Ian Abercrombie

Acting

Ian Abercrombie

Born September 11, 1934Grays, Essex, England, UK142 credits

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

Green Lantern: The Animated Series
7.7

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

TV

2011

Rango
6.9

Rango

Movie

2011

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
9.3

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

Movie

2010

Childrens Hospital
7.1

Childrens Hospital

TV

2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
8.5

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

TV

2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
6.1

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Movie

2008

Filmography

Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2011Green Lantern: The Animated Seriesas Ganthet (voice)TV
Rango
2011Rangoas Ambrose (voice)Movie
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
2010Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogyas Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)Movie
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas ButlerTV
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008Star Wars: The Clone Warsas Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)TV
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008Star Wars: The Clone Warsas Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)Movie
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
2008Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard Schoolas Headmaster CrumbsMovie
Hard Four
2007Hard Fouras Jack ErmineMovie
Wizards of Waverly Place
2007Wizards of Waverly Placeas Professor CrumbsTV
Moonlight
2007Moonlightas Richard WhitleyTV
Trust Me
2007Trust Meas TeitelbaumMovie
Inland Empire
2006Inland Empireas Henry the ButlerMovie
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two Kittiesas SmitheeMovie
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm Schoolas Ervin SezginMovie
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Ben FranklinTV
H
2005Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public NuisanceTV
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
2005When Puppets and Dolls Attack!as Dr. Hess (archive footage)Movie
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005The L.A. Riot Spectacularas AuctioneerMovie
Blasphemy the Movie
2005Blasphemy the Movieas ZuesMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas RupertTV
The Batman
2004The Batmanas Ewan Fripp (voice)TV
Summerland
2004Summerlandas Thomas LindfieldTV
Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003Puppet Master: The Legacyas Dr. Hess (archive footage)Movie
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuckas Cyril ParksTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Birds of Prey
2002Birds of Preyas Alfred PennyworthTV
Gypsy Love
2002Gypsy Loveas Sir GeorgeMovie
The Eternal
2002The Eternalas Sir GeorgeMovie
Cover Me Girls
2002Cover Me Girlsas Sir GeorgeMovie
ChromiumBlue.com
2002ChromiumBlue.comas Sir GeorgeMovie
Chromiumblue.com
2002Chromiumblue.comTV
The Random Years
2002The Random Yearsas MiltonTV
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordanas GeorgeTV
State of Grace
2001State of Graceas Donnie ThursdayTV
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
2000Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowmanas PsychiatristMovie
The District
2000The Districtas LeonTV
Love & Money
1999Love & MoneyTV
G
1999Grown UpsTV
Wild Wild West
1999Wild Wild Westas British DignitaryMovie
Charmed
1998Charmedas AramisTV
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
1997Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizardas MerlinMovie
MouseHunt
1997MouseHuntas AuctioneerMovie
Over the Top
1997Over the TopTV
Bimbo Movie Bash
1997Bimbo Movie Bashas Dr. DornMovie
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fictionas Emil (segment "The Mummy")TV
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997The Lost World: Jurassic Parkas ButlerMovie
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997Buffy the Vampire Slayeras Old ManTV
A Face to Die For
1996A Face to Die Foras Mr. SturetskyMovie
Rattled
1996Rattledas Dr. RemsenMovie
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1995From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweileras ParksMovie
NewsRadio
1995NewsRadioas CadburyTV
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras AbbotTV
Cybill
1995Cybillas Alan FordTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas George TaylorTV
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
1994Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000as Professor DornMovie
Grief
1994Griefas StanleyMovie
Clean Slate
1994Clean Slateas LeaderMovie
Babylon 5
1994Babylon 5as CorrelilmurzonTV
Addams Family Values
1993Addams Family Valuesas DriverMovie
The Nanny
1993The Nannyas Butler InspectorTV
Cafe Americain
1993Cafe Americainas Uncle ClaudeTV
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992The Flash III: Deadly Nightshadeas SkipMovie
Army of Darkness
1992Army of Darknessas WisemanMovie
The Public Eye
1992The Public Eyeas Mr. BrownMovie
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
1992Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revengeas Dr. HessMovie
Sisters
1991SistersTV
Zandalee
1991Zandaleeas Louis MedinaMovie
Rolling Thunder
1991Rolling ThunderMovie
The Flash
1990The Flashas SkipTV
Repossessed
1990Repossessedas Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)Movie
Northern Exposure
1990Northern Exposureas Anastasia's AideTV
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaksas Tom BrockmanTV
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas Justin PittTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Fulton (segment "The Switch")TV
Warlock
1989Warlockas Magistrate #1Movie
Dark Holiday
1989Dark Holidayas CaptainMovie
Coach
1989Coachas JackieTV
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy BrownTV
War and Remembrance
1988War and Remembranceas Vice Admiral RodneyTV
Empty Nest
1988Empty Nestas Captain BurkeTV
Catacombs
1988Catacombsas Brother OrsiniMovie
The Dancing Princesses
1987The Dancing Princessesas Royal CobblerMovie
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Streetas LemieuxTV
Frog
1987Frogas Dr. FritskyMovie
Firewalker
1986Firewalkeras BoggsMovie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Gunther HallTV
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986It's Garry Shandling's Showas FateTV
Last Resort
1986Last Resortas Maitre d'Movie
Foley Square
1985Foley SquareTV
Hostage Flight
1985Hostage Flightas Scotland Yard InspectorMovie
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Doctor (uncredited)TV
George Burns Comedy Week
1985George Burns Comedy WeekTV
Stingray
1985StingrayTV
Kicks
1985Kicksas BarnesMovie
First The Egg
1985First The Eggas Mr. HannaMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas LudwigTV
Otherworld
1985Otherworldas Mr. MiroTV
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Dr. BlandingsTV
Who's the Boss?
1984Who's the Boss?TV
Hunter
1984Hunteras George CooperTV
Santa Barbara
1984Santa BarbaraTV
The Ice Pirates
1984The Ice Piratesas HymieMovie
Airwolf
1984Airwolfas Lord KillebrewTV
Flicks
1983Flicksas InspectorMovie
Tucker's Witch
1982Tucker's WitchTV
Voyagers!
1982Voyagers!TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas Royal CobblerTV
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Marian Rose White
1982Marian Rose Whiteas Lord BatesMovie
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crestas Ross BeatonTV
Dynasty
1981DynastyTV
Blood Beach
1980Blood Beachas Man in Mayor's OfficeMovie
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywoodas DenisMovie
S.O.S. Titanic
1980S.O.S. Titanicas Deck Steward (uncredited)Movie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landingas CatererTV
The Prisoner of Zenda
1979The Prisoner of Zendaas JohannMovie
Mrs. Columbo
1979Mrs. ColumboTV
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
Battlestar Galactica
1978Battlestar Galacticaas Forger 7TV
Little Mo
1978Little Moas Dr. NoyesMovie
Keefer
1978Keeferas RudyMovie
Sextette
1978Sextetteas Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)Movie
The San Pedro Bums
1977The San Pedro Bumsas Crazed Shopper (uncredited)Movie
Three's Company
1977Three's CompanyTV
E
1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Yearsas Whiting (uncredited)Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteriesas Sgt. LanderTV
Fantasy Island
1977Fantasy Islandas BartenderMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.TV
High Risk
1976High Riskas Major DomoMovie
The Island at the Top of the World
1974The Island at the Top of the Worldas Train Conductor (uncredited)Movie
Young Frankenstein
1974Young Frankensteinas Second Villager (uncredited)Movie
The Questor Tapes
1974The Questor Tapesas CharlieMovie
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974The Six Million Dollar Manas ShoemacherTV
Happy Days
1974Happy DaysTV
Wicked, Wicked
1973Wicked, Wickedas Eddie (uncredited)Movie
Search
1972SearchTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
Sole Survivor
1970Sole Survivoras British co-pilotMovie
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)Movie
Star!
1968Star!as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)Movie
Get Smart
1965Get SmartTV
Von Ryan's Express
1965Von Ryan's Expressas English POWMovie