Ian Abercrombie
Born: 1934-09-11 in Grays, Essex, England, UK
Died: 2012-01-26
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
2011
- Rango as Ambrose (voice)
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Ganthet (voice)
2010
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
- Childrens Hospital as Butler
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
- Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School as Headmaster Crumbs
2007
- Wizards of Waverly Place as Professor Crumbs
- Moonlight as Richard Whitley
- Trust Me as Teitelbaum
- Hard Four as Jack Ermine
2006
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Smithee
- Inland Empire as Henry the Butler
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Ervin Sezgin
2005
- How I Met Your Mother as Ben Franklin
- Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance
- The L.A. Riot Spectacular as Auctioneer
- Blasphemy the Movie as Zues
- When Puppets and Dolls Attack! as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Rupert
- The Batman as Ewan Fripp (voice)
- Summerland as Thomas Lindfield
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Nip/Tuck as Cyril Parks
- Puppet Master: The Legacy as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2002
- Birds of Prey as Alfred Pennyworth
- The Random Years as Milton
- Chromiumblue.com
- Gypsy Love as Sir George
- Cover Me Girls as Sir George
- The Eternal as Sir George
- ChromiumBlue.com as Sir George
2001
- Crossing Jordan as George
- Shrek ... (ADR & Dubbing)
- State of Grace as Donnie Thursday
2000
- The District as Leon
- Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman as Psychiatrist
1999
- Wild Wild West as British Dignitary
- Grown Ups as Pillip Dmytryk
- Love & Money
1998
- Charmed as Aramis
1997
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Old Man
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Emil (segment "The Mummy")
- MouseHunt as Auctioneer
- Over the Top
- Bimbo Movie Bash as Dr. Dorn
- Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard as Merlin
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Butler
1996
- A Face to Die For as Mr. Sturetsky
- Rattled as Dr. Remsen
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Abbot
- NewsRadio as Cadbury
- Cybill as Alan Ford
- From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler as Parks
1994
- Babylon 5 as Correlilmurzon
- Touched by an Angel as George Taylor
- Clean Slate as Leader
- Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 as Professor Dorn
- Grief as Stanley
1993
- The Nanny as Butler Inspector
- Addams Family Values as Driver
- Cafe Americain as Uncle Claude
1992
- Army of Darkness as Wiseman
- The Public Eye as Mr. Brown
- Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge as Dr. Hess
- The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade as Skip
1991
- Zandalee as Louis Medina
- Sisters
- Rolling Thunder
1990
- Twin Peaks as Tom Brockman
- Northern Exposure as Anastasia's Aide
- The Flash as Skip
- Repossessed as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
1989
- Seinfeld as Justin Pitt
- Coach as Jackie
- Tales from the Crypt as Fulton (segment "The Switch")
- Warlock as Magistrate #1
- Dark Holiday as Captain
1988
- Murphy Brown
- Empty Nest as Captain Burke
- War and Remembrance as Rodney
- Catacombs as Brother Orsini
1987
- 21 Jump Street as Lemieux
- Frog as Dr. Fritsky
- The Dancing Princesses as Royal Cobbler
1986
- L.A. Law as Gunther Hall
- It's Garry Shandling's Show as Fate
- Firewalker as Boggs
- Last Resort as Maitre d'
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Doctor (uncredited)
- Moonlighting as Ludwig
- Stingray
- George Burns Comedy Week
- Otherworld as Mr. Miro
- Foley Square
- Hostage Flight as Scotland Yard Inspector
- Kicks as Barnes
- First the Egg as Mr. Hanna
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Blandings
- Hunter as George Cooper
- Airwolf as Lord Killebrew
- Who's the Boss?
- Santa Barbara
- The Ice Pirates as Hymie
1983
- Flicks as Inspector
1982
- Hotel
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Royal Cobbler
- Voyagers!
- Tucker's Witch
- Marian Rose White as Lord Bates
1981
- Falcon Crest as Ross Beaton
- Dynasty
1980
- Blood Beach as Man in Mayor's Office
- S.O.S. Titanic as Deck Steward (uncredited)
- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood as Denis
1979
- Knots Landing as Caterer
- Mrs. Columbo
- The Prisoner of Zenda as Johann
1978
- Vega$
- Battlestar Galactica as Forger 7
- The Bastard as Deserter (uncredited)
- Sextette as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
- Little Mo as Dr. Noyes (uncredited)
- Keefer as Rudy
1977
- Three's Company
- The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Sgt. Lander
- Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years as Whiting (uncredited)
- Fantasy Island as Bartender
- The San Pedro Bums as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)
1976
- Quincy, M.E.
- High Risk as Major Domo
1974
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Shoemacher
- Happy Days
- Young Frankenstein as Second Villager (uncredited)
- The Island at the Top of the World as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- The Questor Tapes as Charlie
1973
- Wicked, Wicked as Eddie (uncredited)
1972
1971
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
- Get Smart as Sergeant Poole
- Von Ryan's Express as English POW