Portrait of Alan Napier

Acting

Alan Napier

Career

Active from 1930 to 1977, with a break from 1967 to 1976, busiest in 1944 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Uninvited
The Uninvited
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alan Napier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.3, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 6
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • B-Movie 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Tension 2
  • Historical Crime 2
  • Violence 2
  • Espionage 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

137
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
And One Was Loyal
And One Was Loyal

as Jack Simmons

1980s

1 title
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission (1981)

as Briarton

1970s

8 titles · average score 78
Centennial
Centennial (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Lord Venneford

The Paper Chase
The Paper Chase (1978)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Flying High
Flying High (1978)

TV show

The Golden Dog
The Golden Dog (1977)

as Archie

QB VII
QB VII (1974)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Semple

Come Die with Me
Come Die with Me (1974)

as Lawyer

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Antonakis

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Doctor / Cousin Zachariah Ogilvy

1960s

28 titles · average score 61
Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as John

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Alfred

Batman
Batman (1966)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alfred

36 Hours
36 Hours (1964)
GoodWatch score 54

as Col. Peter MacLean

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

as Huntsman/Reporter #3/Hound (voice) (uncredited)

My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

as Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited)

Marnie
Marnie (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Rutland

The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sir Pellinore (voice)

Don't Call Me Charlie
Don't Call Me Charlie (1962)

TV show · as Gen. Steele

The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dr. Gideon Gault

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Chemist

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Mr. Hodges

1950s

40 titles · average score 65
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dean

Five Fingers
Five Fingers (1959)

TV show · as Wembley

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Capt. Protheroe

Island of Lost Women
Island of Lost Women (1959)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dr. Paul Lujan

Tales of Wells Fargo
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Colonel Decatur / Bertram La Tour

The Mole People
The Mole People (1956)
GoodWatch score 42

as Elinu, the High Priest

Miami Exposé
Miami Exposé (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Raymond Sheridan

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Wilfred - the Recording Angel / Sir Everett

Big Jim McLain
Big Jim McLain (1952)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sturak

Across the Wide Missouri
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
GoodWatch score 52

as Capt. Humberstone Lyon

The Strange Door
The Strange Door (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Count Grassin

Tarzan's Peril
Tarzan's Peril (1951)
GoodWatch score 47

as Commissioner Peters

1940s

49 titles · average score 65
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)

as Sherlock Holmes

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jessup

Macbeth
Macbeth (1948)
GoodWatch score 73

as A Holy Father

A Scandal in Paris
A Scandal in Paris (1946)
GoodWatch score 71

as Houdon De Pierremont, Police Minister

House of Horrors
House of Horrors (1946)
GoodWatch score 50

as F. Holmes Harmon

Isle of the Dead
Isle of the Dead (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as St. Aubyn

Hangover Square
Hangover Square (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sir Henry Chapman

The Uninvited
The Uninvited (1944)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dr. Scott

Ministry of Fear
Ministry of Fear (1944)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. JM Forrester

Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Eric Latimer

The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Willie Spears

The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Fuller

1930s

10 titles · average score 67
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sir Hamar Ryman M.P.

We Are Not Alone
We Are Not Alone (1939)
GoodWatch score 70

as Archdeacon

The Wife of General Ling
The Wife of General Ling (1937)

as Governor

For Valour
For Valour (1937)

as General

Wings over Africa
Wings over Africa (1936)

as Redfern

Loyalties
Loyalties (1933)

as Gen. Canynge

The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew (1933)

as Knight (Phase II)

In a Monastery Garden
In a Monastery Garden (1932)

as Count Romano

Stamboul
Stamboul (1931)

as Bouchier

Caste
Caste (1930)

as Capt. Hawtree