Alfred Pennyworth is Batman's butler in the Batman comic books, TV-series and motion pictures.

The Pre-Crisis established Alfred as a retired intelligence agent who followed the deathbed wish of his dying father to carry on the tradition of serving the Wayne family. To that end, Alfred introduced himself to Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson at Wayne Manor and insisted on becoming their butler. Although, the pair did not want a one, especially since they did not want to jeopardize their secret identities with a servant in the house, they did not have the heart to eject Alfred. That night, Alfred awoke to moaning and followed the sound to the secret door to the starcase to the Batcave and met his would be employers in their superhero identities and Wayne was injured while out in the field. As it turned out, the wounds were actually insignificant , but Alfred's care convinced the residents that their butler can be trusted. Since then, Alfred included the support staff duties of the Dynamic Duo on top of his regular tasks.

In the Post-Crisis version, Alfred has been the Wayne Family butler all of Bruce's life and he helped his master establish his superhero career from the beginning.