

as Count Romano

Movie - Released: 3/11/1932

1931

Stamboul

as Bouchier

Movie - Released: 10/20/1931

1930

Caste

as Capt. Hawtree

Movie - Released: 9/1/1930