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Ian Abercrombie

Acting

Born September 11, 1934 · Grays, Essex, England, UK

Died January 26, 2012

Also known as ایان آبرکرومبی

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

Filmography50+ titles

Wizards of Waverly Place

2007as Professor Crumbs

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)

Twin Peaks

1990as Tom Brockman

Seinfeld

1989as Justin Pitt

Charmed

1998as Aramis

How I Met Your Mother

2005as Ben Franklin

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997as Old Man

The Nanny

1993as Butler Inspector

The Batman

2004as Ewan Fripp (voice)

Babylon 5

1994as Correlilmurzon

Dark Holiday

1989as Captain

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Fulton (segment "The Switch")

Desperate Housewives

2004as Rupert

Northern Exposure

1990as Anastasia's Aide

Young Frankenstein

1974as Second Villager (uncredited)

Get Smart

1965

Shrek

2001ADR & Dubbing

Star Trek: Voyager

1995as Abbot

Green Lantern: The Animated Series

2011as Ganthet (voice)

Airwolf

1984as Lord Killebrew

Three's Company

1977

Happy Days

1974

Trust Me

2007as Teitelbaum

Moonlighting

1985as Ludwig

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Dr. Blandings

Voyagers!

1982

Quincy, M.E.

1976

The Flash

1990as Skip

Who's the Boss?

1984

Moonlight

2007as Richard Whitley

NewsRadio

1995as Cadbury

Army of Darkness

1992as Wiseman

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974as Man in Van

Nip/Tuck

2003as Cyril Parks

Crossing Jordan

2001as George

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Emil (segment "The Mummy")

Touched by an Angel

1994as George Taylor

21 Jump Street

1987as Lemieux

Stingray

1986

Sisters

L.A. Law

1986as Gunther Hall

It's Garry Shandling's Show.

1986as Fate

Hunter

1984as George Cooper

Battlestar Galactica

1978as Forger 7

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977as Sgt. Lander

Von Ryan's Express

1965as English POW

Childrens Hospital

2008as Butler

Inland Empire

2006as Henry the Butler

Addams Family Values

1993as Driver

Rango

2011as Ambrose (voice)