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Alan Napier

1903–1988 · Actor

Biography

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.

Notable Noir Roles

Ministry of Fear

1944Dir. Fritz Lang · Dr. JM Forrester

Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn't seem so sane outside either. On his way back to London to rejoin civilization, he stumbles across a murderous s…

House of Horrors

1946Dir. Jean Yarbrough · F. Holmes Harmon

An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.

Lured

1947Dir. Douglas Sirk · Detective Gordon

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believe…

Criss Cross

1949Dir. Robert Siodmak · Finchley

An armored-car guard must join a robbery after being caught with his ex-wife by her gangster husband.

Full Noir Filmography

4 films · 1944–1949