caption resting_place death_date death_place birth_place nationality height article_title birth_date alma_mater yearsactive birthname image spouse education name death_cause
napier in 1949 ashes 17919 porto marina way in pacific palisades , ca scattered in the garden of his home at 8 august 1988 santa monica , california , us king 's norton , worcestershire , england british 6 m -rrb- & nbsp ; ft 6 in -lrb- 1.98 alan napier
 7 january 1903 royal academy of dramatic art 1930 & ndash ; 81 alan william napier-clavering alan napier 1949.gif emily nancy bevill pethybridge -lrb- 1899-1970 -rrb- clifton college alan napier pneumonia
alan napier

alan william napier-clavering -lrb- 7 january 1903 -- 8 august 1988 -rrb- , better known as alan napier , was an english actor .
after a decade in west end theatres , he had a long film career first in britain and then in hollywood .
however , napier became widely known for portraying alfred the butler in the 1960s live-action `` batman '' television series .
