Alan Napier as Alfred Pennyworth from Batman.

Alan Napier (born Alan Napier-Clavering, 7 January 1903 in Birmingham, England – 8 August 1988 in Santa Monica, California) was an British character actor. He is best known for playing Alfred in the 1960s live-action Batman television series. Image File history File links Pennyworth. ... Image File history File links Pennyworth. ... Alfred Pennyworth is a fictional supporting character in the DC Comics Batman series. ... For the 1989 version starring Michael Keaton, see Batman (1989 film). ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Alfred, normally named in full as Alfred Pennyworth, is a fictional character who, in the series of Batman comics published by DC Comics, is the butler of Bruce Wayne. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Napier was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain, Britain's prime minister from 1937 to 1940 and the great-great grandson of author Charles Dickens. He was stage-struck from childhood and after graduating from Clifton College, the tall 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), booming-voiced Napier studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then later was engaged by the Oxford Players, where he worked with such raw young talent as Sir John Gielgud and Robert Morley. He continued working with the cream of Britain's acting crop during his ten years (1929-1939) on the West End stages. He came to New York City in 1940 to co-star with Gladys George in Lady in Waiting. Though his film career had begun in England in the 1930s, he had very little success before the cameras until he arrived and joined the British community in Hollywood in 1941. There he spent time with such people as James Whale. He usually played dignified, sometimes WASPish roles of all sizes in such films as Cat People (1942), The Uninvited (1943), and House of Horror (1946). Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940), known as Neville Chamberlain, was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... “Dickens” redirects here. ... An 1898 etching of the College Close Clifton College (grid reference ST569737) is a major coeducational public school in Clifton, Bristol, England. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ... Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000), known as Sir John Gielgud, was an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Academy Award-winning British theatre and film actor. ... Robert Morley (May 26, 1908 – June 3, 1992) was an Oscar-nominated British actor who, often in supporting roles, was usually cast as a pompous English gentleman representing the Establishment. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Gladys George (born September 13, 1900; died December 8, 1954) was an American actress. ... ... James Whale (1889-1957) For the British radio presenter, see James Whale (radio). ... Suborder Apocrita See text for explanation. ... This article is about the 1942 film; Cat People is also the name of a 1982 film. ...

In The Song of Bernadette, he played the ethically questionable psychiatrist who is hired to declare Bernadette mentally ill. He appeared in two Shakespeare films - the Orson Welles Macbeth, in which he played a priest that Welles added to the story, who spoke lines originally uttered by other characters, and MGM's Julius Caesar, in which he played Cicero. He also played the vicious Earl of Warwick in Joan of Arc. Categories: Movie stubs | 1942 books | Books starting with S | 1943 films | Best Picture Oscar Nominee | Best Actress Oscar (film) | Best Supporting Actor Oscar Nominee (film) | Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominee (film) ... Shakespeare redirects here. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Macbeth marked Orson Welless return to Shakespearean interpretation, following his departure from Hollywood, with this 1948 version of the Scottish Play. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... Julius Caesar is a 1953 film based upon the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. ... Cicero at about age 60, from an ancient marble bust Marcus Tullius Cicero (IPA:Classical Latin pronunciation: , usually pronounced in American English or in British English; January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, philosopher, widely considered one of Romes greatest orators... Joan of Arc is a 1948 film. ...

In 1966, he was the first to be cast on the smash-hit TV series Batman, as Bruce Wayne's faithful butler Alfred, a role he played with delightful gusto until the series' cancellation in 1968. Napier's career extended into the 1980s, with TV roles in such miniseries as QB VII and such weeklies as The Paper Chase. QB VII by Leon Uris was a best seller published in 1970. ... The Paper Chase was a 1970 novel, as well as a 1973 movie based on the novel and a television series based on the movie. ...

He died from a stroke, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 85. Stroke (or cerebrovascular accident or CVA) is the clinical designation for a rapidly developing loss of brain function due to an interruption in the blood supply to all or part of the brain. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ...

Relatives

• Alan Napier is the grandfather of actor Brian Forster, who is best known as portraying (the second) Chris Partridge on the television series, The Partridge Family.

• Alan Napier is also the great-grandfather of actor James Napier, who is perhaps most notable for his roles on the television series' The Tribe and Power Rangers Dino Thunder.

Brian Forster (born April 14, 1960) was the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the television series The Partridge Family. ... The Partridge Family was an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children living in San Pueblo, a small fictional town in Northern California, originally broadcast on ABC from 1970 to 1974. ... James Napier (born March 24, 1982 in Wellington, New Zealand) has appeared in several television programmes including The Tribe, Power Rangers and Shortland Street. ... The Tribe is a science fiction television program, created by Raymond Thompson and Harry Duffin, produced by Cloud 9. ... Power Rangers: Dino Thunder are the twelfth generation of Power Rangers. ...

Homage

• In the 1989 Batman film, The Joker's name is Jack Napier, in homage to Alan Napier.

• The Justice League series finale, has Batman going undercover to investigate the true motives of the Thangarians. His disguise resembles Alan Napier.

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Selected filmography

• Cat People (1942)
• Random Harvest (1942)
• The Song of Bernadette (1943)
• The Hairy Ape (1944 film) {1944}
• Johnny Belinda (1948)
• Joan of Arc (1948)
• Macbeth (1948)
• Julius Caesar (1953)
• Tender Is the Night (1962)
• Batman (1966)

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External links

• Alan Napier at the Internet Movie Database
• Information and photos of Alan Napier
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