Is Jeremy Irons Alfred?

Many different actors over the years have portrayed Alfred in both live-action and animated formats, starting with William Austin in the 1940s. However, two of the most recent popular portrayals belong to actors Jeremy Irons ("Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”) and Andy Serkis ("The Batman").
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Is Michael Caine Alfred?

Michael Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. Despite Bruce's lifelong rebellion and frequent departure from home as shown in Batman Begins, Alfred never lost faith in his master.
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Who plays Alfred in Ben Affleck?

Jeremy Irons made this revelation to me earlier this week when I sat down to discuss his work on Assassin's Creed. Of course, I couldn't pass up this opportunity without asking the 68-year-old about reprising Alfred Pennyworth and whether he's had a chance to sit down and chat with Ben Affleck about The Batman.
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Who played the best Alfred Pennyworth?

Without further ado, here are the top 9 portrayals of Bruce Wayne's trusty companion, Alfred.
  1. Michael Caine — Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  2. Jack Bannon — Pennyworth (2019) ...
  3. Sean Pertwee — Gotham (2014) ...
  4. Andy Serkis — The Batman (2022) ...
  5. Alan Napier — Batman (1966) ...
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Is Daphne related to Alfred?

Daphne Pennyworth is the niece of Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler.
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Jeremy Irons Reveals the Inspiration for His Unique Take on Alfred



Why does Alfred Call Bruce master?

This led to a touching father/son bond between the pair, with Alfred typically referring to Batman as either "Master Bruce" or "Master Wayne." Since Alfred is a trained butler, etiquette dictates he would have referred to young Bruce Wayne as "Master Bruce," and his father Thomas as "Mister Wayne."
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Which Alfred is Pennyworth based on?

Pennyworth is an TV series that is based on Alfred Pennyworth's early life in England, after his SAS service. Thomas Wayne is featured in a prominent supporting role, keen to help in developing Pennyworth's new security company.
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How many Alfred are there in Batman?

On television, Alfred has been played by Alan Napier and Ian Abercrombie. Sean Pertwee will play him in the new Fox series “Gotham.” In the Batman movies, Alfred has been portrayed by five actors, including William Austin, Michael Caine and Michael Gough.
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Why Jeremy Irons is the best Alfred?

The case for Jeremy Irons

That's a level of technical expertise that Serkis simply doesn't match, and fans know it. On Reddit, fans have lovingly referred to him as "tactical Alfred," or "tacticalfred," because of his expertise with Batman's military-grade hardware.
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Who acted as Alfred?

Michael Caine: Dark Knight Trilogy | 2005-2012

This Alfred was a constant companion to Bruce Wayne and actually helped him build Batman both literally and metaphorically. While many have played the role, Michael Caine has very much cemented himself as one of the iconic depictions.
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Who is Robert Pattinson's Alfred?

During production, Pattinson's co-star Andy Serkis, who plays Alfred Pennyworth, knew that their Batman was something special.
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Who played Bruce Wayne's butler?

Michael Gough, the lithe, angular-faced British character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's trusted butler, in four “Batman” movies, died on Thursday at his home in England. He was 94.
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Why is Michael Caine not Alfred?

Unfortunately, this is where Michael Caine fails. Caine's Alfred leaves Bruce after a series of disagreements. Though it all works out in the end, it's a move that goes against Alfred's nature. Though Pertwee's Pennyworth had disagreements with David Mazouz's Bruce, he never abandoned his duties.
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Why did Alfred leave in Dark Knight Rises?

Alfred, in the stairwell, mentions something along the lines of: "leaving is all I have left...". He is trying to get Bruce to stop being Batman, as others have said, because he believes Bruce is too old and not strong enough to survive the life anymore.
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Is Alfred the Joker?

It was revealed that Alfred created the identity of the Joker to antagonize Batman, presenting himself as the Dark Knight's greatest villain. The bizarre twist might appear as a betrayal, but Alfred's motivation was sincere.
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What is Alfred Pennyworth IQ?

67. high IQ (not low IQ) 90.8.
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Is Pennyworth Cancelled?

Will there be a season 3 of Pennyworth? Yes! Announced during DC Fandome, DC Comics' virtual event, Pennyworth will have at least one more season.
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Is Pennyworth alternate history?

Pennyworth explores the early life of the titular Wayne family butler, Alfred Pennyworth, a former British SAS soldier after serving in the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation aims to form his own security company in an alternate history London which combines aspects of the 1950s and 1960s with invented events and ...
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Is Pennyworth a prequel to Gotham?

Now that Gotham's series finale has come and passed, executive producers Bruno Hellner and Danny Cannon are teaming once again for Epix show Pennyworth, which isn't a prequel to Gotham so much as it's an adjacent story unfolding in a similar universe.
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Is Pennyworth part of the Arrowverse?

Alfred Pennyworth (Arrowverse)
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Does Damian care about Alfred?

After Batman was killed, Damian fought to go out, tying up Alfred and beating up Tim Drake. Eventually, Alfred encouraged Damian to pull his own weight and gave him his own cloak and eventually, his own Robin costume. Damian has warmed to Alfred and now sees him as “family”.
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Who kills Alfred?

Daniel, Alfred Pennyworth was murdered by Bane, one of Batman's greatest enemies. This sent a shockwave through the Batman Family in the comics and the readership of the real world. Alfred has been Batman's most loyal companion since Bruce Wayne's childhood, and it's hard to imagine Batman without Alfred.
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Why do we fall down Bruce?

In the first part of the popular trilogy, 'The Batman begins', Thomas Wayne asks his son when his son falls in a dry well, “Why do we fall Bruce ? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.” This is and will remain one of my favorite monologue out of the many, from the popular trilogy.
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