Ian Abercrombie

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

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

70

Birth Date

1934-09-11 00:00:00

Birth Place

Grays, Essex, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Army of Darkness
• 

  MouseHunt
• 

  Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
• 

  Bimbo Movie Bash
• 

  When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
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  Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000

Credits

• actors (69 credits)

  • Rango

    Ambrose (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

    Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

    Headmaster Crumbs

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Hard Four

    Jack Ermine

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Trust Me

    Teitelbaum

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Inland Empire

    Henry the Butler

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

    Smithee

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Ervin Sezgin

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • When Puppets and Dolls Attack!

    Dr. Hess (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The L.A. Riot Spectacular

    Auctioneer

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Blasphemy the Movie

    Zues

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Puppet Master: The Legacy

    Dr. Hess (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Gypsy Love

    Sir George

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • The Eternal

    Sir George

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Cover Me Girls

    Sir George

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • ChromiumBlue.com

    Sir George

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

    Psychiatrist

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Wild Wild West

    British Dignitary

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

    Merlin

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • MouseHunt

    Auctioneer

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Bimbo Movie Bash

    Dr. Dorn

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park

    Butler

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • A Face to Die For

    Mr. Sturetsky

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Rattled

    Dr. Remsen

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

    Parks

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000

    Professor Dorn

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Grief

    Stanley

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Clean Slate

    Leader

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Addams Family Values

    Driver

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

    Skip

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Army of Darkness

    Wiseman

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Public Eye

    Mr. Brown

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

    Dr. Hess

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Zandalee

    Louis Medina

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Rolling Thunder

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Repossessed

    Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Warlock

    Magistrate #1

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Dark Holiday

    Captain

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Catacombs

    Brother Orsini

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Dancing Princesses

    Royal Cobbler

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Frog

    Dr. Fritsky

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Firewalker

    Boggs

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Last Resort

    Maitre d'

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Hostage Flight

    Scotland Yard Inspector

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Kicks

    Barnes

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • First the Egg

    Mr. Hanna

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Ice Pirates

    Hymie

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Flicks

    Inspector

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Marian Rose White

    Lord Bates

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Blood Beach

    Man in Mayor's Office

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

    Denis

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • S.O.S. Titanic

    Deck Steward (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Prisoner of Zenda

    Johann

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Little Mo

    Dr. Noyes (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Keefer

    Rudy

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Sextette

    Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The San Pedro Bums

    Crazed Shopper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    Whiting (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Fantasy Island

    Bartender

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • High Risk

    Major Domo

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Island at the Top of the World

    Train Conductor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Young Frankenstein

    Second Villager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Questor Tapes

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Wicked, Wicked

    Eddie, Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Sole Survivor

    British co-pilot

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Star!

    Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Von Ryan's Express

    English POW (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965

• sound (1 credits)

  • Shrek

    adr & dubbing

    sound
    2001