Ian Abercrombie
Acting1934Grays, 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2011
Rango
as Ambrose (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Mortis Trilogy
as Darth Sidious (voice)
Childrens Hospital
TVas Butler• 1 eps
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
TVas Ganthet (voice)• 5 eps
2010
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2009
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TVas Chancellor Palpatine (voice) / Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) / Darth Sidious (voice) / Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)• 6 eps
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
as Headmaster Crumbs
How I Met Your Mother
TVas Ben Franklin• 1 eps
Wizards of Waverly Place
TVas Professor Crumbs• 10 eps
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Smithee
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Ervin Sezgin
Inland Empire
as Henry the Butler
Desperate Housewives
TVas Rupert• 1 eps
The Batman
TVas Ewan Fripp (voice)• 1 eps
2005
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as Auctioneer
Blasphemy the Movie
as Zues
Summerland
TVas Thomas Lindfield• 1 eps
2004
Charmed
TVas Aramis• 1 eps
2003
Puppet Master: The Legacy
as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
Nip/Tuck
TVas Cyril Parks• 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self
2002
ChromiumBlue.com
as Sir George
Cover Me Girls
as Sir George
Gypsy Love
as Sir George
The Eternal
as Sir George
The District
TVas Leon• 1 eps
Crossing Jordan
TVas George• 1 eps
The Random Years
TVas Milton
Birds of Prey
TVas Alfred Pennyworth
2001
State of Grace
TVas Donnie Thursday
Shrek
ADR & Dubbing
2000
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
as Psychiatrist
Star Trek: Voyager
TVas Milo / Abbot• 1 eps
1999
1998
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TVas Old Man• 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TVas Emil (segment "The Mummy")• 1 eps
NewsRadio
TVas Cadbury• 1 eps
1997
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
as Merlin
Bimbo Movie Bash
as Dr. Dorn
MouseHunt
as Auctioneer
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Butler
Touched by an Angel
TVas George Taylor• 1 eps
1996
A Face to Die For
as Mr. Sturetsky
Rattled
as Dr. Remsen
1994
Grief
as Stanley
Clean Slate
as Leader
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
as Professor Dorn
Seinfeld
TVas Justin Pitt• 8 eps
Northern Exposure
TVas Anastasia's Aide• 1 eps
1993
1992
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
as Dr. Hess
The Public Eye
as Mr. Brown
Army of Darkness
as Wiseman
Coach
TVas Jackie• 1 eps
1991
Zandalee
as Louis Medina
1990
Repossessed
as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
The Flash
TVas Skip• 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Fulton (segment "The Switch")• 1 eps
Twin Peaks
TVas Tom Brockman• 1 eps
1989
Warlock
as Magistrate #1
Dark Holiday
as Captain
Empty Nest
TVas Captain Burke• 1 eps
21 Jump Street
TVas Lemieux• 1 eps
1988
Catacombs
as Brother Orsini
War and Remembrance
TVas Vice Admiral Rodney• 12 eps
Hunter
TVas George Cooper• 1 eps
1987
Frog
as Dr. Fritsky
The Dancing Princesses
as Royal Cobbler
Moonlighting
TVas Ludwig• 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Dr. Blandings• 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
TVas The Royal Cobbler• 1 eps
1986
Firewalker
as Boggs
Last Resort
as Maitre d'
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Doctor (uncredited)• 1 eps
Falcon Crest
TVas Ross Beaton• 2 eps
It's Garry Shandling's Show
TVas Fate
L.A. Law
TVas Gunther Hall• 1 eps
1985
First The Egg
as Mr. Hanna
Kicks
as Barnes
Hostage Flight
as Scotland Yard Inspector
Airwolf
TVas Lord Killebrew• 1 eps
1983
Flicks
as Inspector
1982
1981
Knots Landing
TVas Caterer• 1 eps
1980
S.O.S. Titanic
as Deck Steward (uncredited)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Denis
Blood Beach
as Man in Mayor's Office
1979
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Johann
1978
Keefer
as Rudy
The Bastard
as Deserter (uncredited)
Sextette
as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
Little Mo
as Dr. Noyes
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
TVas Sgt. Lander• 1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
TVas Forger 7• 1 eps
1977
Fantasy Island
as Bartender
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Whiting (uncredited)
The San Pedro Bums
as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)
The Six Million Dollar Man
TVas Man in Van / Shoemacher• 1 eps
1976
High Risk
as Major Domo
1974
Young Frankenstein
as Second Villager (uncredited)
The Questor Tapes
as Charlie
The Island at the Top of the World
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1973
Wicked, Wicked
as Eddie (uncredited)
1972
1970
Sole Survivor
as British co-pilot
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
1968
Star!
as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
1965
Von Ryan's Express
as English POW