
Alan Napier
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Marnie
as Mr. Rutland
1964

Lassie Come Home
as Jock
1943

Batman
as Alfred
1966

Lured
as Detective Gordon
1947

Isle of the Dead
as St. Aubyn
1945

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Mr. Parker
1944

Ministry of Fear
as Dr. JM Forrester
1944

Julius Caesar
as Cicero
1953

Criss Cross
as Finchley
1949

Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Dean
1959

Random Harvest
as Julian
1942

The Court Jester
as Sir Brockhurst
1955

The Sword in the Stone
as Sir Pellinore (voice)
1963

The Strange Woman
as Judge Henry Saladine
1946

Across the Wide Missouri
as Capt. Humberstone Lyon
1951

Macbeth
as A Holy Father
1948

The House of the Seven Gables
as Fuller
1940

Three Strangers
as David Shackleford
1946

The Invisible Man Returns
as Willie Spears
1940

Big Jim McLain
as Sturak
1952
TV Appearances

Family Affair
1966

Batman
as Alfred
1966

The Beverly Hillbillies
as Chemist
1962

Kojak
as Antonakis
1973

Tales of Wells Fargo
as Bertram La Tour
1957

Tales of Wells Fargo
as Colonel Decatur
1957

Night Gallery
as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy
1970

General Electric Theater
as Sean O'Donnell
1953

The Twilight Zone
as Capt. Protheroe
1959

The Rogues
as John McKellway
1964

Ironside
as John
1967

Laredo
1965