Alan Napier

Alan Napier

English actor (1903–1988)

Alan William Napier-Clavering, better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor. After a decade in West End theatre, he had a long film career in Britain and later in Hollywood. Napier is best remembered for portraying Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 37 films (1938–1964) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1964 36 Hours. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Perlberg-Seaton Productions Inc. 111 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 Premature burial. American International Pictures (Firm); Roger Corman. 3000 16mm Color sound
1961 Tender Is The Night. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 146 min 35mm Color sound
1959 Journey To The Center Of The Earth. Joseph M. Schenck Enterprises Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 132 min 35mm Color sound
1956 The mole people. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 78 min. 35mm B&W sound
1953 Julius Caesar National Geographic 120 min 16mm B&W sound
1953 Julius Caesar Joseph L. Mankiewicz 12:00 B&W
1951 Tarzan's peril. Sol Lesser Productions Inc. 2900 16mm B&W sound
1951 The Great Caruso Richard Thorpe 109 min Color
1951 The Great Caruso. Loew's Inc. 109 min 35mm Color sound
1951 The Strange Door. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 81 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Double Crossbones. Universal Pictures Company Inc. 76 min. 35mm Color sound
1950 Tripoli. Paramount Pictures Corp. 95 min. 35mm Color sound
1949 A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court. Universal 16 107 min 35mm Color sound
1949 Challenge To Lassie. Richard Thorpe 76 min. 35mm Color sound
1949 Criss Cross Universal Pictures Co. Inc. (Publisher) 94 16mm B&W sound
1949 Criss Cross Robert Siodmak 88 min 16mm B&W
1949 Tarzan's magic fountain. Lee Sholem 2367 16mm B&W sound
1948 Hills of home Fred M. Wilcox 97 min Color
1948 Tarzan's Magic Fountain. Lee Sholem 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Driftwood. Allan Dwan 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Sinbad the Sailor Richard Wallace 112 min 16mm Color
1947 Unconquered Florida Dept Of Commerce Film Library 147 min 16mm Color sound
1947 Unconquered Cecil B. DeMille 12:00 Color
1946 Sinbad The Sailor. Richard Wallace 117 min 35mm Color sound
1945 Hangover Square Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 1:17:00 16mm B&W sound
1945 Hangover Square. John Brahm 6 966 ft. B&W
1945 SINBAD THE SAILOR Castle Films 1R 16mm Color Sound
1944 Action In Arabia Léonide Moguy 75 B&W
1944 The Hairy Ape. Alfred Santell 92 min. B&W
1944 The Uninvited Paramount Pictures Corporation 1:38:00 16mm B&W sound
1944 The Uninvited. Lewis Allen 10 reels B&W
1943 Cat People. Jacques Tourneur 73 min. B&W
1943 Lassie Come Home. Fred M. Wilcox 9 reels Color sound
1942 A Yank At Eton. Norman Taurog 9 reels B&W sound
1940 The House Of The Seven Gables. Joe May 9 reels B&W
1938 THE WIFE OF GENERAL LING. Gaumont British Picture Corp. of America 8 reels B&W