Alfred Pennyworth — Batman Character Profile

About Alfred Pennyworth

Loyal butler and father figure providing tactical support and emotional grounding for Bruce.

Alfred Pennyworth — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Medical expertise, Tactical support, Household management, Combat training, Loyalty

• Strength: 4.5/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 6/10

Affiliations

• Special Air Service
• Special Operations Executive
• DC Universe

Quick Facts about Alfred Pennyworth

Full Name

Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth

Occupation

actor, secretary, chauffeur

Hair Color

Grey hair

Alfred Pennyworth's Known Relations

• Julia Pennyworth — Child
• Mademoiselle Marie — Unmarried partner
• Special Air Service — Member of
• Special Operations Executive — Member of
• The Joker — Enemy

Alfred Pennyworth appears in 14 titles

• Batman (1989)
• Batman Returns (1992) — character page
• Batman Forever (1995) — character page
• Batman & Robin (1997) — character page
• Batman Begins (2005) — character page
• The Dark Knight (2008) — character page
• Batman: Year One (2011) — character page
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — character page
• Son of Batman (2014) — character page
• Gotham (2014) — character page
• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) — character page
• Joker (2019) — character page
• The Batman (2022) — character page
• The Batman: Part II (2028) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Michael Gough

Appears in

Batman (1989)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Alfred Pennyworth — Family Surrogate Father — Bruce Wayne / Batman (Michael Keaton)

  Alfred serves as Bruce's moral anchor and caretaker.

  Alfred is described as Wayne's butler and father figure. He takes Vicki to the Batcave and explains that Wayne will be late, showing deep care and loy...

• Alfred Pennyworth — Social Matchmaker — Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger)

  Alfred actively supports the romance between his master and Vicki.

  Alfred had been coaxing the relationship between the pair (Wayne and Vale) before taking Vicki to the Batcave.

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