Ian Abercrombie

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Ian Abercrombie

Acting September 11, 1934

Grays, Essex, England, UK

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 Pit…

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Shrek

Shrek

7.8 2001 Movie
The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

6.6 1997 Movie
Rango

Rango

6.9 2011 Movie
How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

8.1 2005 TV Show
Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

7.3 1992 Movie
Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West

5.3 1999 Movie
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.3 1990 TV Show
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

7.9 1974 Movie
Charmed

Charmed

8.2 1998 TV Show
Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

7.0 1993 Movie
Seinfeld

Seinfeld

8.2 1989 TV Show
Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

7.9 2004 TV Show

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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

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2011
    Green Lantern: The Animated Series

    TV show Ganthet (voice)

  2. 2011
    Rango

    Movie Ambrose (voice)

  3. 2010
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy

    Movie Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)

  4. 2008
    Childrens Hospital

    TV show Butler

  5. 2008
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    TV show Chancellor Palpatine (voice)

  6. 2008
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    Movie Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)

  7. 2008
    Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School

    Movie Headmaster Crumbs

  8. 2007
    Hard Four

    Movie Jack Ermine

  9. 2007
    Wizards of Waverly Place

    TV show Professor Crumbs

  10. 2007
    Moonlight

    TV show Richard Whitley

  11. 2007
    Trust Me

    Movie Teitelbaum

  12. 2006
    Inland Empire

    Movie Henry the Butler

  13. 2006
    Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

    Movie Smithee

  14. 2006
    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Movie Ervin Sezgin

  15. 2005
    How I Met Your Mother

    TV show Ben Franklin

  16. 2005
    Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance

    TV show

More credits
  1. 2005
    When Puppets and Dolls Attack!

    Movie Dr. Hess (archive footage)

  2. 2005
    The L.A. Riot Spectacular

    Movie Auctioneer

  3. 2005
    Blasphemy the Movie

    Movie Zues

  4. 2004
    Desperate Housewives

    TV show Rupert

  5. 2004
    The Batman

    TV show Ewan Fripp (voice)

  6. 2004
    Summerland

    TV show Thomas Lindfield

  7. 2003
    Puppet Master: The Legacy

    Movie Dr. Hess (archive footage)

  8. 2003
    Nip/Tuck

    TV show Cyril Parks

  9. 2003
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    TV show Self

  10. 2002
    Birds of Prey

    TV show Alfred Pennyworth

  11. 2002
    Gypsy Love

    Movie Sir George

  12. 2002
    Cover Me Girls

    Movie Sir George

  13. 2002
    The Eternal

    Movie Sir George

  14. 2002
    Chromiumblue.com

    TV show

  15. 2002
    ChromiumBlue.com

    Movie Sir George

  16. 2002
    The Random Years

    TV show Milton

  17. 2001
    Crossing Jordan

    TV show George

  18. 2001
    State of Grace

    TV show Donnie Thursday

  19. 2001
    Shrek

    Movie ADR & Dubbing

  20. 2000
    Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

    Movie Psychiatrist

  21. 2000
    The District

    TV show Leon

  22. 1999
    Love & Money

    TV show

  23. 1999
    Grown Ups

    TV show Pillip Dmytryk

  24. 1999
    Wild Wild West

    Movie British Dignitary