Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie

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

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Known For

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989 • as Justin Pitt

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 • as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 • as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 • as Darth Sidious (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 • as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

Filmography

2011

Rango
Rango
as Ambrose (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/2011
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
as Ganthet (voice)
TV - Released: 11/11/2011

2010

Savage Opress
Savage Opress
as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/12/2010

2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/5/2008
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
as Headmaster Crumbs
Movie - Released: 4/6/2008
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital
as Butler
TV - Released: 12/8/2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
TV - Released: 10/3/2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
TV - Released: 10/3/2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Darth Sidious (voice)
TV - Released: 10/3/2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
TV - Released: 10/3/2008

2007

Hard Four
Hard Four
as Jack Ermine
Movie - Released: 11/1/2007
Trust Me
Trust Me
as Teitelbaum
Movie - Released: 6/8/2007
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
as Professor Crumbs
TV - Released: 10/12/2007
Moonlight
Moonlight
as Richard Whitley
TV - Released: 9/28/2007

2006

Inland Empire
Inland Empire
as Henry the Butler
Movie - Released: 12/6/2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Smithee
Movie - Released: 6/15/2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Ervin Sezgin
Movie - Released: 1/12/2006

2005

The L.A. Riot Spectacular
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as Auctioneer
Movie - Released: 4/25/2005
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/12/2005
Blasphemy the Movie
Blasphemy the Movie
as Zues
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
TV
Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance
TV - Released: 8/18/2005
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
as Ben Franklin
TV - Released: 9/19/2005

2004

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Rupert
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
The Batman
The Batman
as Ewan Fripp (voice)
TV - Released: 9/11/2004
Summerland
Summerland
TV - Released: 6/1/2004

2003

Puppet Master: The Legacy
Puppet Master: The Legacy
as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/16/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV - Released: 1/26/2003
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
TV - Released: 7/22/2003

2002

Gypsy Love
Gypsy Love
as Sir George
Movie - Released: 9/13/2002
The Eternal
The Eternal
as Sir George
Movie - Released: 9/6/2002
Cover Me Girls
Cover Me Girls
as Sir George
Movie - Released: 9/6/2002
ChromiumBlue.com
ChromiumBlue.com
as Sir George
Movie - Released: 8/23/2002
Birds of Prey
Birds of Prey
as Alfred Pennyworth
TV - Released: 10/9/2002
TV
Chromiumblue.com
TV - Released: 8/23/2002
The Random Years
The Random Years
as Milton
TV - Released: 3/5/2002

2001

Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
as George
TV - Released: 9/24/2001

2000

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
as Psychiatrist
Movie - Released: 11/21/2000
The District
The District
as Leon
TV - Released: 10/7/2000

1999

Wild Wild West
Wild Wild West
as British Dignitary
Movie - Released: 6/30/1999
TV
Grown Ups
TV - Released: 8/1/1999
Love & Money
Love & Money
TV - Released: 10/8/1999

1998

Charmed
Charmed
as Aramis
TV - Released: 10/7/1998

1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Butler
Movie - Released: 5/23/1997
Bimbo Movie Bash
Bimbo Movie Bash
as Dr. Dorn
Movie - Released: 6/24/1997
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
as Merlin
Movie - Released: 12/30/1997
MouseHunt
MouseHunt
as Auctioneer
Movie - Released: 12/19/1997
Over the Top
Over the Top
TV - Released: 10/21/1997
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Old Man
TV - Released: 3/10/1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Emil (segment "The Mummy")
TV - Released: 5/25/1997

1996

A Face to Die For
A Face to Die For
as Mr. Sturetsky
Movie - Released: 3/11/1996
Rattled
Rattled
as Dr. Remsen
Movie - Released: 2/14/1996

1995

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
as Parks
Movie - Released: 6/6/1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
as Abbot
TV - Released: 1/16/1995
Cybill
Cybill
TV - Released: 1/2/1995
NewsRadio
NewsRadio
as Cadbury
TV - Released: 3/21/1995
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager
as Milo
TV - Released: 1/16/1995

1994

Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
as Professor Dorn
Movie - Released: 7/27/1994
Grief
Grief
as Stanley
Movie - Released: 6/3/1994
Clean Slate
Clean Slate
as Leader
Movie - Released: 5/6/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as George Taylor
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
Babylon 5
Babylon 5
as Correlilmurzon
TV - Released: 1/26/1994

1993

Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values
as Driver
Movie - Released: 11/19/1993
The Nanny
The Nanny
as Butler Inspector
TV - Released: 11/3/1993
Cafe Americain
Cafe Americain
as Uncle Claude
TV - Released: 9/18/1993

1992

Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness
as Wiseman
Movie - Released: 10/31/1992
Puppet Master III
Puppet Master III
as Dr. Hess
Movie - Released: 5/1/1992
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
as Skip
Movie - Released: 12/31/1992
The Public Eye
The Public Eye
as Mr. Brown
Movie - Released: 10/16/1992

1991

Zandalee
Zandalee
as Louis Medina
Movie - Released: 5/9/1991
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Sisters
Sisters
TV - Released: 5/11/1991

1990

Repossessed
Repossessed
as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/14/1990
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
as Tom Brockman
TV - Released: 4/8/1990
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure
TV - Released: 7/12/1990
The Flash
The Flash
as Skip
TV - Released: 9/20/1990

1989

Dark Holiday
Dark Holiday
as Captain
Movie - Released: 5/1/1989
Warlock
Warlock
as Magistrate #1
Movie - Released: 6/1/1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Justin Pitt
TV - Released: 7/5/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Fulton (segment "The Switch")
TV - Released: 6/10/1989
Coach
Coach
as Jackie
TV - Released: 2/28/1989

1988

Catacombs
Catacombs
as Brother Orsini
Movie - Released: 5/14/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
TV - Released: 11/14/1988
Empty Nest
Empty Nest
as Captain Burke
TV - Released: 10/8/1988
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance
as Vice Admiral Rodney
TV - Released: 11/13/1988

1987

Frog
Frog
as Dr. Fritsky
Movie - Released: 1/23/1987
The Dancing Princesses
The Dancing Princesses
as Royal Cobbler
Movie - Released: 11/14/1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street
as Lemieux
TV - Released: 4/12/1987

1986

Firewalker
Firewalker
as Boggs
Movie - Released: 11/21/1986
Last Resort
Last Resort
as Maitre d'
Movie - Released: 3/31/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Gunther Hall
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
It's Garry Shandling's Show
as Fate
TV - Released: 9/10/1986

1985

Kicks
Kicks
as Barnes
Movie - Released: 3/11/1985
First The Egg
First The Egg
as Mr. Hanna
Movie - Released: 3/6/1985
Hostage Flight
Hostage Flight
as Scotland Yard Inspector
Movie - Released: 11/17/1985
George Burns Comedy Week
George Burns Comedy Week
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
Otherworld
Otherworld
TV - Released: 1/26/1985
Moonlighting
Moonlighting
as Ludwig
TV - Released: 3/3/1985
Stingray
Stingray
TV - Released: 7/14/1985
Foley Square
Foley Square
TV - Released: 12/11/1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Doctor (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1984

The Ice Pirates
The Ice Pirates
as Hymie
Movie - Released: 3/16/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Blandings
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss?
TV - Released: 9/20/1984
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
TV - Released: 7/30/1984
Hunter
Hunter
as George Cooper
TV - Released: 9/18/1984
Airwolf
Airwolf
as Lord Killebrew
TV - Released: 1/22/1984

1983

Flicks
Flicks
as Inspector
Movie - Released: 8/26/1983

1982

Marian Rose White
Marian Rose White
as Lord Bates
Movie - Released: 1/19/1982
Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Royal Cobbler
TV - Released: 9/11/1982
Voyagers!
Voyagers!
TV - Released: 10/3/1982
Tucker's Witch
Tucker's Witch
TV - Released: 10/6/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Royal Cobbler
TV - Released: 9/11/1982

1981

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Ross Beaton
TV - Released: 12/4/1981
Dynasty
Dynasty
TV - Released: 1/12/1981

1980

Blood Beach
Blood Beach
as Man in Mayor's Office
Movie - Released: 9/1/1980
S.O.S. Titanic
S.O.S. Titanic
as Deck Steward (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/29/1980
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Denis
Movie - Released: 6/4/1980

1979

The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda
as Johann
Movie - Released: 8/17/1979
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo
TV - Released: 2/26/1979
Knots Landing
Knots Landing
as Caterer
TV - Released: 12/27/1979

1978

The Bastard
The Bastard
as Deserter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/22/1978
Little Mo
Little Mo
as Dr. Noyes
Movie - Released: 9/5/1978
Keefer
Keefer
as Rudy
Movie - Released: 3/16/1978
Sextette
Sextette
as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
Movie - Released: 3/3/1978
Vega$
Vega$
TV - Released: 9/20/1978
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
as Forger 7
TV - Released: 9/17/1978

1977

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
as Bartender
Movie - Released: 1/14/1977
Movie
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
as Whiting (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/13/1977
The San Pedro Bums
The San Pedro Bums
as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/13/1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
as Sgt. Lander
TV - Released: 1/30/1977
Three's Company
Three's Company
TV - Released: 3/15/1977

1976

High Risk
High Risk
as Major Domo
Movie - Released: 5/15/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
TV - Released: 10/3/1976

1974

The Questor Tapes
The Questor Tapes
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 1/23/1974
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
as Second Villager
Movie - Released: 12/15/1974
The Island at the Top of the World
The Island at the Top of the World
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/16/1974
Happy Days
Happy Days
TV - Released: 1/15/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Shoemacher
TV - Released: 1/18/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Man in Van
TV - Released: 1/18/1974

1973

Wicked, Wicked
Wicked, Wicked
as Eddie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/13/1973

1972

Search
Search
TV - Released: 9/13/1972

1971

Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1970

Sole Survivor
Sole Survivor
as British co-pilot
Movie - Released: 1/9/1970

1969

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/10/1969

1968

Star!
Star!
as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/18/1968

1965

Von Ryan's Express
Von Ryan's Express
as English POW
Movie - Released: 6/23/1965
Get Smart
Get Smart
TV - Released: 9/18/1965