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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 11, 1934
Place of Birth:
Grays, Essex, England, UK
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Ian Abercrombie
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rango | Ambrose (voice) |
| 2010 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy | Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) |
| 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School | Headmaster Crumbs |
| 2007 | Hard Four | Jack Ermine |
| 2007 | Trust Me | Teitelbaum |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Henry the Butler |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Smithee |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Ervin Sezgin |
| 2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | Auctioneer |
| 2005 | When Puppets and Dolls Attack! | Dr. Hess (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Blasphemy the Movie | Zues |
| 2003 | Puppet Master: The Legacy | Dr. Hess (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Cover Me Girls | Sir George |
| 2002 | The Eternal | Sir George |
| 2002 | Gypsy Love | Sir George |
| 2002 | ChromiumBlue.com | Sir George |
| 2000 | Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman | Psychiatrist |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | British Dignitary |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Butler |
| 1997 | Bimbo Movie Bash | Dr. Dorn |
| 1997 | Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard | Merlin |
| 1997 | MouseHunt | Auctioneer |
| 1996 | A Face to Die For | Mr. Sturetsky |
| 1996 | Rattled | Dr. Remsen |
| 1995 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Parks |
| 1994 | Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 | Professor Dorn |
| 1994 | Grief | Stanley |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Leader |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Driver |
| 1992 | Army of Darkness | Wiseman |
| 1992 | Puppet Master III | Dr. Hess |
| 1992 | The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade | Skip |
| 1992 | The Public Eye | Mr. Brown |
| 1991 | Zandalee | Louis Medina |
| 1991 | Rolling Thunder | |
| 1990 | Repossessed | Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Dark Holiday | Captain |
| 1989 | Warlock | Magistrate #1 |
| 1988 | Catacombs | Brother Orsini |
| 1987 | Frog | Dr. Fritsky |
| 1987 | The Dancing Princesses | Royal Cobbler |
| 1986 | Firewalker | Boggs |
| 1986 | Last Resort | Maitre d' |
| 1985 | Kicks | Barnes |
| 1985 | First The Egg | Mr. Hanna |
| 1985 | Hostage Flight | Scotland Yard Inspector |
| 1984 | The Ice Pirates | Hymie |
| 1983 | Flicks | Inspector |
| 1982 | Marian Rose White | Lord Bates |
| 1980 | Blood Beach | Man in Mayor's Office |
| 1980 | S.O.S. Titanic | Deck Steward (uncredited) |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Denis |
| 1979 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Johann |
| 1978 | The Bastard | Deserter (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Little Mo | Dr. Noyes |
| 1978 | Keefer | Rudy |
| 1978 | Sextette | Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer) |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island | Bartender |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Whiting (uncredited) |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Bums | Crazed Shopper (uncredited) |
| 1976 | High Risk | Major Domo |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Charlie |
| 1974 | Young Frankenstein | Second Villager |
| 1974 | The Island at the Top of the World | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Wicked, Wicked | Eddie (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Sole Survivor | British co-pilot |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited) |
| 1968 | Star! | Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's Express | English POW |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Ganthet (voice) |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Butler |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Darth Sidious (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) |
| 2007 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Professor Crumbs |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Richard Whitley |
| 2005 | Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance | |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Ben Franklin |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Rupert |
| 2004 | The Batman | Ewan Fripp (voice) |
| 2004 | Summerland | Thomas Lindfield |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Cyril Parks |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Alfred Pennyworth |
| 2002 | Chromiumblue.com | |
| 2002 | The Random Years | Milton |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | George |
| 2000 | The District | Leon |
| 1999 | Grown Ups | |
| 1999 | Love & Money | |
| 1998 | Charmed | Aramis |
| 1997 | Over the Top | |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Old Man |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Emil (segment "The Mummy") |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Abbot |
| 1995 | Cybill | |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Cadbury |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Milo |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | George Taylor |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Correlilmurzon |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Butler Inspector |
| 1993 | Cafe Americain | Uncle Claude |
| 1991 | Sisters | |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Tom Brockman |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure | Anastasia's Aide |
| 1990 | The Flash | Skip |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Justin Pitt |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Fulton (segment "The Switch") |
| 1989 | Coach | Jackie |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | |
| 1988 | Empty Nest | Captain Burke |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Vice Admiral Rodney |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Lemieux |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Gunther Hall |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Fate |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | |
| 1985 | Otherworld | |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Ludwig |
| 1985 | Stingray | |
| 1985 | Foley Square | |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Blandings |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? | |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | |
| 1984 | Hunter | George Cooper |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Lord Killebrew |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Royal Cobbler |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | The Royal Cobbler |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Ross Beaton |
| 1981 | Dynasty | |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo | |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Caterer |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Forger 7 |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Sgt. Lander |
| 1977 | Three's Company | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1974 | Happy Days | |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Shoemacher |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Man in Van |
| 1972 | Search | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1965 | Get Smart |