Ian Abercrombie

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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.

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Known For

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Butler

Rango

Ambrose (voice)

How I Met Your Mother

Ben Franklin

Wild Wild West

British Dignitary

Army of Darkness

Wiseman

Young Frankenstein

Second Villager (uncredited)

Addams Family Values

Driver

Twin Peaks

Tom Brockman

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2011	Green Lantern: The Animated Series TV	Ganthet (voice)
2011	Rango MOVIE	Ambrose (voice)
2010	Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy MOVIE	Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008	Childrens Hospital TV	Butler
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV	Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV	Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV	Darth Sidious (voice)
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV	Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars MOVIE	Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008	Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School MOVIE	Headmaster Crumbs
2007	Hard Four MOVIE	Jack Ermine
2007	Wizards of Waverly Place TV	Professor Crumbs
2007	Moonlight TV	Richard Whitley
2007	Trust Me MOVIE	Teitelbaum
2006	Inland Empire MOVIE	Henry the Butler
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties MOVIE	Smithee
2006	Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School MOVIE	Ervin Sezgin
2005	How I Met Your Mother TV	Ben Franklin
2005	Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance TV	Self
2005	When Puppets and Dolls Attack! MOVIE	Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2005	The L.A. Riot Spectacular MOVIE	Auctioneer
2005	Blasphemy the Movie MOVIE	Zues
2004	Desperate Housewives TV	Rupert
2004	The Batman TV	Ewan Fripp (voice)
2004	Summerland TV	Thomas Lindfield
2003	Puppet Master: The Legacy MOVIE	Dr. Hess (archive footage)
2003	Nip/Tuck TV	Cyril Parks
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2002	Birds of Prey TV	Alfred Pennyworth
2002	Gypsy Love MOVIE	Sir George
2002	The Eternal MOVIE	Sir George
2002	Cover Me Girls MOVIE	Sir George
2002	ChromiumBlue.com MOVIE	Sir George
2002	Chromiumblue.com TV	Self
2002	The Random Years TV	Milton
2001	Crossing Jordan TV	George
2001	State of Grace TV	Donnie Thursday
2000	Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman MOVIE	Psychiatrist
2000	The District TV	Leon
1999	Love & Money TV	Self
1999	Grown Ups TV	Self
1999	Wild Wild West MOVIE	British Dignitary
1998	Charmed TV	Aramis
1997	Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard MOVIE	Merlin
1997	MouseHunt MOVIE	Auctioneer
1997	Over the Top TV	Self
1997	Bimbo Movie Bash MOVIE	Dr. Dorn
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction TV	Emil (segment "The Mummy")
1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park MOVIE	Butler
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV	Old Man
1996	A Face to Die For MOVIE	Mr. Sturetsky
1996	Rattled MOVIE	Dr. Remsen
1995	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler MOVIE	Parks
1995	NewsRadio TV	Cadbury
1995	Star Trek: Voyager TV	Abbot
1995	Star Trek: Voyager TV	Milo
1995	Cybill TV	Alan Ford
1994	Touched by an Angel TV	George Taylor
1994	Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 MOVIE	Professor Dorn
1994	Grief MOVIE	Stanley
1994	Clean Slate MOVIE	Leader
1994	Babylon 5 TV	Correlilmurzon
1993	Addams Family Values MOVIE	Driver
1993	The Nanny TV	Butler Inspector
1993	Cafe Americain TV	Uncle Claude
1992	The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade MOVIE	Skip
1992	Army of Darkness MOVIE	Wiseman
1992	The Public Eye MOVIE	Mr. Brown
1992	Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge MOVIE	Dr. Hess
1991	Sisters TV	Self
1991	Zandalee MOVIE	Louis Medina
1991	Rolling Thunder MOVIE	Self
1990	The Flash TV	Skip
1990	Repossessed MOVIE	Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
1990	Northern Exposure TV	Anastasia's Aide
1990	Twin Peaks TV	Tom Brockman
1989	Seinfeld TV	Justin Pitt
1989	Tales from the Crypt TV	Fulton (segment "The Switch")
1989	Warlock MOVIE	Magistrate #1
1989	Dark Holiday MOVIE	Captain
1989	Coach TV	Jackie
1988	Murphy Brown TV	Self
1988	War and Remembrance TV	Vice Admiral Rodney
1988	Empty Nest TV	Captain Burke
1988	Catacombs MOVIE	Brother Orsini
1987	The Dancing Princesses MOVIE	Royal Cobbler
1987	21 Jump Street TV	Lemieux
1987	Frog MOVIE	Dr. Fritsky
1986	Firewalker MOVIE	Boggs
1986	L.A. Law TV	Gunther Hall
1986	It's Garry Shandling's Show TV	Fate
1986	Last Resort MOVIE	Maitre d'
1985	Foley Square TV	Self
1985	Hostage Flight MOVIE	Scotland Yard Inspector
1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV	Doctor (uncredited)
1985	George Burns Comedy Week TV	Self
1985	Stingray TV	Self
1985	Kicks MOVIE	Barnes
1985	First The Egg MOVIE	Mr. Hanna
1985	Moonlighting TV	Ludwig
1985	Otherworld TV	Mr. Miro
1984	Murder, She Wrote TV	Dr. Blandings
1984	Who's the Boss? TV	Self
1984	Hunter TV	George Cooper
1984	Santa Barbara TV	Self
1984	The Ice Pirates MOVIE	Hymie
1984	Airwolf TV	Lord Killebrew
1983	Flicks MOVIE	Inspector
1982	Tucker's Witch TV	Self
1982	Voyagers! TV	Self
1982	Faerie Tale Theatre TV	Royal Cobbler
1982	Faerie Tale Theatre TV	The Royal Cobbler
1982	Hotel TV	Self
1982	Marian Rose White MOVIE	Lord Bates
1981	Falcon Crest TV	Ross Beaton
1981	Dynasty TV	Self
1980	Blood Beach MOVIE	Man in Mayor's Office
1980	The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood MOVIE	Denis
1980	S.O.S. Titanic MOVIE	Deck Steward (uncredited)
1979	Knots Landing TV	Caterer
1979	The Prisoner of Zenda MOVIE	Johann
1979	Mrs. Columbo TV	Self
1978	Vega$ TV	Self
1978	Battlestar Galactica TV	Forger 7
1978	Little Mo MOVIE	Dr. Noyes
1978	Keefer MOVIE	Rudy
1978	Sextette MOVIE	Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
1977	The San Pedro Bums MOVIE	Crazed Shopper (uncredited)
1977	Three's Company TV	Self
1977	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years MOVIE	Whiting (uncredited)
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries TV	Sgt. Lander
1977	Fantasy Island MOVIE	Bartender
1976	Quincy, M.E. TV	Self
1976	High Risk MOVIE	Major Domo
1974	The Island at the Top of the World MOVIE	Train Conductor (uncredited)
1974	Young Frankenstein MOVIE	Second Villager (uncredited)
1974	The Questor Tapes MOVIE	Charlie
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man TV	Shoemacher
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man TV	Man in Van
1974	Happy Days TV	Self
1973	Wicked, Wicked MOVIE	Eddie (uncredited)
1972	Search TV	Self
1971	Cannon TV	Self
1970	Sole Survivor MOVIE	British co-pilot
1969	They Shoot Horses, Don't They? MOVIE	Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
1968	Star! MOVIE	Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
1965	Get Smart TV	Self
1965	Von Ryan's Express MOVIE	English POW

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