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Alan Napier (1903–1988)


Tall, distinguished-looking English character actor with aristocratic bearing and precisely modulated voice. A cousin of the former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and spent his formative years as an actor with Oxford Repertory and, from 1924, on the London stage... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1981 The Monkey Mission (TV movie)
Briarton
 
1979 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
Hawkins
The Contest Kid Strikes Again (1979) … Hawkins
 
1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Lord Venneford
The Crime (1979) … Lord Venneford
 
1978 The Paper Chase (TV series)
Justice Allen Reynolds
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978) … Justice Allen Reynolds
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Arthur
Beautiful People (1978) … Arthur
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie)
Dr. Bleeker
 
1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Archie
The Golden Dog (1977) … Archie
 
1976 Kojak (TV series)
Antonakis
The Forgotten Room (1976) … Antonakis
 
1974 Benjamin Franklin (TV mini-series)
 
1970-1974 Ironside (TV series)
John / Marcus Lowell / Walter Branford
The Lost Cotillion (1974) … John
All About Andrea (1973) … Marcus Lowell (uncredited)
Return to Fiji (1970) … Walter Branford
 
1974 QB VII (TV mini-series)
Semple
Part Three (1974) … Semple (credit only)
Part One & Two (1974) … Semple (uncredited)
 
1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Lawyer
Come Die with Me (1974) … Lawyer
 
1973 Crime Club (TV movie)
John, the Butler
 
1971-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Cousin Zachariah / Doctor / The Man (segment "The Sins of the Fathers")
Fright Night (1972) … Cousin Zachariah
The Sins of the Fathers/You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore (1972) … The Man (segment "The Sins of the Fathers")
 
1969 Family Affair (TV series)
Mr. Wilson
Oh, to Be in England (1969) … Mr. Wilson
 
1966-1968 Batman (TV series)
Alfred / Egbert
 
1967 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Chemist
The Clampetts in London (1967) … Chemist
 
1966 Batman
Alfred
 
1966 Daktari (TV series)
Roger Ealing
The Killer Lion (1966) … Roger Ealing
 
1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Col. Sir Hubert Crater / Lord Brisbane
Perilous Journey (1965) … Lord Brisbane
Cain's Birthday: Part 2 (1965) … Col. Sir Hubert Crater
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Maj. Donaldson
The Land Grabbers (1965) … Maj. Donaldson
 
1963-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Guerny, Sr. / Mr. Hodges
Thou Still Unravished Bride (1965) … Guerny, Sr.
An Out for Oscar (1963) … Mr. Hodges
 
1965 36 Hours
Col. Peter MacLean
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
John McKellway
Money Is for Burning (1965) … John McKellway
 
1964 Signpost to Murder
The Vicar
 
1964 My Fair Lady
Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)
 
1964 Mary Poppins
Huntsman/Reporter #3/Hound (voice) (uncredited)
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Harold Major
So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time (1964) … Harold Major
 
1963 The Sword in the Stone
Sir Pellinore (voice)
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Arnold Todhunter
This Wonderful Madman Calls Me Beauty (1963) … Arnold Todhunter
 
1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Capt. Protheroe
Passage on the Lady Anne (1963) … Capt. Protheroe
 
1963 The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series)
Kurt Drobary
The Sheridan Square (1963) … Kurt Drobary
 
1962-1963 Don't Call Me Charlie (TV series)
Gen. Steele
Lorenzo Johnson, D.V.M., Retired (1963) … Gen. Steele
No Milk Today (1963) … Gen. Steele
Rollo the Wonder Dog (1963) … Gen. Steele
Raise Your Right Hand (1963) … Gen. Steele
Take My Hand (1962) … Gen. Steele
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Judge Cameron
Impact of an Execution (1963) … Judge Cameron
 
1961-1962 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Bertram La Tour / Colonel Decatur
Remember the Yazoo (1962) … Colonel Decatur
The Dowry (1961) … Bertram La Tour
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Father Dunne
A Chant of Silence (1962) … Father Dunne
 
1962 Premature Burial
Dr. Gideon Gault
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Julian 'The Major' Mosgrove
Annie Beeler's Place (1962) … Julian 'The Major' Mosgrove
 
1962 Tender Is the Night
Señor Pardo
 
1961 Wild in the Country
Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)
 
1960-1961 Thriller (TV series)
Attorney Pinchot / Constable Evans / Lawyer Ridgewater
Dark Legacy (1961) … Attorney Pinchot
Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook (1961) … Constable Evans
The Purple Room (1960) … Lawyer Ridgewater
 
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Mr. Dunston
Black Saturday (1961) … Mr. Dunston
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Alex
Daughter of Illusion (1960) … Alex
 
1960 The Case of the Dangerous Robin (TV series)
The Bard Disappears (1960)
 
1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Col. Devlin
Kim (1960) … Col. Devlin
 
1959 Five Fingers (TV series)
Wembley
Thin Ice (1959) … Wembley
The Unknown Town (1959) … Wembley
 
1959 The Detectives (TV series)
Bishop
The Bait (1959) … Bishop
 
1955-1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Lord Sorrington / Sir Charles Harrington / Sir Everett / …
The Avon Emeralds (1959) … Sir Charles Harrington
I Killed the Count: Part 3 (1957) … Lord Sorrington
I Killed the Count: Part 2 (1957) … Lord Sorrington
I Killed the Count: Part 1 (1957) … Lord Sorrington
Whodunit (1956) … Wilfred
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Colonel Andresi
Dark Island (1959) … Colonel Andresi
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Sir Luke
 
1957-1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Jack Simmons / Sean O'Donnell
And One Was Loyal (1959) … Jack Simmons
Mischief at Bandy Leg (1957) … Sean O'Donnell
 
1957 Until They Sail
Prosecution Attorney
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Hawthorne
Reincarnated (1957) … Hawthorne
 
1957 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Commissioner Hartledge
A Gift of Death (1957) … Commissioner Hartledge
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
The Consort (1957)
 
1956 The Mole People
Elinu, the High Priest
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Governor / Sir Edward / Travers
Operation Cicero (1956) … Travers
The Empty Room (1956) … Sir Edward
Deception (1956) … Governor
 
1956 Miami Expose
Ray Sheridan
 
1955 The Court Jester
Sir Brockhurst
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Sir Adrian
The Lucky Finger (1955) … Sir Adrian
 
1955 Front Row Center (TV series)
Reverend Thompson
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
Playmates (1954)
The Whistling Room (1954)
 
1953 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mr. Bronte
The Bronte Story (1953) … Mr. Bronte
 
1953 Young Bess
Robert Tyrwhitt
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Man on a Train (1953)
 
1952 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV series)
Prof. Artemus Beechem
Mona Lisa (1952) … Prof. Artemus Beechem
 
1952 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Poor Richard (1952)
 
1952 Big Jim McLain
Sturak
 
1952 The Schaefer Century Theatre (TV series)
Uncle Steven
Playmates (1952) … Uncle Steven
 
1952 Chevron Theatre (TV series)
Playmates (1952)
 
1951 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Charles Dickens
 
1951 The Strange Door
Count Grassin
 
1951 The Blue Veil
Prof. George Carter
 
1951 Across the Wide Missouri
Capt. Humberstone Lyon
 
1951 The Highwayman
Barton
 
1951 The Great Caruso
Jean de Reszke
 
1951 Tarzan's Peril
Commissioner Peters
 
1950 Tripoli
Khalil
 
1949 Master Minds
Dr. Druzik
 
1949 Challenge to Lassie
Lord Provost
 
1949 The Red Danube
The General
 
1949 Criss Cross
Finchley
 
1949 Manhandled
Alton Bennet
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
Sherlock Holmes
 
1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Douglas Jessup
 
1949 My Own True Love
Kittredge
 
1948 Hills of Home
Sir George
 
1948 Macbeth
A Holy Father
 
1948 Johnny Belinda
Defense Attorney
 
1947 The Lone Wolf in London
Monty Beresford
 
1947 Forever Amber
Landale
 
1947 Unconquered
Sir William Johnson
 
1947 Driftwood
Dr. Nicholas Adams
 
1947 Lured
Detective Gordon
 
1947 Ivy
Sir Jonathan Wright
 
1947 High Conquest
Tommy Donlin, artist
 
1947 Fiesta
The Tourist
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Aga
 
1946 The Strange Woman
Judge Henry Saladine
 
1946 A Scandal in Paris
Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister
 
1946 House of Horrors
F. Holmes Harmon
 
1946 Three Strangers
David Shackleford
 
1945 Isle of the Dead
St. Aubyn
 
1944 Dark Waters
The doctor (uncredited)
 
1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Mr. Parker
 
1944 Ministry of Fear
Dr. JM Forrester
 
1944 The Hairy Ape
MacDougald, Chief Engineer
 
1944 Action in Arabia
Eric Latimer
 
1943 Lost Angel
Dr. Woodring
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
Dr. Debeau (uncredited)
 
1943 Madame Curie
Dr. Bladh (uncredited)
 
1943 Appointment in Berlin
Col. Patterson (uncredited)
 
1943 Assignment in Brittany
Sam Wells
 
1942 Random Harvest
Julian
 
1942 Cat People
Doc Carver (uncredited)
 
1942 A Yank at Eton
Restaurateur (uncredited)
 
1942 Eagle Squadron
Black Watch officer
 
1941 Confirm or Deny
Updyke (scenes deleted)
 
1940 The Invisible Man Returns
Willie Spears
 
1939 We Are Not Alone
Archdeacon
 
1939 The Secret Four
Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.
 
1937 The Wife of General Ling
Governor
 
1937 For Valour
General
 
1936 Wings Over Africa
Redfern
 
1935 In a Monastery Garden
Count Romano
 
1933/I The Wandering Jew
Knight (uncredited)
 
1933 Bitter Sweet
Lord Shayne (uncredited)
 
1931 Stamboul
Bouchier
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1963 The Sword in the Stone (performer: "Blue Oak Tree" 1963 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1948 Enchantment (dialect coach - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1988 The Late Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 April 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Gertie (1952). Comedy. See more »

Height:

6' 6" (1.98 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I had never read comics before I [was hired for Batman]. 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... See more »

Trivia:

Father of Jennifer Nichols. See more »

Nickname:

Nape See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn