- Geboren am
- Verstorben8. August 1988 · Santa Monica, Kalifornien, USA (Schlaganfall)
- GeburtsnameAlan William Napier-Clavering
- Spitzname
- Nape
- Größe1,97 m
- Alan Napier wurde am 7 Januar 1903 in Birmingham, England, UK geboren. Er war Schauspieler, bekannt für Marnie (1964), Batman hält die Welt in Atem (1966) und Die Hexe und der Zauberer (1963). Er war mit Aileen Dickens Downing (Gypsy Raine) und Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge verheiratet. Er starb am 8 August 1988 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- EhepartnerAileen Dickens Downing (Gypsy Raine)(1944 - 12. Februar 1961) (sie verstorben, 1 Kind)Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge(1930 - 1944) (geschieden, 1 Kind)
- Kinder
- ElternClaude Gerald Napier-ClaveringMary Millicent Kenrick
- VerwandteWilfred Byng Kenrick(Aunt or Uncle)William Edmund Kenrick(Cousin)Brian Forster(Grandchild)
- Rich smooth voice with aristocratic bearing
- Towering height and slender frame
- In Tim Burton's remake Batman (1989), the Joker's alter ego is named Jack Napier, in Alan Napier's honor.
- Father of Jennifer Nichols. Maternal stepgrandfather of actor Brian Forster.
- He was initially reluctant to sign on to play Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, on Batman (1966) before a friend pointed out to him that the series would make him the most famous butler in the world.
- Close friends with Michael Gough, who later played Alfred Pennyworth in Batman (1989), Batmans Rückkehr (1992), Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997).
- Immigrated to the United States on April 28, 1939.
- I had never read comics before I [was hired for Batman (1966)]. 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. He said, "It may be worth over $100,000." So I said, "I was Batman's butler.".
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