Alan Napier | |
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 Napier in 1949 | |
| Born | Alan William Napier-Clavering 7 January 1903 King's Norton, Birmingham, England |
| Died | 8 August 1988 (aged 85) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cremated; ashes scattered in the garden of his home in Pacific Palisades, California |
| Education | Clifton College |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Years active | 1920s–1981 |
| Spouses | Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge
(m. 1930; div. 1944)Aileen Dickens Hawksley
(m. 1944; died 1961) |
Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), 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 on in Hollywood. Napier is best remembered for portraying Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series.[1]
- ^ "Alan Napier, 'Batman's' butler, dies". Ukiah Daily Journal. Associated Press. 8 August 1988 – via Newspapers.com.
