Alan Napier

Alan Napier
Napier in 1949
Born
Alan William Napier-Clavering

(1903-01-07)7 January 1903
Died8 August 1988(1988-08-08) (aged 85)
Resting placeCremated; ashes scattered in the garden of his home in Pacific Palisades, California
EducationClifton College
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Years active1920s–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]

  1. ^ "Alan Napier, 'Batman's' butler, dies". Ukiah Daily Journal. Associated Press. 8 August 1988 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon