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Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Actor · Died August 8, 1988, aged 85 · Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK

Alan Napier (born Alan William Napier-Clavering) was an English actor. After a decade in London West End theatres, he had a long film career first in Britain and then in Hollywood. He eventually became widely known for portraying Alfred the butler in the 1960s live-action Batman television series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 7, 1903
Died
August 8, 1988 (aged 85)
From
Kings Norton, Birmingham, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 137 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Alan Napier's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
27%
Self
21%
Power
11%
Survival
8%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 17 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 8
Threshold guardian
2 of 8
Mentor
2 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Dread
10
Joyful
7
Warm
7
Melancholic
8
Other
33

How their films linger

Fun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alan Napier's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Napier's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

137 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Monkey Mission(1981)

    as Briarton

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Centennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Lord Venneford

  • Flying High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Paper Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Golden Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Archie

  • Come Die with Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lawyer

  • QB VII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Semple

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Antonakis

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 3 episodes · as John

  • Family Affair(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Batman: The Movie(1966)

    as Alfred

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Batman(1966)

    Show 120 episodes · as Alfred

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Daktari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Ealing

  • The Loved One(1965)

    as British Club Official

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mary Poppins(1964)

    as Huntsman/Reporter #3/Hound (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Signpost to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as The Vicar

  • My Fair Lady(1964)

    as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • 36 Hours(1964)

    as Col. Peter MacLean

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Sir Hubert Crater · as Lord Brisbane

  • The Rogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as John McKellway

  • Marnie(1964)

    as Mr. Rutland

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Sword in the Stone(1963)

    as Sir Pellinore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Chemist

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Call Me Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 18 episodes · as Gen. Steele

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Hodges

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Lloyd Bridges Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt Drobney

  • The Premature Burial(1962)

    as Dr. Gideon Gault

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Tender Is the Night(1962)

    as Señor Pardo

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Five Fingers : Thin Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Wembley

  • Wild in the Country(1961)

    as Prof. Joe B. Larson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexander Pinley

  • The Roaring 20's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Dunston

  • Checkmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Dunne, the Abbot

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Attorney Pinchot · as Constable Evans · as Lawyer Ridgewater

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(1959)

    as Dean

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Bishop

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex

  • Five Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 16 episodes · as Wembley

  • The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Andresi

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Protheroe

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Island of Lost Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Dr. Paul Lujan

  • Shirley Temple's Storybook(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Devlin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Until They Sail(1957)

    as Prosecution Attorney

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tales of Wells Fargo(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Bertram La Tour · as Colonel Decatur

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Panic! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Mole People(1956)

    as Elinu, the High Priest

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Miami Exposé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Raymond Sheridan

  • Telephone Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Court Jester(1955)

    as Sir Brockhurst

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Governor · as Sir Edward · as Travers

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lord Sorrington · as Sir Charles Harrington · as Sir Everett · as Wilfred - the Recording Angel

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Moonfleet(1955)

    as Parson Glennie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Désirée(1954)

    as Despreaux

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie · as Mr. Cryer

  • Playmates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Stephen Everton

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Carnacki

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Bronte

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Julius Caesar(1953)

    as Cicero

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Young Bess(1953)

    as Robert Tyrwhitt

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Simmons · as Sean O'Donnell

  • Biff Baker U.S.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Prof. Artemus Beechem

  • Cavalcade of America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Four Star Playhouse(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as John Dwerrihouse

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Big Jim McLain(1952)

    as Sturak

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Chevron Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Carnacki · as Steven Everton

  • The Strange Door(1951)

    as Count Grassin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Veil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Professor George Carter

  • Across the Wide Missouri(1951)

    as Capt. Humberstone Lyon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Barton

  • Double Crossbones(1951)

    as Capt. Kidd

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Great Caruso(1951)

    as Jean de Reszke

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tarzan's Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Commissioner Peters

  • Tripoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Khalil

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Adrian

  • Master Minds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dr. Druzik

  • Challenge to Lassie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lord Provost

  • The Red Danube(1949)

    as The General

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Manhandled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Alton Bennet

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court(1949)

    as High Executioner

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Adventure of the Speckled Band (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Sherlock Holmes

  • Tarzan's Magic Fountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Jessup

  • Criss Cross(1949)

    as Finchley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Joan of Arc(1948)

    as Earl of Warwick

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hills of Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Sir George

  • Macbeth(1948)

    as A Holy Father

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Johnny Belinda(1948)

    as Defense Attorney

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • My Own True Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Kittredge

  • The Lone Wolf in London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Monty Beresford

  • Forever Amber(1947)

    as Landale

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Unconquered(1947)

    as Sir William Johnson

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Driftwood(1947)

    as Dr. Nicholas Adams

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lured(1947)

    as Detective Gordon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Adventure Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Attwater

  • Ivy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Sir Jonathan Wright

  • High Conquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Tommy Donlin

  • Fiesta(1947)

    as The Tourist

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sinbad, the Sailor(1947)

    as Aga

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Woman(1946)

    as Judge Henry Saladine

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Scandal in Paris(1946)

    as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • House of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as F. Holmes Harmon

  • Three Strangers(1946)

    as David Shackleford

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Isle of the Dead(1945)

    as St. Aubyn

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Hangover Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Sir Henry Chapman

  • Dark Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as The Doctor (uncredited)

  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo(1944)

    as Mr. Parker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mademoiselle Fifi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as The Count de Breville

  • The Hairy Ape(1944)

    as MacDougald, Chief Engineer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ministry of Fear(1944)

    as Dr. JM Forrester

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Uninvited(1944)

    as Dr. Scott

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Action in Arabia(1944)

    as Eric Latimer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Lost Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Dr. Woodring

  • The Song of Bernadette(1943)

    as Dr. Debeau

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Madame Curie(1943)

    as Dr. Bladh (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lassie Come Home(1943)

    as Jock

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Appointment in Berlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Col. Patterson (uncredited)

  • Assignment in Brittany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Sam Wells

  • Random Harvest(1942)

    as Julian

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cat People(1942)

    as Doc Carver (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Yank at Eton(1942)

    as Willow Club Restauranteur (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Eagle Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Black Watch officer

  • Confirm or Deny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Updyke (scenes deleted)

  • The House of the Seven Gables(1940)

    as Fuller

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Man Returns(1940)

    as Willie Spears

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • We Are Not Alone(1939)

    as Archdeacon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Four(1939)

    as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Wife of General Ling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Governor

  • For Valour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as General

  • Wings over Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Redfern

  • The Wandering Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Knight (Phase II)

  • Loyalties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Gen. Canynge

  • In a Monastery Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Count Romano

  • Stamboul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bouchier

  • Caste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Capt. Hawtree

  • And One Was Loyal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jack Simmons

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 137 titles, 136 of them dated from 1930 to 1981; peak year 1963.

Biggest box office

The Sword in the Stone (1963)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Criss Cross (1949)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Batman (1966)

Film career

19301981

Peak 1963 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting137 of 137: 137 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1930s10 · acting1940s49 · acting1950s40 · acting1960s28 · acting1970s8 · acting1980s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 44 roles
4045505560

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Alan Napier's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 55; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

45 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser45
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Big Jim McLain (1952)

66th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mary Poppins (1964)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Alan Napier's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles7–33 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles3–15 · median 8 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Alan Napier work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Napier's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Sanders shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles