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Ian Abercrombie
Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie

ActingBorn September 11, 1934Died January 26, 2012 (age 77)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

Filmography

2011TV
2011
Rango

as Ambrose (voice)

Movie
2010
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

Movie
2008TV
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

TV
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)

TV
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Darth Sidious (voice)

TV
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

TV
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

Movie
2008Movie
2007
Hard Four

as Jack Ermine

Movie
2007
Wizards of Waverly Place

as Professor Crumbs

TV
2007
Moonlight

as Richard Whitley

TV
2007
Trust Me

as Teitelbaum

Movie
2006
Inland Empire

as Henry the Butler

Movie
2005
How I Met Your Mother

as Ben Franklin

TV
2005
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!

as Dr. Hess (archive footage)

Movie
2005Movie
2005Movie
2004TV
2004
The Batman

as Ewan Fripp (voice)

TV
2004
Summerland

as Thomas Lindfield

TV
2003
Puppet Master: The Legacy

as Dr. Hess (archive footage)

Movie
2003
Nip/Tuck

as Cyril Parks

TV
2003TV
2002
Birds of Prey

as Alfred Pennyworth

TV
2002
Gypsy Love

as Sir George

Movie
2002
Cover Me Girls

as Sir George

Movie
2002
The Eternal

as Sir George

Movie
2002
ChromiumBlue.com

as Sir George

Movie
2002TV
2001TV
2001
State of Grace

as Donnie Thursday

TV
2000TV
1999
Grown Ups

as Pillip Dmytryk

TV
1999
Wild Wild West

as British Dignitary

Movie
1998
Charmed

as Aramis

TV
1997Movie
1997
MouseHunt

as Auctioneer

Movie
1997
Bimbo Movie Bash

as Dr. Dorn

Movie
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Emil (segment "The Mummy")

TV
1997TV
1996
A Face to Die For

as Mr. Sturetsky

Movie
1996
Rattled

as Dr. Remsen

Movie
1995
NewsRadio

as Cadbury

TV
1995TV
1995TV
1995
Cybill

as Alan Ford

TV
1994
Touched by an Angel

as George Taylor

TV
1994Movie
1994
Grief

as Stanley

Movie
1994
Clean Slate

as Leader

Movie
1994
Babylon 5

as Correlilmurzon

TV
1993Movie
1993
The Nanny

as Butler Inspector

TV
1993
Cafe Americain

as Uncle Claude

TV
1992Movie
1992
The Public Eye

as Mr. Brown

Movie
1991TV
1991
Zandalee

as Louis Medina

Movie
1990
The Flash

as Skip

TV
1990
Repossessed

as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)

Movie
1990
Northern Exposure

as Anastasia's Aide

TV
1990
Twin Peaks

as Tom Brockman

TV
1989
Seinfeld

as Justin Pitt

TV
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Fulton (segment "The Switch")

TV
1989
Warlock

as Magistrate #1

Movie
1989
Dark Holiday

as Captain

Movie
1989
Coach

as Jackie

TV
1988TV
1988
Empty Nest

as Captain Burke

TV
1988
Catacombs

as Brother Orsini

Movie
1987
The Dancing Princesses

as Royal Cobbler

Movie
1987
21 Jump Street

as Lemieux

TV
1987
Frog

as Dr. Fritsky

Movie
1986
Firewalker

as Boggs

Movie
1986
L.A. Law

as Gunther Hall

TV
1986
Last Resort

as Maitre d'

Movie
1985
Hostage Flight

as Scotland Yard Inspector

Movie
1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Doctor (uncredited)

TV
1985TV
1985
Kicks

as Barnes

Movie
1985
First The Egg

as Mr. Hanna

Movie
1985
Moonlighting

as Ludwig

TV
1985
Otherworld

as Mr. Miro

TV
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Blandings

TV
1984
Hunter

as George Cooper

TV
1984Movie
1984
Airwolf

as Lord Killebrew

TV
1983
Flicks

as Inspector

Movie
1982TV
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Royal Cobbler

TV
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Royal Cobbler

TV
1982TV
1982
Marian Rose White

as Lord Bates

Movie
1981
Falcon Crest

as Ross Beaton

TV
1981TV
1980
Blood Beach

as Man in Mayor's Office

Movie
1980
S.O.S. Titanic

as Deck Steward (uncredited)

Movie
1979
Knots Landing

as Caterer

TV
1979Movie
1978TV
1978TV
1978
Little Mo

as Dr. Noyes

Movie
1978
Keefer

as Rudy

Movie
1978
Sextette

as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)

Movie
1977
The San Pedro Bums

as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)

Movie
1977Movie
1977
Fantasy Island

as Bartender

Movie
1976
High Risk

as Major Domo

Movie
1974
The Island at the Top of the World

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Movie
1974
Young Frankenstein

as Second Villager (uncredited)

Movie
1974Movie
1974TV
1974TV
1973
Wicked, Wicked

as Eddie (uncredited)

Movie
1972TV
1971TV
1970
Sole Survivor

as British co-pilot

Movie
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

Movie
1968
Star!

as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)

Movie
1965
Get Smart

as Sergeant Poole

TV
1965
Get Smart

as Sergeant Poole (uncredited)

TV
1965
Von Ryan's Express

as English POW

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 11, 1934
Day of DeathJanuary 26, 2012
Place of BirthGrays, Essex, England, UK
Popularity0.8