Person
Ian Abercrombie
Acting · 1934–2012 · 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
Known for
Desperate Housewives
Rupert
Seinfeld
Justin Pitt
How I Met Your Mother
Ben Franklin
Hunter
George Cooper
Charmed
Aramis
Twin Peaks
Tom Brockman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Blandings
Coach
Jackie
Northern Exposure
Anastasia's Aide
Filmography
- 2011Green Lantern: The Animated SeriesGanthet (voice)
- 2011RangoAmbrose (voice)
- 2010Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters TrilogyDarth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
- 2008Childrens HospitalButler
- 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsDarth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
- 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsChancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
- 2008Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard SchoolHeadmaster Crumbs
- 2007Hard FourJack Ermine
- 2007Wizards of Waverly PlaceProfessor Crumbs
- 2007MoonlightRichard Whitley
- 2007Trust MeTeitelbaum
- 2006Inland EmpireHenry the Butler
- 2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesSmithee
- 2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolErvin Sezgin
- 2005How I Met Your MotherBen Franklin
- 2005Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance
- 2005When Puppets and Dolls Attack!Dr. Hess (archive footage)
- 2005The L.A. Riot SpectacularAuctioneer
- 2005Blasphemy the MovieZues
- 2004Desperate HousewivesRupert
- 2004The BatmanEwan Fripp (voice)
- 2004SummerlandThomas Lindfield
- 2003Puppet Master: The LegacyDr. Hess (archive footage)
- 2003Nip/TuckCyril Parks
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2002Birds of PreyAlfred Pennyworth
- 2002Gypsy LoveSir George
- 2002Cover Me GirlsSir George
- 2002The EternalSir George
- 2002ChromiumBlue.comSir George
- 2002Chromiumblue.com
- 2002The Random YearsMilton
- 2001Crossing JordanGeorge
- 2001State of GraceDonnie Thursday
- 2001ShrekADR & Dubbing
- 2000Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer SnowmanPsychiatrist
- 2000The DistrictLeon
- 1999Love & Money
- 1999Grown UpsPillip Dmytryk
- 1999Wild Wild WestBritish Dignitary
- 1998CharmedAramis
- 1997Johnny Mysto: Boy WizardMerlin
- 1997MouseHuntAuctioneer
- 1997Over the Top
- 1997Bimbo Movie BashDr. Dorn
- 1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionEmil (segment "The Mummy")
- 1997The Lost World: Jurassic ParkButler
- 1997Buffy the Vampire SlayerOld Man
- 1996A Face to Die ForMr. Sturetsky
- 1996RattledDr. Remsen
- 1995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. FrankweilerParks
- 1995NewsRadioCadbury
- 1995Star Trek: VoyagerAbbot
- 1995CybillAlan Ford
- 1994Touched by an AngelGeorge Taylor
- 1994Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000Professor Dorn
- 1994GriefStanley
- 1994Clean SlateLeader
- 1994Babylon 5Correlilmurzon
- 1993Addams Family ValuesDriver
- 1993The NannyButler Inspector
- 1993Cafe AmericainUncle Claude
- 1992The Flash III: Deadly NightshadeSkip
- 1992Army of DarknessWiseman
- 1992The Public EyeMr. Brown
- 1992Puppet Master III: Toulon's RevengeDr. Hess
- 1991Sisters
- 1991ZandaleeLouis Medina
- 1991Rolling Thunder
- 1990The FlashSkip
- 1990RepossessedIce Tea Waiter (uncredited)
- 1990Northern ExposureAnastasia's Aide
- 1990Twin PeaksTom Brockman
- 1989SeinfeldJustin Pitt
- 1989Tales from the CryptFulton (segment "The Switch")
- 1989WarlockMagistrate #1
- 1989Dark HolidayCaptain
- 1989CoachJackie
- 1988Murphy Brown
- 1988War and RemembranceRodney
- 1988Empty NestCaptain Burke
- 1988CatacombsBrother Orsini
- 1987The Dancing PrincessesRoyal Cobbler
- 198721 Jump StreetLemieux
- 1987FrogDr. Fritsky
- 1986FirewalkerBoggs
- 1986L.A. LawGunther Hall
- 1986It's Garry Shandling's ShowFate
- 1986Last ResortMaitre d'
- 1985Foley Square
- 1985Hostage FlightScotland Yard Inspector
- 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDoctor (uncredited)
- 1985George Burns Comedy Week
- 1985Stingray
- 1985KicksBarnes
- 1985First the EggMr. Hanna
- 1985MoonlightingLudwig
- 1985OtherworldMr. Miro
- 1984Murder, She WroteDr. Blandings
- 1984Who's the Boss?
- 1984HunterGeorge Cooper
- 1984Santa Barbara
- 1984The Ice PiratesHymie
- 1984AirwolfLord Killebrew
- 1983FlicksInspector
- 1982Tucker's Witch
- 1982Voyagers!
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreRoyal Cobbler
- 1982Hotel
- 1982Marian Rose WhiteLord Bates
- 1981Falcon CrestRoss Beaton
- 1981Dynasty
- 1980Blood BeachMan in Mayor's Office
- 1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodDenis
- 1980S.O.S. TitanicDeck Steward (uncredited)
- 1979Knots LandingCaterer
- 1979The Prisoner of ZendaJohann
- 1979Mrs. Columbo
- 1978Vega$
- 1978Battlestar GalacticaForger 7
- 1978Little MoDr. Noyes
- 1978KeeferRudy
- 1978SextetteFrederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
- 1977The San Pedro BumsCrazed Shopper (uncredited)
- 1977Three's Company
- 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsWhiting (uncredited)
- 1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSgt. Lander
- 1977Fantasy IslandBartender
- 1976Quincy, M.E.
- 1976High RiskMajor Domo
- 1974The Island at the Top of the WorldTrain Conductor (uncredited)
- 1974Young FrankensteinSecond Villager (uncredited)
- 1974The Questor TapesCharlie
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManShoemacher
- 1974Happy Days
- 1973Wicked, WickedEddie (uncredited)
- 1972Search
- 1971Cannon
- 1970Sole SurvivorBritish co-pilot
- 1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
- 1968Star!Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
- 1965Get SmartSergeant Poole
- 1965Von Ryan's ExpressEnglish POW
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