What is Alan Napier?
{{Infobox person | name = Alan Napier | image = Alan Napier 1949.GIF | caption = Napier in 1949 | birthname = Alan William Napier-Clavering | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1903|1|7}} | birth_place = [[King's Norton]], [[Worcestershire]], [[England]], [[UK]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1988|8|8|1903|1|7}} | death_place = [[Santa Monica, California]] | resting_place = [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]], CA | death_cause = Stroke | nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]] | education = [[Clifton College]] | alma_mater = [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] | height = 6&nbsp;ft 6 in (1.98 m) | yearsactive = 1930&ndash;81 | spouse = {{marriage|Emily Pethybridge|1930|1944}}<br>{{marriage|Aileen Dickens|1944|1961}} }} '''Alan William Napier-Clavering''' (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988) was an English-American actor. He is best known for his role as [[Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred the butler]] in the 1960s live-action ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' television series. Napier was born on 7 January 1903 in [[King's Norton]], [[Worcestershire]], [[England]]. His [[cousin]] was [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Neville Chamberlain]]. Napier studied at [[Clifton College]] and at the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]. He was married to Emily Nancy Bevill Pethybridge from 1930 until they [[divorce]]d in 1944. He was married to Aileen Dickens Hawksley from 1944 until her death in 1961. Aileen was the granddaughter of [[Charles Dickens]]. Napier was a close friend of actor [[Michael Gough]]. Napier died on 8 August 1988 in [[Santa Monica, California]] from a [[stroke]], aged 85.<ref name = mercury>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2009/01/03/birmingham-actor-was-batman-s-butler-66331-22600422/ |title=Birmingham actor was Batman's butler - Sunday Mercury |publisher=www.sundaymercury.net |access-date=2010-01-23 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0621002}} *{{IBDB name|110