Ian Abercrombie

Known for

Acting

Born

September 11, 1934

Birthplace

Grays, Essex, England, UK

Died

January 26, 2012 (aged 77)

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.

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Best known work

Shrek

2001

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

Rango

2011

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Wild Wild West

1999

Army of Darkness

1992

Young Frankenstein

1974

Addams Family Values

1993

Twin Peaks

1990

Charmed

1998

Filmography

2011
Green Lantern: The Animated SeriesTV
as Ganthet (voice) (5 episodes)
2011
Rango
as Ambrose (voice)
2010
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008
Childrens HospitalTV
as Butler (1 episode)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone WarsTV
as Chancellor Palpatine (voice) (17 episodes), as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice) (1 episode), as Darth Sidious (voice) (5 episodes), as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) (6 episodes)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008
Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
as Headmaster Crumbs
2007
Hard Four
as Jack Ermine
2007
Wizards of Waverly PlaceTV
as Professor Crumbs (10 episodes)
2007
MoonlightTV
as Richard Whitley (1 episode)
2007
Trust Me
as Teitelbaum
2006
Inland Empire
as Henry the Butler
2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Smithee
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
as Ervin Sezgin
2005
How I Met Your MotherTV
as Ben Franklin (1 episode)
2005
Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public NuisanceTV
2005
When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2005
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as Auctioneer
2005
Blasphemy the Movie
as Zues
2004
Desperate HousewivesTV
as Rupert (1 episode)
2004
The BatmanTV
as Ewan Fripp (voice) (1 episode)
2004
SummerlandTV
as Thomas Lindfield (1 episode)
2003
Puppet Master: The Legacy
as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2003
Nip/TuckTV
as Cyril Parks (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
as Self (1 episode)