Alan Napier—actor
Birth
1903 Jan 7, Alan Napier, actor (Alfred-Batman), was born in Birmingham, England.
http://timelines.ws/20thcent/1902_1904.HTML
Alan Napier (born January 7, 1903 in Birmingham â died August 8, 1988 in California) was an English character actor.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alan_napier/
Work
Alan Napier had spent his acting career portraying members of the Royal court (kings, prime ministers, etc.) in his native England. It wasn't until he came to America that he ever played a butler (the role of Alfred being his first).
http://www.tvacres.com/ethnic_british_AF.htm
Alan Napier, Alfred in the 60's Batman series, was also the cousin of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1937 - 1940).
http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/b/batman/cast_of_batman.htm
Alan Napier who played Alfred the butler's cousin in real life was Neville Chanberlain who was the Prime Minister of Britain from 1937-1940!
http://crazyabouttv.com/batman.html
He is best known for playing Alfred in the 1960s live-action Batman television series. This cousin of Neville Chamberlain, Britain's prime minister from 1937 to 1940, was born Alan Napier-Clavering in Birmingham, England. He was stagestruck from [More] BIO: Alan Napier (born January 7, 1903 in Birmingham â died August 8, 1988 in California) was an English character actor. He is best known for playing Alfred in the 1960s live-action Batman television series. This cousin of Neville Chamberlain, Britain's prime minister from 1937 to 1940, was born Alan Napier-Clavering in Birmingham, England.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alan_napier/
Napier was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain, Britain's prime minister from 1937 to 1940 and the great-great grandson of author Charles Dickens. ... He continued working with the cream of Britain's acting crop during his ten years (1929-1939) on the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Napier
