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Alan Napier
Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. Born in Birmingham, Napier embarked his career in West End theatre for a decade before having a prolific film career in Britain and later on in Hollywood. Standing at a height of 6 feet 6 inches, Napier was known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series. He was first cast in the Batman series in 1965 and stayed with the role until the series' cancellation in 1968. Throughout his career, Napier worked with significant figures like John Gielgud, Robert Morley, Orson Welles, and many more. His career extended into the 1980s covering TV series like QB VII, The Bastard, and Centennial, and retired in 1981, aged 78. Besides his acting, Napier also authored a three-volume autobiography which was later published in 2015 under the title Not Just Batman's Butler.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Alan William Napier-Clavering
Born: King's Norton, Birmingham, England
Citizenship: England
Birthday: January 7, 1903
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1920s-1981
Spouses: Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge, Aileen Dickens Hawksley
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Movies Featuring Alan Napier
Marnie
Batman: The Movie
36 Hours
Lassie Come Home
Young Bess
Action in Arabia
The Strange Door
Across the Wide Missouri
Mademoiselle Fifi
Unconquered
The Strange Woman
Confirm or Deny
The Mole People
The Song of Bernadette
Forever Amber
The House of the Seven Gables
The Premature Burial
Lost Angel
Julius Caesar
The Invisible Man Returns
The Blue Veil
Loyalties
Double Crossbones
House of Horrors
Batman
Big Jim McLain
The Lone Wolf in London
Tender Is the Night
Tarzan’s Peril
A Scandal in Paris
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Moonfleet
Joan of Arc
Lured
The Wandering Jew
Batman Meets The Green Hornet
Adventure Island
Ministry of Fear
Three Strangers
Désirée
Hills of Home
The Four Just Men
Ivy
The Uninvited
The Bastard
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Isle of the Dead
Until They Sail
Fiesta
Signpost to Murder
Master Minds
Wild in the Country
The Loved One
Appointment in Berlin
Miami Exposé
QB VII
Macbeth
My Own True Love
Assignment in Brittany
Manhandled
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain
The Great Caruso
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Sinbad the Sailor
Tripoli
Johnny Belinda
Criss Cross
Challenge to Lassie
The Hairy Ape
Driftwood
Island of Lost Women
Hangover Square
Career Timeline
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1951
The Strange Door
Count Grassin
Across the Wide Missouri
Capt. Humberstone Lyon
The Blue Veil
Professor George Carter
Double Crossbones
Capt. Kidd
Tarzan’s Peril
Commissioner Peters
The Great Caruso
Jean de Reszke
1949
Master Minds
Dr. Druzik
Manhandled
Alton Bennet
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain
Jessup
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
High Executioner
Criss Cross
Finchley
Challenge to Lassie
Lord Provost
1948
Joan of Arc
Earl of Warwick
Hills of Home
Sir George
Macbeth
A Holy Father
My Own True Love
Kittredge
Johnny Belinda
Defense Attorney
1947
Unconquered
Sir William Johnson
Forever Amber
Landale
The Lone Wolf in London
Monty Beresford
Lured
Detective Gordon
Adventure Island
Attwater
Ivy
Sir Jonathan Wright
Fiesta
The Tourist
Sinbad the Sailor
Aga
Driftwood
Dr. Nicholas Adams
1946
The Strange Woman
Judge Henry Saladine
House of Horrors
F. Holmes Harmon
A Scandal in Paris
Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister
Three Strangers
David Shackleford
1944
Action in Arabia
Eric Latimer
Mademoiselle Fifi
The Count de Breville
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Mr. Parker
Ministry of Fear
Dr. Forrester
The Uninvited
Dr. Scott
The Hairy Ape
MacDougald, Chief Engineer
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