Ian Abercrombie
Born in Grays, Essex, England, UK — Sep 11 1934• Died Jan 26 2012
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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
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Knots Landing
Caterer
Seinfeld
Justin Pitt
Star Trek: Voyager
Abbot
Babylon 5
Correlilmurzon
How I Met Your Mother
Ben Franklin
Desperate Housewives
Rupert
Murder, She Wrote
Dr. Blandings
Charmed
Aramis
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Old Man
The Nanny
Butler Inspector
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
Falcon Crest
Ross Beaton
Crossing Jordan
George
Twin Peaks
Tom Brockman
Northern Exposure
Anastasia's Aide
Get Smart
Dynasty
Quincy, M.E.
L.A. Law
Gunther Hall
Nip/Tuck
Cyril Parks
21 Jump Street
Lemieux
Coach
Jackie
The Six Million Dollar Man
Shoemacher
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Emil (segment "The Mummy")
Touched by an Angel
George Taylor
Airwolf
Lord Killebrew
Happy Days
Moonlighting
Ludwig
Hotel
Hunter
George Cooper
Cannon
Wizards of Waverly Place
Professor Crumbs
Who's the Boss?
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Doctor (uncredited)
NewsRadio
Cadbury
Three's Company
The District
Leon
Childrens Hospital
Butler
Cybill
Alan Ford
Murphy Brown
Tales from the Crypt
Fulton (segment "The Switch")
The Batman
Ewan Fripp (voice)
Shrek
Sound
Faerie Tale Theatre
Royal Cobbler
Vega$
Empty Nest
Captain Burke
The Flash
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Moonlight
Richard Whitley
Battlestar Galactica
Forger 7
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Sgt. Lander
Search
Voyagers!
Rango
Ambrose (voice)
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Fate
War and Remembrance
Vice Admiral Rodney
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Ganthet (voice)
Birds of Prey
Alfred Pennyworth
Stingray
Summerland
Thomas Lindfield
Grown Ups
Addams Family Values
Driver
Mrs. Columbo
Tucker's Witch
Army of Darkness
Wiseman
Otherworld
Mr. Miro
Young Frankenstein
Second Villager (uncredited)
Love & Money
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
Wild Wild West
British Dignitary
George Burns Comedy Week
State of Grace
Donnie Thursday
Over the Top
Inland Empire
Henry the Butler
Santa Barbara
MouseHunt
Auctioneer
Firewalker
Boggs
Warlock
Magistrate #1
Cafe Americain
Uncle Claude
Zandalee
Louis Medina
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
Foley Square
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Smithee
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
Von Ryan's Express
English POW
The Ice Pirates
Hymie
The Random Years
Milton
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Ervin Sezgin
S.O.S. Titanic
Deck Steward (uncredited)
The Public Eye
Mr. Brown
Sextette
Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
Star!
Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
Repossessed
Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda
Johann
Blood Beach
Man in Mayor's Office
Clean Slate
Leader
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
Headmaster Crumbs
Bimbo Movie Bash
Dr. Dorn
The Island at the Top of the World
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Last Resort
Maitre d'
Fantasy Island
Bartender
Rattled
Dr. Remsen
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
Dr. Hess
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Whiting (uncredited)
Kicks
Barnes
Marian Rose White
Lord Bates
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
Auctioneer
Hostage Flight
Scotland Yard Inspector
Chromiumblue.com
Flicks
Inspector
Dark Holiday
Captain
Frog
Dr. Fritsky
Hard Four
Jack Ermine
Catacombs
Brother Orsini
Keefer
Rudy
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Parks
Sole Survivor
British co-pilot
Puppet Master: The Legacy
Dr. Hess (archive footage)
Sisters
Grief
Stanley
The San Pedro Bums
Crazed Shopper (uncredited)
Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
Merlin
Trust Me
Teitelbaum
Little Mo
Dr. Noyes
The Questor Tapes
Charlie
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
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First The Egg
Mr. Hanna
Wicked, Wicked
Eddie (uncredited)
A Face to Die For
Mr. Sturetsky
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Denis
Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
Psychiatrist
Blasphemy the Movie
Zues
High Risk
Major Domo
Cover Me Girls
Sir George
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
Professor Dorn
Gypsy Love
Sir George
The Dancing Princesses
Royal Cobbler
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Butler
Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance
ChromiumBlue.com
Sir George
The Eternal
Sir George
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
Dr. Hess (archive footage)
Rolling Thunder