| Birth: | Jan. 7, 1903 | | Death: | Aug. 8, 1988 | 
Actor. Born in West Midlands, England, he was fondly remembered for his role as Alfred Pennyworth the butler on the original "Batman" TV series. He began his career performing with the Oxford Players, made his screen debut in "Caste" (1930), immigrated to America in 1939 and was featured in over a 145 movies and television shows. His film credits include "The Invisible Man returns" (1940), "Lassie Come Home" (1943), "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" (1944), "Joan of Arc" (1948) and "Tarzan's Peril" (1951). For television, he appeared on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Thriller", "Tales of Wells Fargo", "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" and "Ironside". He died in Santa Monica, California, at age 85. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Stroke
Search Amazon for Alan Napier | | | Burial:
Chapel Of The Pines Crematory
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Kenneth McNeil
Record added: May 08, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6399880 |
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"It's the Batphone, sir!"
-Anonymous
Added: May. 11, 2013 |
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Ann
Added: Apr. 28, 2013 |
Mr. Napier:You could have taught Michael Caine a thing or two when it came to playing Alfred!
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Pressed Flowers
Added: Apr. 7, 2013 |
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