Ian Abercrombie

Acting

September 11, 1934 – January 26, 2012 (died at 77)

Grays, Essex, England, UK

Male

70 Movies

79 TV Shows

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

Army of Darkness

1992 7.3

as Wiseman

Age 58 (now 77)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 8.5

as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)

Age 74 (now 77) 17 eps

17 eps

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006 5.6

as Smithee

Age 71 (now 77)

Wizards of Waverly Place

2007 8.6

as Professor Crumbs

Age 73 (now 77) 10 eps

10 eps

Rango

2011 6.9

as Ambrose (voice)

Age 76 (now 77)

Seinfeld

1989 8.3

as Justin Pitt

Age 54 (now 77) 8 eps

8 eps

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

1992 6.3

as Dr. Hess

Age 57 (now 77)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 8.5

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

Age 74 (now 77) 6 eps

6 eps

MouseHunt

1997 6.5

as Auctioneer

Age 63 (now 77)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 6.2

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

Age 73 (now 77)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 8.5

as Darth Sidious (voice)

Age 74 (now 77) 5 eps

5 eps

Inland Empire

2006 7.0

as Henry the Butler

Age 72 (now 77)

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

2008 9.0

as Headmaster Crumbs

Age 73 (now 77)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997 6.6

as Butler

Age 62 (now 77)

Firewalker

1986 5.4

as Boggs

Age 52 (now 77)

Puppet Master: The Legacy

2003 3.5

as Dr. Hess (archive footage)

Age 69 (now 77)

Rango

2011 6.9

as Ambrose (voice)

Age 76 (now 77)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

2010 9.1

as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

Age 76 (now 77)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008 6.2

as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

Age 73 (now 77)

Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

2008 9.0

as Headmaster Crumbs

Age 73 (now 77)

Hard Four

2007 4.9

as Jack Ermine

Age 73 (now 77)

Trust Me

2007 7.5

as Teitelbaum

Age 72 (now 77)

Inland Empire

2006 7.0

as Henry the Butler

Age 72 (now 77)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006 5.6

as Smithee

Age 71 (now 77)

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006 5.9

as Ervin Sezgin

Age 71 (now 77)

When Puppets and Dolls Attack!

2005 6.0

as Dr. Hess (archive footage)

Age 70 (now 77)

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2005 3.3

as Auctioneer

Age 70 (now 77)

Blasphemy the Movie

2005 9.0

as Zues

Age 70 (now 77)

Puppet Master: The Legacy

2003 3.5

as Dr. Hess (archive footage)

Age 69 (now 77)

Gypsy Love

2002

as Sir George

Age 68 (now 77)

The Eternal

2002

as Sir George

Age 67 (now 77)

Cover Me Girls

2002

as Sir George

Age 67 (now 77)

ChromiumBlue.com

2002 4.0

as Sir George

Age 67 (now 77)

Shrek

2001 7.8

ADR & Dubbing

Age 66 (now 77)

Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

2000 4.4

as Psychiatrist

Age 66 (now 77)

Wild Wild West

1999 5.3

as British Dignitary

Age 64 (now 77)

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard

1997 5.3

as Merlin

Age 63 (now 77)

MouseHunt

1997 6.5

as Auctioneer

Age 63 (now 77)

Bimbo Movie Bash

1997 3.4

as Dr. Dorn

Age 62 (now 77)

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997 6.6

as Butler

Age 62 (now 77)

A Face to Die For

1996 6.4

as Mr. Sturetsky

Age 61 (now 77)

Rattled

1996 7.0

as Dr. Remsen

Age 61 (now 77)

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

1995 6.8

as Parks

Age 60 (now 77)

Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000

1994 4.2

as Professor Dorn

Age 59 (now 77)

Grief

1994 4.4

as Stanley

Age 59 (now 77)

Clean Slate

1994 5.8

as Leader

Age 59 (now 77)

Addams Family Values

1993 7.0

as Driver

Age 59 (now 77)

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

1992 7.0

as Skip

Age 58 (now 77)

Army of Darkness

1992 7.3

as Wiseman

Age 58 (now 77)

The Public Eye

1992 6.2

as Mr. Brown

Age 58 (now 77)

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

1992 6.3

as Dr. Hess

Age 57 (now 77)

Zandalee

1991 4.4

as Louis Medina

Age 56 (now 77)

Rolling Thunder

1991 6.5

Age 56 (now 77)

Repossessed

1990 5.3

as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)

Age 56 (now 77)

Warlock

1989 6.3

as Magistrate #1

Age 54 (now 77)

Dark Holiday

1989 8.0

as Captain

Age 54 (now 77)

Catacombs

1988 4.9

as Brother Orsini

Age 53 (now 77)

The Dancing Princesses

1987 6.5

as Royal Cobbler

Age 53 (now 77)

Frog

1987 5.2

as Dr. Fritsky

Age 52 (now 77)

Firewalker

1986 5.4

as Boggs

Age 52 (now 77)

Last Resort

1986 3.6

as Maitre d'

Age 51 (now 77)

Hostage Flight

1985 6.1

as Scotland Yard Inspector

Age 51 (now 77)

Kicks

1985 6.3

as Barnes

Age 50 (now 77)

First The Egg

1985

as Mr. Hanna

Age 50 (now 77)

The Ice Pirates

1984 5.7

as Hymie

Age 49 (now 77)

Flicks

1983 5.5

as Inspector

Age 48 (now 77)

Marian Rose White

1982

as Lord Bates

Age 47 (now 77)

Blood Beach

1980 4.9

as Man in Mayor's Office

Age 45 (now 77)

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

1980 3.6

as Denis

Age 45 (now 77)

S.O.S. Titanic

1980 6.0

as Deck Steward (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 77)

The Prisoner of Zenda

1979 5.8

as Johann

Age 44 (now 77)

Little Mo

1978 7.3

as Dr. Noyes

Age 43 (now 77)

Keefer

1978 8.0

as Rudy

Age 43 (now 77)

Sextette

1978 3.9

as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)

Age 43 (now 77)

The San Pedro Bums

1977 7.0

as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 77)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

1977 4.9

as Whiting (uncredited)

Age 42 (now 77)

Fantasy Island

1977 7.6

as Bartender

Age 42 (now 77)

High Risk

1976 6.5

as Major Domo

Age 41 (now 77)

The Island at the Top of the World

1974 6.5

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 77)

Young Frankenstein

1974 7.9

as Second Villager (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 77)

The Questor Tapes

1974 5.9

as Charlie

Age 39 (now 77)

Wicked, Wicked

1973 5.0

as Eddie (uncredited)

Age 38 (now 77)

Sole Survivor

1970 6.5

as British co-pilot

Age 35 (now 77)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 7.6

as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)

Age 35 (now 77)

Star!

1968 6.9

as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 77)

Von Ryan's Express

1965 7.1

as English POW

Age 30 (now 77)