Place of Birth: Grays, Essex, England, UK
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
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Butler | 1997 |
| The Ice Pirates | Hymie | 1984 |
| Army of Darkness | Wiseman | 1992 |
| Inland Empire | Henry the Butler | 2006 |
| Repossessed | Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited) | 1990 |
| Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 | Professor Dorn | 1994 |
| The Bastard | Deserter (uncredited) | 1978 |
| A Face to Die For | Mr. Sturetsky | 1996 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) | 2008 |
| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Smithee | 2006 |
| Puppet Master III | Dr. Hess | 1992 |
| Firewalker | Boggs | 1986 |
| Little Mo | Dr. Noyes | 1978 |
| Kicks | Barnes | 1985 |
| Bimbo Movie Bash | Dr. Dorn | 1997 |
| Rango | Ambrose (voice) | 2011 |
| The Questor Tapes | Charlie | 1974 |
| The L.A. Riot Spectacular | Auctioneer | 2005 |
| Gypsy Love | Sir George | 2002 |
| The Eternal | Sir George | 2002 |
| Cover Me Girls | Sir George | 2002 |
| Catacombs | Brother Orsini | 1988 |
| Keefer | Rudy | 1978 |
| Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard | Merlin | 1997 |
| Fantasy Island | Bartender | 1977 |
| Last Resort | Maitre d' | 1986 |
| Zandalee | Louis Medina | 1991 |
| Dark Holiday | Captain | 1989 |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited) | 1969 |
| First The Egg | Mr. Hanna | 1985 |
| Star! | Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited) | 1968 |
| Rattled | Dr. Remsen | 1996 |
| ChromiumBlue.com | Sir George | 2002 |
| Blood Beach | Man in Mayor's Office | 1980 |
| S.O.S. Titanic | Deck Steward (uncredited) | 1980 |
| Marian Rose White | Lord Bates | 1982 |
| MouseHunt | Auctioneer | 1997 |
| Young Frankenstein | Second Villager | 1974 |
| Wild Wild West | British Dignitary | 1999 |
| The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade | Skip | 1992 |
| Grief | Stanley | 1994 |
| When Puppets and Dolls Attack! | Dr. Hess (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Flicks | Inspector | 1983 |
| Wicked, Wicked | Eddie (uncredited) | 1973 |
| Von Ryan's Express | English POW | 1965 |
| Sole Survivor | British co-pilot | 1970 |
| The Island at the Top of the World | Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1974 |
| High Risk | Major Domo | 1976 |
| Sextette | Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer) | 1978 |
| The Prisoner of Zenda | Johann | 1979 |
| The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Denis | 1980 |
| Hostage Flight | Scotland Yard Inspector | 1985 |
| Frog | Dr. Fritsky | 1987 |
| Warlock | Magistrate #1 | 1989 |
| The Public Eye | Mr. Brown | 1992 |
| Addams Family Values | Driver | 1993 |
| Clean Slate | Leader | 1994 |
| From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Parks | 1995 |
| Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman | Psychiatrist | 2000 |
| Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Ervin Sezgin | 2006 |
| Hard Four | Jack Ermine | 2007 |
| Rolling Thunder | 1991 | |
| Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School | Headmaster Crumbs | 2008 |
| Puppet Master: The Legacy | Dr. Hess (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Whiting (uncredited) | 1977 |
| The Dancing Princesses | Royal Cobbler | 1987 |
| Trust Me | Teitelbaum | 2007 |
| Blasphemy the Movie | Zues | 2005 |
| The San Pedro Bums | Crazed Shopper (uncredited) | 1977 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy | Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice) | 2010 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Falcon Crest | Ross Beaton | 1981 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Blandings | 1984 |
| Seinfeld | Justin Pitt | 1989 |
| The District | Leon | 2000 |
| Who's the Boss? | 1984 | |
| George Burns Comedy Week | 1985 | |
| Mrs. Columbo | 1979 | |
| Santa Barbara | 1984 | |
| Birds of Prey | Alfred Pennyworth | 2002 |
| Desperate Housewives | Rupert | 2004 |
| L.A. Law | Gunther Hall | 1986 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | |
| Otherworld | 1985 | |
| The Batman | Ewan Fripp (voice) | 2004 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Abbot | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | George Taylor | 1994 |
| Twin Peaks | Tom Brockman | 1990 |
| The Nanny | Butler Inspector | 1993 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Fulton (segment "The Switch") | 1989 |
| Quincy, M.E. | 1976 | |
| Crossing Jordan | George | 2001 |
| Grown Ups | 1999 | |
| Moonlighting | Ludwig | 1985 |
| Cybill | 1995 | |
| Nip/Tuck | 2003 | |
| Murphy Brown | 1988 | |
| Dynasty | 1981 | |
| Empty Nest | Captain Burke | 1988 |
| Happy Days | 1974 | |
| Hotel | 1982 | |
| Knots Landing | Caterer | 1979 |
| The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Sgt. Lander | 1977 |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Professor Crumbs | 2007 |
| Three's Company | 1977 | |
| Summerland | 2004 | |
| Babylon 5 | Correlilmurzon | 1994 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Royal Cobbler | 1982 |
| Voyagers! | 1982 | |
| Cannon | 1971 | |
| Sisters | 1991 | |
| Stingray | 1985 | |
| Moonlight | Richard Whitley | 2007 |
| Northern Exposure | 1990 | |
| Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance | 2005 | |
| Tucker's Witch | 1982 | |
| Get Smart | 1965 | |
| Hunter | George Cooper | 1984 |
| Vega$ | 1978 | |
| Search | 1972 | |
| Foley Square | 1985 | |
| Chromiumblue.com | 2002 | |
| Love & Money | 1999 | |
| Over the Top | 1997 | |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Old Man | 1997 |
| The Random Years | Milton | 2002 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | The Royal Cobbler | 1982 |
| War and Remembrance | Vice Admiral Rodney | 1988 |
| Childrens Hospital | Butler | 2008 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Shoemacher | 1974 |
| The Flash | Skip | 1990 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Man in Van | 1974 |
| Airwolf | Lord Killebrew | 1984 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice) | 2008 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine (voice) | 2008 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Darth Sidious (voice) | 2008 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) | 2008 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Ben Franklin | 2005 |
| NewsRadio | Cadbury | 1995 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Emil (segment "The Mummy") | 1997 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Milo | 1995 |
| 21 Jump Street | Lemieux | 1987 |
| Charmed | Aramis | 1998 |
| Cafe Americain | Uncle Claude | 1993 |
| Coach | Jackie | 1989 |
| The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Doctor (uncredited) | 1985 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Forger 7 | 1978 |
| Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Ganthet (voice) | 2011 |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show | Fate | 1986 |
