How tall was Alan Napier

British actor best remembered for playing Alfred the Butler in the 1960s Batman TV series and for roles in films such as The Uninvited, Desiree, Marnie, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Moonfleet, Macbeth, Johnny Belinda, and Big Jim McLain.

The fact of the matter is that coal miners are brawny little fellows about five foot six and here am I, six foot five...- 1979

Napier believed the thing that held him back in his career was his height of 6 feet, 5 inches: "How many parts I lost by simply standing up! The damnable thing about it is that I could see their point. It's the same on stage as on a set. I throw everything off."

I was also ridiculously tall - 6 feet 5 inches.

Very often I would lose a job because I was too tall for the leading man or whatever...People who have only seen me on the stage or screen are always surprised, when they meet me, that I am so tall.