Alan William Napier-Clavering
Sign | Capricorn |
Born | Jan 7, 1903 Birmingham, England |
Died | Aug 8, 1988 Santa Monica, CA |
Age | Died at 85 |
Final Resting PlaceChapel Of The Pines Crematory |
Alan Napier | |
Job | Actor |
Years active | 1930-81 |
Top Roles | Huntsman / Reporter #3 / Hound, Defense Attorney, Jean de Reszke, High Executioner, Jock |
Top Genres | Drama, Adventure, Romance, Thriller/Suspense, Crime, Family |
Top Topics | Book-Based, True Story (based on), Based on Play |
Top Collaborators | Colin Kenny, Robert Sisk (Producer), Val Lewton (Producer), Henry King (Director) |
Shares birthday with | Adolph Zukor, Butterfly McQueen, Terry Moore see more.. |
Alan Napier Overview:
Character actor, Alan Napier, was born Alan William Napier-Clavering on Jan 7, 1903 in Birmingham, England. Napier died at the age of 85 on Aug 8, 1988 in Santa Monica, CA and was laid to rest in Chapel Of The Pines Crematory Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
MINI BIO:
Alan Napier was an extremely tall, distinguished-looking, somewhat gaunt British actor. Born in Birmingham, he was mainly a stage actor until going to Hollywood in 1919, where he played noblemen, butlers, senior officers and aristocrats (1942, Random Harvest; 1943, The Song of Bernadette; 1943, Madame Curie). In the 1960s he became well known as Alfred, Batman's manservant on the hit television series "Batman" (1966-1968).
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Alan Napier Quotes:
Eric Latimer:
Don't worry about them; they're running their heads straight into a noose!
Maj. Jefferson F. Pike: Over 300,000 men waiting for us in the wrong place, and you're worried?
Col. Peter MacLean: Well, this business is very much like marriage, Jeff. When things are going along too smoothly, you can't help but be a bit suspicious.
Robin: Holy Houdini!
Alfred: Bless my dustpan!
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Maj. Jefferson F. Pike: Over 300,000 men waiting for us in the wrong place, and you're worried?
Col. Peter MacLean: Well, this business is very much like marriage, Jeff. When things are going along too smoothly, you can't help but be a bit suspicious.
Robin: Holy Houdini!
Alfred: Bless my dustpan!
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