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Ian Abercrombie

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Ian Abercrombie

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Sep 11, 1934 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Grays, Essex, England, UK

Biography

Ian Abercrombie (11 September 1934 – 26 January 2012) was an English actor, best known for playing Alfred Pennyworth in Birds of Prey. He appeared as Elaine Benes' boss Justin Pitt during the sixth season of Seinfeld, and as a fastidious butler on Desperate Housewives. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Abercrombie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting
2011RangoAmbrose (voice)
2011Green Lantern: The Animated SeriesGanthet (voice)
2010Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters TrilogyDarth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsChancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard SchoolHeadmaster Crumbs
2008Childrens HospitalButler
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsChancellor Palpatine (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsDarth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsDarth Sidious (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsChancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2007Hard FourJack Ermine
2007Trust MeTeitelbaum
2007Wizards of Waverly PlaceProfessor Crumbs
2007MoonlightRichard Whitley
2006Inland EmpireHenry the Butler
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesSmithee
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolErvin Sezgin
2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularAuctioneer
2005When Puppets and Dolls Attack!Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2005Blasphemy the MovieZues
2005Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance
2005How I Met Your MotherBen Franklin
2004Desperate HousewivesRupert
2004The BatmanEwan Fripp (voice)
2004SummerlandThomas Lindfield
2003Puppet Master: The LegacyDr. Hess (archive footage)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Nip/TuckCyril Parks
2002Gypsy LoveSir George
2002The EternalSir George
2002Cover Me GirlsSir George
2002ChromiumBlue.comSir George
2002Birds of PreyAlfred Pennyworth
2002Chromiumblue.com
2002The Random YearsMilton
2001Crossing JordanGeorge
2001State of GraceDonnie Thursday
2000Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer SnowmanPsychiatrist
2000The DistrictLeon
1999Wild Wild WestBritish Dignitary
1999Grown Ups
1999Love & Money
1998CharmedAramis
1997The Lost World: Jurassic ParkButler
1997Bimbo Movie BashDr. Dorn
1997Johnny Mysto: Boy WizardMerlin
1997MouseHuntAuctioneer
1997Over the Top
1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerOld Man
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionEmil (segment "The Mummy")
1996A Face to Die ForMr. Sturetsky
1996RattledDr. Remsen
1995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerParks
1995Star Trek: VoyagerAbbot
1995CybillAlan Ford
1995NewsRadioCadbury
1995Star Trek: VoyagerMilo
1994Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000Professor Dorn
1994GriefStanley
1994Clean SlateLeader
1994Touched by an AngelGeorge Taylor
1994Babylon 5Correlilmurzon
1993Addams Family ValuesDriver
1993The NannyButler Inspector
1993Cafe AmericainUncle Claude
1992Army of DarknessWiseman
1992Puppet Master III: Toulon's RevengeDr. Hess
1992The Flash III: Deadly NightshadeSkip
1992The Public EyeMr. Brown
1991ZandaleeLouis Medina
1991Rolling Thunder
1991Sisters
1990RepossessedIce Tea Waiter (uncredited)
1990Twin PeaksTom Brockman
1990Northern ExposureAnastasia's Aide
1990The FlashSkip
1989Dark HolidayCaptain
1989WarlockMagistrate #1
1989SeinfeldJustin Pitt
1989Tales from the CryptFulton (segment "The Switch")
1989CoachJackie
1988CatacombsBrother Orsini
1988Murphy Brown
1988Empty NestCaptain Burke
1988War and RemembranceVice Admiral Rodney
1987FrogDr. Fritsky
1987The Dancing PrincessesRoyal Cobbler
198721 Jump StreetLemieux
1986FirewalkerBoggs
1986Last ResortMaitre d'
1986L.A. LawGunther Hall
1986It's Garry Shandling's ShowFate
1985KicksBarnes
1985First The EggMr. Hanna
1985Hostage FlightScotland Yard Inspector
1985George Burns Comedy Week
1985OtherworldMr. Miro
1985MoonlightingLudwig
1985Stingray
1985Foley Square
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDoctor (uncredited)
1984The Ice PiratesHymie
1984Murder, She WroteDr. Blandings
1984Who's the Boss?
1984Santa Barbara
1984HunterGeorge Cooper
1984AirwolfLord Killebrew
1983FlicksInspector
1982Marian Rose WhiteLord Bates
1982Hotel
1982Faerie Tale TheatreRoyal Cobbler
1982Voyagers!
1982Tucker's Witch
1982Faerie Tale TheatreThe Royal Cobbler
1981Falcon CrestRoss Beaton
1981Dynasty
1980Blood BeachMan in Mayor's Office
1980S.O.S. TitanicDeck Steward (uncredited)
1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodDenis
1979The Prisoner of ZendaJohann
1979Mrs. Columbo
1979Knots LandingCaterer
1978Little MoDr. Noyes
1978KeeferRudy
1978SextetteFrederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
1978Vega$
1978Battlestar GalacticaForger 7
1977Fantasy IslandBartender
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsWhiting (uncredited)
1977The San Pedro BumsCrazed Shopper (uncredited)
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSgt. Lander
1977Three's Company
1976High RiskMajor Domo
1976Quincy, M.E.
1974The Questor TapesCharlie
1974Young FrankensteinSecond Villager (uncredited)
1974The Island at the Top of the WorldTrain Conductor (uncredited)
1974Happy Days
1974The Six Million Dollar ManShoemacher
1974The Six Million Dollar ManMan in Van
1973Wicked, WickedEddie (uncredited)
1972Search
1971Cannon
1970Sole SurvivorBritish co-pilot
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
1968Star!Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
1965Von Ryan's ExpressEnglish POW
1965Get Smart