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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Acting History
2011
Green Lantern: The Animated Series as Ganthet (voice)
2011Rango as Ambrose (voice)
2010Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008Childrens Hospital as Butler
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Darth Sidious (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School as Headmaster Crumbs
2007Hard Four as Jack Ermine
2007Wizards of Waverly Place as Professor Crumbs
2007Moonlight as Richard Whitley
2007Trust Me as Teitelbaum
2006Inland Empire as Henry the Butler
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties as Smithee
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Ervin Sezgin
2005How I Met Your Mother as Ben Franklin
2005Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance
2005When Puppets and Dolls Attack! as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2005The L.A. Riot Spectacular as Auctioneer
2005Blasphemy the Movie as Zues
2004Desperate Housewives as Rupert
2004The Batman as Ewan Fripp (voice)
2004Summerland as Thomas Lindfield
2003Puppet Master: The Legacy as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2003Nip/Tuck as Cyril Parks
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Birds of Prey as Alfred Pennyworth
2002Gypsy Love as Sir George
2002Cover Me Girls as Sir George
2002The Eternal as Sir George
2002ChromiumBlue.com as Sir George
2002Chromiumblue.com
2002The Random Years as Milton
2001Crossing Jordan as George
2001State of Grace as Donnie Thursday
2000Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman as Psychiatrist
2000The District as Leon
1999Love & Money
1999Grown Ups
1999Wild Wild West as British Dignitary
1998Charmed as Aramis
1997Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard as Merlin
1997MouseHunt as Auctioneer
1997Over the Top
1997Bimbo Movie Bash as Dr. Dorn
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Emil (segment "The Mummy")
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Butler
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Old Man
1996A Face to Die For as Mr. Sturetsky
1996Rattled as Dr. Remsen
1995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler as Parks
1995NewsRadio as Cadbury
1995Star Trek: Voyager as Abbot
1995Star Trek: Voyager as Milo
1995Cybill as Alan Ford
1994Touched by an Angel as George Taylor
1994Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 as Professor Dorn
1994Grief as Stanley
1994Clean Slate as Leader
1994Babylon 5 as Correlilmurzon
1993Addams Family Values as Driver
1993The Nanny as Butler Inspector
1993Cafe Americain as Uncle Claude
1992The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade as Skip
1992Army of Darkness as Wiseman
1992The Public Eye as Mr. Brown
1992Puppet Master III as Dr. Hess
1991Sisters
1991Zandalee as Louis Medina
1991Rolling Thunder
1990The Flash as Skip
1990Repossessed as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
1990Northern Exposure as Anastasia's Aide
1990Twin Peaks as Tom Brockman
1989Seinfeld as Justin Pitt
1989Tales from the Crypt as Fulton (segment "The Switch")
1989Warlock as Magistrate #1
1989Dark Holiday as Captain
1989Coach as Jackie
1988Murphy Brown
1988War and Remembrance as Vice Admiral Rodney
1988Empty Nest as Captain Burke
1988Catacombs as Brother Orsini
1987The Dancing Princesses as Royal Cobbler
198721 Jump Street as Lemieux
1987Frog as Dr. Fritsky
1986Firewalker as Boggs
1986L.A. Law as Gunther Hall
1986It's Garry Shandling's Show as Fate
1986Last Resort as Maitre d'
1985Foley Square
1985Hostage Flight as Scotland Yard Inspector
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Doctor (uncredited)
1985George Burns Comedy Week
1985Stingray
1985Kicks as Barnes
1985First The Egg as Mr. Hanna
1985Moonlighting as Ludwig
1985Otherworld
1984Murder, She Wrote as Dr. Blandings
1984Who's the Boss?
1984Hunter as George Cooper
1984Santa Barbara
1984The Ice Pirates as Hymie
1984Airwolf as Lord Killebrew
1983Flicks as Inspector
1982Tucker's Witch
1982Voyagers!
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as Royal Cobbler
1982Faerie Tale Theatre as The Royal Cobbler
1982Hotel
1982Marian Rose White as Lord Bates
1981Falcon Crest as Ross Beaton
1981Dynasty
1980Blood Beach as Man in Mayor's Office
1980The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood as Denis
1980S.O.S. Titanic as Deck Steward (uncredited)
1979Knots Landing as Caterer
1979The Prisoner of Zenda as Johann
1979Mrs. Columbo
1978Vega$
1978Battlestar Galactica as Forger 7
1978Little Mo as Dr. Noyes
1978The Bastard as Deserter (uncredited)
1978Keefer as Rudy
1978Sextette as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
1977The San Pedro Bums as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)
1977Three's Company
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years as Whiting (uncredited)
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries as Sgt. Lander
1977Fantasy Island as Bartender
1976Quincy, M.E.
1976High Risk as Major Domo
1974The Island at the Top of the World as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1974Young Frankenstein as Second Villager (uncredited)
1974The Questor Tapes as Charlie
1974The Six Million Dollar Man as Shoemacher
1974The Six Million Dollar Man as Man in Van
1974Happy Days
1973Wicked, Wicked as Eddie (uncredited)
1972Search
1971Cannon
1970Sole Survivor as British co-pilot
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
1968Star! as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
1965Get Smart
1965Von Ryan's Express as English POW