Alfred Pennyworth

Anthony Stewart Head is a great Alfred.

Michael Caine is my favorite Alfred of all time.

Going with Zimbalist, although many of these voice actors are great choices for Alfred.

Anthony's a very nice Alfred. A little bit deeper than I personally prefer, but the delivery are spot on

I greatly enjoyed Anthony Head was Alfred.

Wow, Nathan Wallace/The Repo Man as Alfred, and he's actually pretty dang good.

First Hastings as Alfred, then Voldemort as Alfred, now Giles as Alfred. My head is spinning right now. And thankfully, none of them disappoint.

1. Duncan
2. Caine
3. Zimbalist
4. Weber
5. Jarvis

Most of these guys are good, but I'll have to go with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. He just nailed Alfred to a tee.

1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr
2. Martin Jarvis
3. Michael Caine
4. James Garrett
5. Ralph Fiennes
6. David McCallum
7. Andre Stojka

Ralph Finnes was actually someone I had in mind to voice Alfred years ago. And he didn't disappoint. He nails the sarcasm the best out of all the Alfred voices in my opinion. He's in my top 5 favorite voices for Alfred.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. nuff said.

Ralph Finnes (whenever he gets added) has become one of my favorite Alfred portrayals. He has the perfect blend of heart, wisdom, and sarcasm down pat, and in terms of age he sounds just old enough but not too old (sorry if that doesn't make sense)

1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Was great as Alfred gave a real caring performance in Batman TAS

2. Alastair Duncan was great in The Batman especially the way they right the relationship between Bruce and Alfred

3. Michael Jackson was great as an more elderly Alfred especially in his final moments in the Dark Knight returns part 2

4. JB Blanc was great playing Geoff johns Alfred making kind of a badass

Side note: French tickner, Steve Kramer, and Kent Williams would make good choices for Alfred

"Death and chance, stole your parents. But rather than become a victim, you have done everything in your power to control the fates. For what is Batman? If not an effort to master the chaos that sweeps our world. An attempt to control death, itself."

Alfred Pennyworth is the Greatest Butler Character Ever Made... At Least in my Opinion and I Think It's High Time That I Listed My Top 5 Favourite Voices For Him:

5. Hugh Fraser/ Michael Caine
4. David McCallum/ Brian George/Ralph Fiennes
3. Alastair Duncan/ JB Blanc/ James Garrett/ Enn Reitel
2. Martin Jarvis
1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Future VA Suggestions:

James Fox Would be excellent as Alfred providing a genuine warmth and gentlemanly dignity to the part.

Michael McConnohie would also be very good as Alfred, using a British Accented version of his Michael Kaufmann voice.

I also Recommend Peter Davidson, James Warwick, Mike Pollock and Michael Kitchen.

"If I may be so bold... I'm neither a superhero nor a soldier, so I'm hardly qualified to judge your actions by those standards. But I do know this: without the great sacrifices you've made, we wouldn't be here to share this nice pot of tea. Whatever they decide in that room, in my eyes, you'll always be a hero."

Kenpachi as Alfred. Not the first choice I'd go for, but not bad from what I could make out of the sound clip

Steve French does a really good Michael Caine impression.

I actually thought it was Michael Caine himself, at first.

David Lodge sounds alright from what I could make out.

Regarding the new additions:

Enn Reitel may be serious, but hey, that's a dark, serious game. There's a time and a place for wisecracks, and the bulk of Telltale wasn't it. Especially when his own credibility was on the line. That said, when he did get to show the sarky side, he did very well.

Hugh Fraser's delivery may be more clipped than the others - which may account for him coming across as snooty - but he manages to get all the essential qualities down well. He certainly gets more of a chance to be sarky than Enn does, but does perhaps come off as unnecessarily flippant.

Steve French does a decent Michael Caine impression. Not much else to add.

Anyone else think Nolan North as Alfred sounds a bit like John Cleese? That's the vibe I'm getting here.

Not big on Enn Reitel as Alfred. Alfred is supposed to be sarcastic from time to time & be really witty. He has none of those qualities & plays him a little too serious.

Steve French does a pretty good Michael Caine impression. He misses some important qualities of Alfred but for what he has to work with he's fine.

Hugh comes off a little too snooty on some lines.

Enn just seems too serious, he doesn't seem to have Alfred's dry wit.

Sticking with Zimbalist, but Enn Reitel and Hugh Fraser were also good.

1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
2. Clive Revill
3. Alastair Duncan
4. Martin Jarvis
5. Steven Weber

The thing with Alfred is there are two sides to his character: the sassy butler and the heartfelt father figure. It depends on the writing of course, but very rarely is he not exclusively the former. (at least where animation is concerned)

Efrem knew how to be utterly hilarious as the sassy butler, but when things got serious and he offered his two cents on a situation or gave other characters advice, his delivery could be outright tear-jerking at times. Easily the best voice Alfred ever had. I was disappointed when they didn't bring him back for the Arkham games, but still, the man was in his 90s.

Honorable mention goes to Michael Caine. I loved him in the Nolan trilogy, but in the games he seemed to be phoning it in.

Sticking with Erfem Zimbalist, Jr., though Steven Weber was also good.

1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
2. Martin Jarvis
3. Alastair Duncan
4. Clive Refill
5. Robin Atkin Downes

Brian George is very good as Alfred.

Brian George was pretty good as Alfred.

Brian George, I'm surprised no one thought of that sooner.

Jackson Beck (who played Alfred in the old Superman radio show) is my favorite. His voice and accent fit Alfred perfectly, IMO. He makes him sound a little bit more comical, but let's face it, the character was more comical back then, so he fits perfectly.

Non-radio voices, I would have to say that Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. is the best. He has such a warm tone and delivery, yet can be funny and quippy at the right times.

Clive Revill is next. He sounds more professional than Zimbalist, but his quips are great.

Andre Stojka is also great as Alfred. He nails the more fatherly side quite well, and I could see him delivering quips quite well.

Brian George is next. He sounds astonishingly similar to Zimbalist. Boy, I really wish he plays Alfred again.

I also enjoyed James Garrett, David McCallum, Michael Dobson, Alan Oppenheimer, Jim Piddock, Jeff Bennett, Martin Jarvis, Steve Blum, Michael Jackson, Robin Atkin Downes, J.B. Blanc and Nolan North in the role.

Bill Callaway fits Alfred Bizarro, and he's quite hilarious. Of course, he wouldn't fit the traditional Alfred, but he nails the Bizarro version.

Alastair Duncan and Michael Caine are okay, but they feel a little bit off.

Olan Soule... I'm glad he managed to use his range, but he's pretty inconsistent. Not a bad effort, though.

Honorable mention: Michael Gough (BBC DC radio dramas

1. Jim Piddock
2. Martin Jarvis
3. Michael Caine

Man Alfred's had a lot of great voices over the years, my favourite one is Efrem Zimbalist Jr without a doubt. He brings the most heart and snark to the world's greatest butler. He feels like the father figure that Alfred became after the death of Bruce's parents and of course his acting is fantastic. May he RIP.

James Garrett is a close second, he reminds me the most of Efrem's take and his rich sounding voice is always a treat to hear.

Alistair Duncan was also very enjoyable as Alfred, I really love the delivery of his snark. A worthy third.

Michael Caine was a great live-action Alfred, his performances in TDKR was legitimately brilliantly acted, the anguish and heartbreak he portrayed felt very real and genuine.

JB Blanc is great as a younger more combatant version of Alfred.

Robin Atkin Downes's real dry delivery is rather hilarious.

David McCallum, Jim Piddock, Martin Jarvis, Michael Dobson, Andre Stojka and Alan Oppenheimer are all great, not much else to say about them other than I like them.

Michael Jackson really sounds like Tom Kane, it's very uncanny with that said he too is really good as Alfred.

Nolan North sounds rather forced with his age, he's not bad though.

Jeff Bennett is alright but I'm not feeling his take.

Clive Revill sounds a bit too deep as Alfred for my liking.

Steve Blum seems to emulate Tony Jay here, and it kind of works but I don't think Alfred should sound this deep.

Olan Soule sounds like he's forcing his deepness.

Bill Callaway is really Bizzaro Alfred. I don't think he should count.

Overall Efrem is going to be getting my vote.

BONUS: I also am surprised Corey Burton has never voiced Alfred after all these years, it feels like such an obvious casting choice. For something less obvious I was thinking like either Tim Curry, Malcolm McDowell or John Hurt would make a great Alfred. I could see Ron Halder and Kent Williams being an excellent Alfreds too.

When I first listened to Olan Soule and Bill Callaway, I was jut like "Huh?" Andre Stojka, Clive Revill, Michael Caine, James Garrett, David McCallum, Michael Dobson, Alan Oppenheimer, Jim Piddock, Jeff Bennett, Martin Jarvis, Steve Blum, Robert Atkin Downes, Michael Jackson, JB Blanc, and Nolan North are definitely good as Alfred. Alastair Duncan sounds especially cool since I'm hearing a striking resemblance to Tim Curry in his voice, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. did a great job as Alfred as well. My vote goes to Efrem Zimbalist Jr; my second favorite is Alastair Duncan, and I don't know where and how to rank everyone else besides Olan Soule and Bill Callaway since the two of them didn't sound very fitting to me, so the rest of them are tied for me.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. #1 always. I grew up with is voice
Also loved hearing JB in his natural accent.

I'm glad that alot of these guys have gotten to reprise the role recently

Zimbalist is the greatest of the 'traditional' Alfreds, but Michael Caine's take is the most original. Instead of the stereotypical English butler, he gives Alfred a little working-class air, almost cockney but not quite. "Ya can borrow the Rolls if ya like, just bring it back with a full tank."

Im very happy they're having McCallum return for the role so much in the recent Batman films, and the more he's been doing it, I think he's been just nailing the character more and more. In both his sophistication and his dry wit.

I'd honestly now put him at number 1 for me.

Sticknig with Efrem Zimbalist Jr, but JB Blanc was good as Alfred and Nolan North was okay.

Nolan's Alfred voice sounds kinda average in my opinion. He's alright but he's not brilliant.

I actually really like Jim Piddock's take. It just sounds so natural and fitting.

Nolan sounds like he's forcing an older voice, rather unnatural. I'll cut him some slack since he got one line but he would be pretty low on my list (if I ever make one)

I've got to go with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. His wit and sense of humor were great for Alfred, and he could do his more serious and touching moments very nicely, too.

I do like David McCallum, Alan Oppenheimer, Martin Jarvis and James Garrett. They all sound very good. JB Blanc did a different version of him, but he still did very well also.

1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (RIP)
2. Martin Jarvis
3. David McCallum
4. JB Blanc
5. James Garrett
6. Jim Piddock
7. Robin Atkin Downes
8. Jeff Bennett
9. Alastair Duncan

Don't feel strongly either way about the others.

R.I.P. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. He was the definitive Alfred Pennyworth to me. Martin Jarvis is now his successor.

Everyone here (excluding Olan, Bill & Andre) does a good job at voicing Alfred. I was actually planning on voting on this compare at a later date but since Efrem died yesterday, RIP 2 him, it feels only right to vote on it 2day.

My favourite has to be Martin with Efrem a close 2nd.

Michael voices Alfred just as good as he portrays him in the Nolan films.

JB does a different take on Alfred from the rest but it works well.

Like I said earlier, everyone else did a good job.

After looking at Martin Jarvis' take on Alfred in Arkham Origins, he's the true successor to Efrem's take :)

I liked Efrem, Martin Jarvis, James Garrett and Jim Piddock. Jeff sounds too much like his regular British guy. Steve Blum tried to emulate Michael Gough a bit too much.

Giving it to Jim Piddock, because he had some very nice lines.

After Arkham Origins, I think we've found Efrem's successor

I'm changing my vote to Martin Jarvis.

It's hard to unhear Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Alfred, but I'd like to hear Iain Glen (Ser Jorah Mormont on "Game of Thrones") have a turn as Alfred.

i like Efrem Zimbalist Jr. the best. Olan Soule, Andre Stojka, Clive Revil, Alastar Duncan, Micheal Caine, David Mcallum, Alan Oppenheimer, Jim Piddock, James Garrett, Robin Atkin Downes, Micheal Jackson II, and Steve Blum were all great as well

Why hasn't Efrem Zibmbalist JR. played him in any DCUO movies

JB Blanc is pretty good as his version of Alfred, though I'm sticking with Zimbalist.

JB Blanc works great as a very different interpretation of Alfred, I did his performance quite a lot.

Efrem Zimbalist JR. sounds the most fatherly and wise out of all the VA's here, so naturally I'm going with him.

JB Blanc did good. I'm sticking with Efrem Zimbalist Jr

JB's design bugs me. He needs a goatee at least.

JB is really good for his version. Reminds me a bit of Sean Connery.

1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr - He nailed Alfred. He sounds age appropriate and gets both the dry humor and fatherly affection down perfectly.
2. Alan Oppenheimer - A close second after Efrem. He sounds exactly how I'd imagine Alfred to sound: a bit like Michael Gough from the movies, actually.
3. Michael Caine - He's better at live action, but you still gotta love his voice and how he conveys Alfred's character without sounding stereotypical.
4. Martin Jarvis - That radio effect is a hindrance in that clip, 'cause otherwise how sounds very fitting.
5. Michael Dobson - The best voice for a younger Alfred.
6. Alaister Duncan - Second best voice for young Alfred.
7. Robin Atkin Downes - Seems to be imitating Michael Caine, and does pretty well at it.
8. David McCallum - He nails the humorous butler aspect of the character.
9. Clive Revill - He worked well, but he sounds a bit more like Duckworth than Alfred.
10. Michael Jackson - Name aside, he's decent. Sounds a bit like Tom Kane. My problem is that it's not as old sounding as the design suggests he is.
11. James Garrett - It's a unique take, but I can't get Avatar Roku out of my head when I hear it.
12. Steve Blum - Seeing Steve's name made me think this was a miscast, but he does surprisingly well with what he's given.
13. Jim Piddock - Okay, but something about him sounds off.
14. Jeff Bennett - Again, it's decent but it doesn't sound quite right for Alfred.
15. Andre Stojka - Sounds way too young.
16. Olan Soule - Sounds like a stuffy doofus.
17. Bill Callaway - Heeey, that's not Alfred! That's Bizarro!

Efrem Zimbalist Jr's my favorite. Alastair Duncan, Jim Piddock and Alan Oppenheimer following close.

I give this one to James Garrett, with David McCallum at a close second.

Alistair Duncan had to be the best.

Listening to Mr. Blum's Alfred makes me think that he could do a pretty good Tony Jay impression

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. He didn't go overboard with the accent, he sounds smart, humorous, and is great as an anchor of sanity for Bruce without being too posh and even. Several of them here do just about as good as him, but because he was the first to really do Alfred justice, great justice I might add, I feel it appropriate to vote for him.

Thank you for all the years of servitude, you've more than earned your retirement!

Olan Soule - It worked well enough.
Bill Calloway - Not sure why he's here.
Andre Stojka - Pretty good, actually.
Clive Reville - Yes, he was awesome.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. - Awesome as well.
Alastair Duncan - love the personality in his performance.
Michael Caine - Like his movie performance, good.
David McCallum - A good Michael Caine replacement.
Michael Dobson - A surprisingly good performance.
Alan Oppenheimer - Good for what little he was given.
Jim Piddock - Love it.
James Garrett - A little raspy but still really good.
Jeff Bennett - OK for what little he got.
Martin Jarvis - Another great performance.
Robin Atkin Downes - Sounds a little young, but at least he gets some good lines.
Michael Jackson - Good.
Steven Blum - Couldn't even tell it was him. Good job.

how ironic that the voice actor for alfred in arkham city's last name is jarvis. steve blum is good, but alistair duncan gets my vote.

Steve got the accent down. Wouldn't mind seeing him do in a more serious adaption.

I'm going with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Steve Blum, Jeff Bennett, Michael Jackson, Martin Jarvis, Robin Atkin Downes, Alan Oppenheimer, and James Garrett are good too.

I find it funny that Alan Oppenheimer, who did a lot of voice work in the old DC cartoons, didn't voice Alfred back then. XD

i just love this guy. sure he is the father figure of the batman story line, but the thing is we all see him as the butler which is what he truly is. and on top of that he has so much humor while keeping his same old butler steriotype tone which really adds to the humor as well. all and all one of my favorite characters in the series.
1.dick grayson
2.bruce wayne
3.this guy XD

My first choice for Efrem Zimbalist Jr. He managed to capture the sarcastic and humourous side of Alfred that few others can manage. Secondary choices would be Martin Jarvis and David McCallum.

My picks for Alfred are as followed;
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.
James Garrett
Alastair Duncan
Michael Caine
Robin Atkin Downes
Jim Piddock
David McCallum
Jeff Bennett
and Martin Jarvis

Gonna go with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. for Alfred, though Alastair Duncan, Michael Caine, David McCallum, Alan Oppenheimer, Jim Piddock, James Garrett, Jeff Bennett, Martin Jarvis, and Robin Atkin Downes were also good.

That said, Jeff Bennett did do a different voice for Alfred in Year One than he did for YJ.

I'm kind of surprised by the praise for Alastair. I thought he was easily one of the worst Alfreds ever (though the poor writing didn't help, and he's done good work elsewhere). Efrem is my personal favorite, though the performances by Robin, Jeff, Martin, James, David and Jim are quite good as well.

Defintely a tough VC to tackle. Pokejedservo isn't kidding How should I say this? Hmmm. I got. I'll say that Olan Soule is a decent effort but doesn't quite fit the character well Bill Callway doesn't count as it's not him. Andre Stojika is easily the best of the older voices. Clive Revil doesn't sound quite righ to me and I'm glad Efrem Zimberalist Jr. took over. Efrem Zimberalist Jr. is obviously the best and Alastair Duncan is clearly 2 best on here. Michael Cane is a little off as well, he sounds better in the movies, David McCallum is pretty decent and is one of the better performances here. Michael Dobson is probably the third best. Alan Oppenheimer is decent but sounds older, Jim Piddock got the accent down but ddidn't seem to have many lines and James Garret sounds older as well here. Jeff Bennett got he accent down but again mot many lines, martin Jarvis is decent as well and last is my personal favorite on here Robin Atkin Downes as i'm sure all my other picks will get votes. I could always switch it if he gets more and another gets zero. So from best to worst.

1. Efrem Zimberallist Jr.

2. Alistair Duncan

3. Michael Dobson

4. Robin Atkin Downes

5. Jeff Bennett

6. Jim Piddock

7. Martin Jarvis

8. David McCallum

9. Clive Revill

10. Alan Oppenhiemer

11. Michael Caine

12. James Garret

13. Andre Stojka

14. Olan Soule

15. Bill Calloway
It was a tough call though.

gotta go with Efrem Zimbalist Jr, he has the perfect mixture of fatherliness, cunning, poise, snark, caring, and strength need for this role, i loved him in starcrossed. That being said Duncan, McCallum, Jarvis, Piddock, and Cane were all good stand-ins, they just couldn't compare.

Efram Zimbalist Jr. is the best here, though Alastair Duncan, David McCallum, Jim Piddock, Jeff Bennett and Martin Jarvis are also pretty good.