Ian Abercrombie

Sep 11, 1934 - Jan 26, 2012 (77 years old) in Grays, Essex, England, UK

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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Known For

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Seinfeld

Justin Pitt

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

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How I Met Your Mother

Ben Franklin

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Desperate Housewives

Rupert

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Star Trek: Voyager

Abbot

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Charmed

Aramis

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L.A. Law

Gunther Hall

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Old Man

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Quincy, M.E.

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Who's the Boss?

Credits

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Phantom's Revenge 2013

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

★ NR
Green Lantern: The Animated Series 2011

Ganthet (voice)

★ 7.7
Rango 2011

Ambrose (voice)

★ 6.9
Savage Opress 2010

Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

★ 7
Childrens Hospital 2008

Butler

★ 7.2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008

Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

★ 6.1
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School 2008

Headmaster Crumbs

★ 8.7
Hard Four 2007

Jack Ermine

★ 5.5
Wizards of Waverly Place 2007

Professor Crumbs

★ 8.5
Moonlight 2007

Richard Whitley

★ 7.3
Trust Me 2007

Teitelbaum

★ 5
Inland Empire 2006

Henry the Butler

★ 7
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 2006

Smithee

★ 5.6
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School 2006

Ervin Sezgin

★ 5.8
How I Met Your Mother 2005

Ben Franklin

★ 8.1
Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance 2005

★ NR
When Puppets and Dolls Attack! 2005

Dr. Hess (archive footage)

★ 6
The L.A. Riot Spectacular 2005

Auctioneer

★ 3
Blasphemy the Movie 2005

Zues

★ NR
Desperate Housewives 2004

Rupert

★ 7.9
The Batman 2004

Ewan Fripp (voice)

★ 8
Summerland 2004

★ 6.7
Puppet Master: The Legacy 2003

Dr. Hess (archive footage)

★ 3.6
Nip/Tuck 2003

★ 7.2
Birds of Prey 2002

Alfred Pennyworth

★ 6
Gypsy Love 2002

Sir George

★ NR
The Eternal 2002

Sir George

★ NR
Cover Me Girls 2002

Sir George

★ NR
ChromiumBlue.com 2002

Sir George

★ 3
Chromiumblue.com 2002

★ NR
The Random Years 2002

Milton

★ NR
Crossing Jordan 2001

George

★ 7.2
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman 2000

Psychiatrist

★ 4.4
The District 2000

Leon

★ 6.8
Love & Money 1999

★ 3
Grown Ups 1999

★ 5.2
Wild Wild West 1999

British Dignitary

★ 5.3
Charmed 1998

Aramis

★ 8.2
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard 1997

Merlin

★ 5
MouseHunt 1997

Auctioneer

★ 6.5
Over the Top 1997

★ 7.3
Bimbo Movie Bash 1997

Dr. Dorn

★ 3.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1997

Emil (segment "The Mummy")

★ 7.2
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997

Butler

★ 6.5
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997

Old Man

★ 8.1
A Face to Die For 1996

Mr. Sturetsky

★ 6.4
Rattled 1996

Dr. Remsen

★ 6.5
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1995

Parks

★ 7
NewsRadio 1995

Cadbury

★ 7.3
Star Trek: Voyager 1995

Abbot

★ 7.8
Cybill 1995

★ 5.8
Touched by an Angel 1994

George Taylor

★ 7.2
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 1994

Professor Dorn

★ 4.2
Grief 1994

Stanley

★ 4.3
Clean Slate 1994

Leader

★ 5.8
Babylon 5 1994

Correlilmurzon

★ 8
Addams Family Values 1993

Driver

★ 7
The Nanny 1993

Butler Inspector

★ 8.1
Cafe Americain 1993

Uncle Claude

★ 6.3
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade 1992

Skip

★ 6.8
Army of Darkness 1992

Wiseman

★ 7.3
The Public Eye 1992

Mr. Brown

★ 6.2
Puppet Master III 1992

Dr. Hess

★ 6.3
Sisters 1991

★ 7.3
Zandalee 1991

Louis Medina

★ 4.4
Rolling Thunder 1991

★ 5
The Flash 1990

Skip

★ 7.4
Repossessed 1990

Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)

★ 5.1
Northern Exposure 1990

★ 7.9
Twin Peaks 1990

Tom Brockman

★ 8.3
Seinfeld 1989

Justin Pitt

★ 8.3
Tales from the Crypt 1989

Fulton (segment "The Switch")

★ 8
Warlock 1989

Magistrate #1

★ 6.2
Dark Holiday 1989

Captain

★ NR
Coach 1989

Jackie

★ 6.8
Murphy Brown 1988

★ 6.4
War and Remembrance 1988

Vice Admiral Rodney

★ 7.9
Empty Nest 1988

Captain Burke

★ 5.8
Catacombs 1988

Brother Orsini

★ 5
The Dancing Princesses 1987

Royal Cobbler

★ 6
21 Jump Street 1987

Lemieux

★ 7.1
Frog 1987

Dr. Fritsky

★ 4.3
Firewalker 1986

Boggs

★ 5.3
L.A. Law 1986

Gunther Hall

★ 7.1
It's Garry Shandling's Show 1986

Fate

★ 7.2
Last Resort 1986

Maitre d'

★ 3.4
Foley Square 1985

★ 5
Hostage Flight 1985

Scotland Yard Inspector

★ 5.9
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1985

Doctor (uncredited)

★ 7.2
George Burns Comedy Week 1985

★ NR
Stingray 1985

★ 7.2
Kicks 1985

Barnes

★ 6
First The Egg 1985

Mr. Hanna

★ NR
Moonlighting 1985

Ludwig

★ 7.5
Otherworld 1985

★ 5
Murder, She Wrote 1984

Dr. Blandings

★ 7.5
Who's the Boss? 1984

★ 7.4
Hunter 1984

George Cooper

★ 7.2
Santa Barbara 1984

★ 4.9
The Ice Pirates 1984

Hymie

★ 5.7
Airwolf 1984

Lord Killebrew

★ 7.6
Flicks 1983

Inspector

★ 5
Tucker's Witch 1982

★ 4
Voyagers! 1982

★ 7.5
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982

Royal Cobbler

★ 8.2
Hotel 1982

★ 6.8
Marian Rose White 1982

Lord Bates

★ NR
Falcon Crest 1981

Ross Beaton

★ 5.5
Dynasty 1981

★ 6.5
Blood Beach 1980

Man in Mayor's Office

★ 4.9
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood 1980

Denis

★ 3.6
S.O.S. Titanic 1980

Deck Steward (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Knots Landing 1979

Caterer

★ 6.7
The Prisoner of Zenda 1979

Johann

★ 5.6
Mrs. Columbo 1979

★ 6.1
Vega$ 1978

★ 7
Battlestar Galactica 1978

Forger 7

★ 7.1
Little Mo 1978

Dr. Noyes

★ 7.5
The Bastard 1978

Deserter (uncredited)

★ 5
Keefer 1978

Rudy

★ NR
Sextette 1978

Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)

★ 3.9
The San Pedro Bums 1977

Crazed Shopper (uncredited)

★ NR
Three's Company 1977

★ 7.7
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years 1977

Whiting (uncredited)

★ 5.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 1977

Sgt. Lander

★ 7.1
Fantasy Island 1977

Bartender

★ 6.8
Quincy, M.E. 1976

★ 7.5
High Risk 1976

Major Domo

★ 4
The Island at the Top of the World 1974

Train Conductor (uncredited)

★ 6.4
Young Frankenstein 1974

Second Villager

★ 7.9
The Questor Tapes 1974

Charlie

★ 5.7
The Six Million Dollar Man 1974

Shoemacher

★ 7.2
Happy Days 1974

★ 7.6
Wicked, Wicked 1973

Eddie (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Search 1972

★ 6.9
Cannon 1971

★ 6.5
Sole Survivor 1970

British co-pilot

★ 6.4
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969

Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

★ 7.6
Star! 1968

Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Get Smart 1965

★ 7.9
Von Ryan's Express 1965

English POW

★ 7.1

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