Alan Napier (born Alan William Napier-Clavering, January 7, 1903 - August 8, 1988) was an English actor.
He was best known for playing Mr. Rutland in Marnie (1964), Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman series with Adam West (1966), and for voicing Sir Pellinore in The Sword in the Stone (1963).
He was married to Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge and Aileen Dickens Hawksley and had two children, one with Pethybridge and one with Hawksley.
Napier died at the age of 85 in 1988 after suffering a stroke.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1930: Caste as Capt. Hawtree
- 1931: Stamboul as Bouchier
- 1932: In A Monastery Garden as Count Romano
- 1933: Bitter Sweet as Lord Shayne (Uncredited Role)
- 1933: Loyalties as Gen. Canynge
- 1933: The Wandering Jew as Knight (uncredited)
- 1936: Wings Over Africa as Redfern
- 1937: For Valour as General
- 1937: Wife Of General Ling as Governor
- 1939: The Secret Four as Sir Hamar Ryman
- 1939: We Are Not Alone as Archdeacon
- 1940: The Invisible Man Returns as Willie Spears
- 1940: The House Of The Seven Gables as Fuller
- 1941: Confirm Or Deny as Updyke (Deleted Role)
- 1942: Eagle Squadron as Black Watch Officer
- 1942: A Yank At Eton as Restaurateur (uncredited)
- 1942: Cat People as Doc Carver (uncredited)
- 1942: Random Harvest as Julian
- 1943: Assignment In Brittany as Sam Wells
- 1943: Appointment In Berlin as Col. Patterson (uncredited)
- 1943: Lassie Come Home as Jock
- 1943: Madame Curie as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
- 1943: The Song of Bernadette as Dr. Debeau (uncredited)
- 1943: Lost Angel as Dr. Woodring
- 1944: The Uninvited as Dr. Scott
- 1944: Action In Arabia as Eric Latimer
- 1944: Ministry of Fear as Dr. JM Forrester
- 1944: The Hairy Ape as MacDougald
- 1944: Mademoiselle Fifi as The Count de Breville
- 1944: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Mr. Parker
- 1944: Dark Waters as The Doctor (uncredited)
- 1945: Hangover Square as Sir Henry Chapman
- 1945: Isle of the Dead as St. Aubyn
- 1946: Three Strangers as David Shackleford
- 1946: House Of Horrors as F. Holmes Harmon
- 1946: A Scandal In Paris as Houdon De Pierremont
- 1946: The Strange Woman as Judge Henry Saladine
- 1947: Sinbad the Sailor as Aga
- 1947: Fiesta as The Tourist
- 1947: High Conquest as Tommy Donlin
- 1947: Ivy as Sir Jonathan Wright
- 1947: Adventure Island as Attwater
- 1947: Lured as Det. Gordon
- 1947: Driftwood as Dr. Nicholas Adams
- 1947: Unconquered as Sir William Johnson
- 1947: The Lone Wolf In London as Monty Beresford
- 1947: Forever Amber as Landale
- 1948: My Own True Love as Kittredge
- 1948: Macbeth as A Holy Father
- 1948: Johnny Belinda as Defense Attorney
- 1948: Joan of Arc as Earl of Warwick
- 1948: Hills Of Home as Sir George
- 1949: Criss Cross as Finchley
- 1949: Tarzans Magic Fountain as Douglas Jessup
- 1949: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthurs Court as High Executioner
- 1949: Manhandled as Alton Bennet
- 1949: The Red Danube as The General
- 1949: Challenge To Lassie as Lord Provost
- 1949: Master Minds as Dr. Druzik
- 1950: Tripoli as Khalil
- 1951: Tarzans Peril as Comm. Peters
- 1951: Double Crossbones as Capt. Kidd
- 1951: The Great Caruso as Jean de Reszke
- 1951: The Highwayman as Barton
- 1951: Across the Wide Missouri as Capt. Humberstone Lyon
- 1951: The Blue Veil as Prof. George Carter
- 1951: The Strange Door as Count Grassin
- 1952: Big Jim Mc Lain as Stuark
- 1953: Julius Caesar as Cicero
- 1953: Young Bess as Robert Tyrwhitt
- 1954: Desiree as Despreaux
- 1955: Moonfleet as Parson Glennie
- 1955: The Court Jester as Sir Brockhurst
- 1956: Miami Expose as Raymond Sheridan
- 1956: The Mole People as Elinue
- 1957: Until They Sail as Prosecution Attorney
- 1959: Island Of Lord Women as Dr. Paul Lujan
- 1959: Journey to the Center of the Earth as Dean
- 1961: Wild in the Country as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)
- 1962: Tender Is The Night as Senor Pardo
- 1962: The Premature Burial as Dr. Gideon Gault
- 1963: The Sword in the Stone as Sir Pellinore
- 1964: Marnie as Mr. Rutland
- 1964: Mary Poppins as Huntsman/Reporter #3/Hound (uncredited, voice)
- 1964: My Fair Lady as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)
- 1964: Thirty Six Hours as col. Peter MacLean
- 1964: Signpost To Murder as The Vicar
- 1965: The Loved One as English Club Official
- 1966: Batman: The Movie as Alfred
- 1973: Crime Club as John
- 1981: The Monkey Mission as Briarton
Television Roles
- 1949: Your Show Time as Sherlock Holmes
- 1951: Fireside Theatre as Charles Dickens
- 1952: The Schaefer Century Theatre as Uncle Steven
- 1952: Chevron Theatre as Carnacki/Steven Everton (2 episodes)
- 1952: Biff Baker USA as Prof. Artemus Beechem
- 1953: Four Star Playhouse as John Dwerrihouse
- 1953: The Loretta Young Show as Mr. Bronte
- 1954: The Pepsi Cola Playhouse as Stephen Everton/Carnacki (3 episodes)
- 1955: Front Row Center as Rev. Thompson
- 1955: Lux Video Theatre as Sir Adrian
- 1955-1959: Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lord Sorrington/Sir Charles Harrington/Wilfred/Sir Everett (6 episodes)
- 1956: The Twentieth Century Fox Hour as Travers/Sir Edward/Governor (3 episodes)
- 1957: Soldiers Of Fortune as Comm. Hartledge
- 1957: Panic as Vincent Hawthorne
- 1957: The Californians as Alfred Perkins
- 1957-1959: General Electric Theatre as Jack Simmons/Sean O'Donnell (2 episodes)
- 1959: Playhouse 90 as Sir Luke
- 1959: The Third Man as Col. Andresi
- 1959: The Detectives as Bishop
- 1959: Five Fingers as Wembley
- 1960: Shirley Temples Storybook as Col. Devlin
- 1960: Adventures In Paradise as Alex
- 1960-1961: Thriller as Atty. Pinchot/Const. Evans/Lawyer Ridgewater (3 episodes)
- 1960-1977: The Magical World Of Disney as Archie/Mr. Cryer (2 episodes)
- 1961: The Roaring20s as Mr. Dunston
- 1961-1962: Tales Of Wells Fargo as Col. Decatur/Bertram La Tour (2 episodes)
- 1962: Follow The Sun as Julian 'The Major' Mosgrove
- 1962: Checkmate as Father Dunne
- 1962-1963: Dont Call Me Charlie as Gen. Steele
- 1963: Alcoa Premiere as Judge Cameron
- 1963: The Lloyd Bridges Show as Kurt Drobney
- 1963: The Twilight Zone as Capt. Protheroe
- 1963: The Eleventh Hour as Arnold Todhunter
- 1963-1965: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Guerny Sr./Mr. Hodges (2 episodes)
- 1964: Breaking Point as Harold Major
- 1965: The Rogues as John McKellway
- 1965: Laredo as Maj. Donaldson
- 1965: Daniel Boone as Lord Brisbane/Col. Sir Hubert Crater (2 episodes)
- 1966: Daktari as Roger Earling
- 1966-1968: Batman as Alfred/Egbert
- 1967: The Beverly Hillbillies as Chemist
- 1969: Family Affair as Mr. Wilson
- 1970-1974: Ironside as John/Marcus Lowell/Walter Branford (3 episodes)
- 1971-1972: Night Gallery as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy/The Man/Doctor (3 episodes)
- 1974: QBVII as Semple
- 1974: The Wide World Of Mystery as Lawyer
- 1976: Kojak as Antonakis
- 1978: The Bastard as Dr. Bleeker
- 1978: Flying High as Arthur
- 1978: The Paper Chase as Justice Allen Reynolds
- 1979: Centennial as Lord Venneford
- 1979: ABC Weekend Specials as Hawkins
Theatre Roles
- 1940: Lady In Waiting as Sir William Warring
- 1952: Gertie as Mr. Ritchie
- 1956: Too Late The Phalarope as Capt. Massingham
