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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

Known For

Shrek

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Rango

as Ambrose (voice)

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

as Ben Franklin

Wild Wild West

as British Dignitary

Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

as Second Villager (uncredited)

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

Filmography

Rango

as Ambrose (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

as Headmaster Crumbs

Hard Four

Trust Me

Trust Me

as Teitelbaum

Inland Empire

as Henry the Butler

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

as Ervin Sezgin

When Puppets and Dolls Attack!

When Puppets and Dolls Attack!

as Dr. Hess (archive footage)

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

Blasphemy the Movie

Blasphemy the Movie

Puppet Master: The Legacy

Puppet Master: The Legacy

as Dr. Hess (archive footage)

Gypsy Love

The Eternal

Cover Me Girls

ChromiumBlue.com

ChromiumBlue.com

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

as Psychiatrist

Wild Wild West

as British Dignitary

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

MouseHunt

Bimbo Movie Bash

Bimbo Movie Bash

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

A Face to Die For

A Face to Die For

as Mr. Sturetsky

Rattled

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

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

Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000

Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000

as Professor Dorn

Grief

Clean Slate

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

The Public Eye

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

Zandalee

as Louis Medina

Repossessed

as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)

Warlock

as Magistrate #1

Dark Holiday

Catacombs

as Brother Orsini

The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses

as Royal Cobbler

Frog

Firewalker

Last Resort

Hostage Flight

as Scotland Yard Inspector

Kicks

First the Egg

The Ice Pirates

The Ice Pirates

Flicks

Marian Rose White

Marian Rose White

Blood Beach

as Man in Mayor's Office

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

S.O.S. Titanic

as Deck Steward (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

Little Mo

as Dr. Noyes (uncredited)

Keefer

Sextette

as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)

The San Pedro Bums

The San Pedro Bums

as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

as Whiting (uncredited)

Fantasy Island

High Risk

The Island at the Top of the World

The Island at the Top of the World

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

as Second Villager (uncredited)

The Questor Tapes

The Questor Tapes

Wicked, Wicked

as Eddie (uncredited)

Sole Survivor

as British co-pilot

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

Star!

as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

Shrek

Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

as Ganthet (voice)

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Chancellor Palpatine (voice), as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice), as Darth Sidious (voice), as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

as Professor Crumbs

Moonlight

as Richard Whitley

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

as Ben Franklin

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

The Batman

as Ewan Fripp (voice)

Summerland

as Thomas Lindfield

Nip/Tuck

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Birds of Prey

as Alfred Pennyworth

The Random Years

The Random Years

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

State of Grace

as Donnie Thursday

The District

as Pillip Dmytryk

Charmed

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Emil (segment "The Mummy")

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

NewsRadio

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

as Abbot, as Milo

Cybill

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as George Taylor

Babylon 5

as Correlilmurzon

The Nanny

as Butler Inspector

Cafe Americain

as Uncle Claude

The Flash

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

as Anastasia's Aide

Twin Peaks

as Tom Brockman

Seinfeld

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as Fulton (segment "The Switch")

Coach

War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance

Empty Nest

as Captain Burke

21 Jump Street

L.A. Law

as Gunther Hall

It's Garry Shandling's Show

It's Garry Shandling's Show

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Doctor (uncredited)

Moonlighting

Otherworld

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Dr. Blandings

Hunter

as George Cooper

Airwolf

as Lord Killebrew

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Royal Cobbler, as The Royal Cobbler

Falcon Crest

Knots Landing

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

The Bastard

as Deserter (uncredited)

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Shoemacher, as Man in Van

Get Smart

as Sergeant Poole, as Sergeant Poole (uncredited)

Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance

Chromiumblue.com

Chromiumblue.com

Love & Money

Over the Top

Sisters

Murphy Brown

Foley Square

George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week

Stingray

Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss?

Santa Barbara

Tucker's Witch

Voyagers!

Hotel

Dynasty

Mrs. Columbo

Vega$

Three's Company

Three's Company

Quincy, M.E.

Happy Days

Search

Cannon