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Alan Napier

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Biography

Alan Napier was born of prestigious stock. He was the cousin of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and a direct descendant of Charles Dickens.…more

Born

1/7/1903, Harborne, Birmingham,England ,UK

Died

8/8/1988

Birth Name

Alan William Napier-Clavering

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Centennial
  Lord Venneford
- Batman
  Alfred Pennyworth
  - S 3: Ep 26 Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires
    3/14/68
  - S 3: Ep 25 The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
    3/7/68
  - S 3: Ep 24 The Joker's Flying Saucer
    2/29/68
  - S 3: Ep 23 I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
    2/22/68
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Great Train Robbery (2)
    2/8/68
  - + 118 More Credits
- Don't Call Me Charlie
  Gen. Steele
  - S 1: Ep 18 Lorenzo Johnson, D.V.M., Retired
    1/25/63
  - S 1: Ep 17 No Milk Today
    1/18/63
  - S 1: Ep 16 Rollo The Wonder Dog
    1/11/63
  - S 1: Ep 15 Raise Your Right Hand
    1/4/63
  - S 1: Ep 14 Take My Hand
    12/28/62
  - + 9 More Credits
- Don't Call Me Charlie
  General Steele
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Dog Show
    11/2/62
  - S 1: Ep 5 Only The Lonely
    10/19/62
  - S 1: Ep 2 No Vacancy
    9/28/62
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Charles Harrington
  - S 4: Ep 24 The Avon Emeralds
    3/22/59
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Lord Sorrington
  - S 2: Ep 27 I Killed the Count (3)
    3/31/57
  - S 2: Ep 26 I Killed the Count (2)
    3/24/57
  - S 2: Ep 25 I Killed the Count (1)
    3/17/57
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Wilfred
  - S 1: Ep 26 Whodunit
    3/25/56
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Sir Everett
  - S 1: Ep 5 Into Thin Air (aka The Vanishing Lady)
    10/30/55
Guest Star (51)

Role
- Centennial
  Lord Venneford
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Crime
    1/21/79
- The Paper Chase
  Justice Reynolds
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    12/5/78
- Ironside
  John
  - S 8: Ep 7 The Last Cotillion
    10/31/74
- The Wide World Of Mystery
  Lawyer
  - S 2: Ep 15 Come Die With Me
    5/14/74
- Ironside
  Marcus Lowell
  - S 6: Ep 20 All About Andrea
    2/22/73
- Night Gallery
  Cousin Zachariah
  - S 3: Ep 3 Fright Night
    10/15/72
- Night Gallery
  The Man
  - S 2: Ep 59 The Sins of the Fathers
    2/23/72
- Night Gallery
  Doctor
  - S 2: Ep 26 House - with Ghost
    11/17/71
- Ironside
  Walter Branford
  - S 3: Ep 19 Return to Fiji
    2/12/70
- Family Affair
  Mr. Wilson
  - S 3: Ep 17 Oh, To Be in England
    1/27/69
- The Beverly Hillbillies
  Chemist
  - S 6: Ep 2 The Clampetts in London
    9/13/67
- Batman
  Egbert
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Joker's Provokers
    11/17/66
- Daktari
  Roger Ealing
  - S 1: Ep 3 Killer Lion
    1/25/66
- Daniel Boone
  Lord Brisbane
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Perilous Journey
    12/16/65
- Laredo
  Major Donaldson
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Land Grabbers
    12/9/65
- Daniel Boone
  Sir Hubert Crater
  - S 1: Ep 26 Cain's Birthday (2)
    4/8/65
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Guerny, Sr.
  - S 3: Ep 22 Thou Still Unravished Bride
    3/22/65
- The Rogues
  John McKellway
  - S 1: Ep 16 Money Is for Burning
    1/3/65
- Breaking Point
  Harold Major
  - S 1: Ep 21 So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time
    2/17/64
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Sherwood
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Fifth Passenger
    11/29/63
- The Twilight Zone
  Captain Prothero
  - S 4: Ep 17 Passage on the Lady Anne
    5/9/63
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Mr. Hodges
  - S 1: Ep 26 An Out for Oscar
    4/5/63
- The Lloyd Bridges Show
  Kurt Drobney
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Sherdian Square
    3/19/63
- Alcoa Premiere
  Judge Cameron
  - S 2: Ep 14 Impact of an Execution
    1/3/63
- Follow The Sun
  Julian 'The Major' Mosgrove
  - S 1: Ep 22 Annie Beeler's Place
    2/11/62
- Thriller
  The Attorney
  - S 1: Ep 35 Dark Legacy
    5/30/61
- The Roaring 20's
  Mr. Dunston
  - S 1: Ep 16 Black Saturday
    2/11/61
- Thriller
  Constable Evans
  - S 1: Ep 20 Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
    2/7/61
- Adventures in Paradise
  Alex the Great
  - S 2: Ep 10 Daughter of Illusion
    12/12/60
- The Case of the Dangerous Robin
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Bard Disappears
    11/28/60
- Thriller
  Attorney Ridgewater
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Purple Room
    10/25/60
- Shirley Temple Theatre
  Colonel Devlin
  - S 1: Ep 2 Kim
    9/25/60
- Shirley Temple's Storybook
  Colonel Devlin
  - S 2: Ep 2 Kim
    9/25/60
- The Third Man
  Andresi
  - S 1: Ep 37 Dark Island
    8/5/60
- Five Fingers
  Wembley
  - S 1: Ep 11 Thin Ice
    12/19/59
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Unknown Town
    10/24/59
- The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor
  Bishop
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Bait
    11/20/59
- Playhouse 90
  Sir Luke
  - S 3: Ep 14 The Wings of the Dove
    1/8/59
- General Electric Theater
  Sean O'Donnell
  - S 6: Ep 5 Mischief at Bandy Leg
    11/3/57
- Panic
  Hawthorne
  - S 1: Ep 17 Reincarnated (aka The Moth and the Flame)
    7/2/57
- Telephone Time
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Consort
    1/27/57
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Travers
  - S 2: Ep 7 Operation Cicero
    12/26/56
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Sir Edward
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Empty Room
    5/30/56
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour
  Governor
  - S 1: Ep 12 Deception
    3/7/56
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 56 The Lucky Finger
    9/15/55
- Front Row Center
  Reverend Thompson
  - S 1: Ep 8 Outward Bound
    8/10/55
- The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 48 Playmates
    8/29/54
  - S 1: Ep 42 The Whistling Room
    7/18/54
- Loretta Young Show
  Mr. Bronte
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Bronte Story
    11/15/53
- Four Star Playhouse
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Man on the Train
    1/15/53
- Biff Baker USA
  Professor Beecham
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mona Lisa
    12/11/52
- Cavalcade of America
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Poor Richard
    10/1/52
- Your Show Time
  Sherlock Holmes
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Adventure Of The Speckled Band
    3/25/49

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Trivia
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- Alan was the first to play Alfed Pennyworth on a Batman tv show. However, the first to play the character in live action was William Austin in the 1943 film Batman.
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- Alan's daughter, Jennifer Nichols, became a wardrobe supervisor for numerous movies.
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- Alan's grandson Brian Forster continued the family acting legacy. He played in Family Affair, The Survivors, My Friend Tony, and The Brady Bunch.
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- Alan Napier: I was actually the first person hired for Batman before Batman or Robin or anybody, because Charles FitzSimons was an associate of my agent years before and had moved on to be Doziers assistaint.
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- Alan Napier: My agent rang up and said, 'I think you are going to play on "Batman,"' I said 'What is "Batman"?' He said, 'Don't you read the comics?' I said, 'No, never.' He said, 'I think you are going to be Batman's butler.' I said, 'How do I know I want to be Batman's butler?' It was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard of. He said, 'It may be worth over $100,000.' So I said I was Batman's butler.
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