Person
Ian Abercrombie
Born 11 September 1934 Died 26 January 2012, aged 77 Grays, Essex, England, UK TMDB ↗
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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30age in their first credit on record (1965)
46years on screen and counting
9credits in 1985, their busiest year
148dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 76 Rango
2011as Ambrose (voice)
Age: 76 Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy
2010as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
Age: 73 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
Age: 73 Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School
2008as Headmaster Crumbs
Age: 73 Hard Four
2007as Jack Ermine
Age: 72 Trust Me
2007as Teitelbaum
Age: 72 Inland Empire
2006as Henry the Butler
Age: 71 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006as Smithee
Age: 71 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006as Ervin Sezgin
Age: 70 When Puppets and Dolls Attack!
2005as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
Age: 70 The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005as Auctioneer
Age: 70 Blasphemy the Movie
2005as Zues
Age: 69 Puppet Master: The Legacy
2003as Dr. Hess (archive footage)
Age: 68 Gypsy Love
2002as Sir George
Age: 67 Cover Me Girls
2002as Sir George
Age: 67 The Eternal
2002as Sir George
Age: 67 ChromiumBlue.com
2002as Sir George
Age: 66 Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman
2000as Psychiatrist
Age: 64 Wild Wild West
1999as British Dignitary
Age: 63 Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard
1997as Merlin
Age: 63 MouseHunt
1997as Auctioneer
Age: 62 Bimbo Movie Bash
1997as Dr. Dorn
Age: 62 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997as Butler
Age: 61 A Face to Die For
1996as Mr. Sturetsky
Age: 61 Rattled
1996as Dr. Remsen
Age: 60 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
1995as Parks
Age: 59 Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
1994as Professor Dorn
Age: 59 Grief
1994as Stanley
Age: 59 Clean Slate
1994as Leader
Age: 59 Addams Family Values
1993as Driver
Age: 58 The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992as Skip
Age: 58 Army of Darkness
1992as Wiseman
Age: 58 The Public Eye
1992as Mr. Brown
Age: 57 Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
1992as Dr. Hess
Age: 56 Zandalee
1991as Louis Medina
Age: 56 Rolling Thunder
1991
Age: 56 Repossessed
1990as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
Age: 54 Warlock
1989as Magistrate #1
Age: 54 Dark Holiday
1989as Captain
Age: 53 Catacombs
1988as Brother Orsini
Age: 53 The Dancing Princesses
1987as Royal Cobbler
Age: 52 Frog
1987as Dr. Fritsky
Age: 52 Firewalker
1986as Boggs
Age: 51 Last Resort
1986as Maitre d'
Age: 51 Hostage Flight
1985as Scotland Yard Inspector
Age: 50 Kicks
1985as Barnes
Age: 50 First The Egg
1985as Mr. Hanna
Age: 49 The Ice Pirates
1984as Hymie
Age: 48 Flicks
1983as Inspector
Age: 47 Marian Rose White
1982as Lord Bates
Age: 45 Blood Beach
1980as Man in Mayor's Office
Age: 45 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980as Denis
Age: 45 S.O.S. Titanic
1980as Deck Steward (uncredited)
Age: 44 The Prisoner of Zenda
1979as Johann
Age: 43 Little Mo
1978as Dr. Noyes
Age: 43 Keefer
1978as Rudy
Age: 43 Sextette
1978as Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer)
Age: 42 The San Pedro Bums
1977as Crazed Shopper (uncredited)
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Age: 42 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977as Whiting (uncredited)
Age: 42 Fantasy Island
1977as Bartender
Age: 41 High Risk
1976as Major Domo
Age: 40 The Island at the Top of the World
1974as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Age: 40 Young Frankenstein
1974as Second Villager (uncredited)
Age: 39 The Questor Tapes
1974as Charlie
Age: 38 Wicked, Wicked
1973as Eddie (uncredited)
Age: 35 Sole Survivor
1970as British co-pilot
Age: 35 They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969as Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited)
Age: 33 Star!
1968as Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited)
Age: 30 Von Ryan's Express
1965as English POW
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TV credits
Age: 77 Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2011as Ganthet (voice)
Age: 74 Childrens Hospital
2008as Butler
Age: 74 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008as Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice)
Age: 74 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008as Chancellor Palpatine (voice)
Age: 74 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008as Darth Sidious (voice)
Age: 74 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
Age: 73 Wizards of Waverly Place
2007as Professor Crumbs
Age: 73 Moonlight
2007as Richard Whitley
Age: 71 How I Met Your Mother
2005as Ben Franklin
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Age: 70 Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance
2005
Age: 70 Desperate Housewives
2004as Rupert
Age: 70 The Batman
2004as Ewan Fripp (voice)
Age: 69 Summerland
2004as Thomas Lindfield
Age: 68 Nip/Tuck
2003as Cyril Parks
Age: 68 Birds of Prey
2002as Alfred Pennyworth
Age: 67 Chromiumblue.com
2002
Age: 67 The Random Years
2002as Milton
Age: 67 Crossing Jordan
2001as George
Age: 66 State of Grace
2001as Donnie Thursday
Age: 66 The District
2000as Leon
Age: 65 Love & Money
1999No poster
Age: 64 Grown Ups
1999as Pillip Dmytryk
Age: 64 Charmed
1998as Aramis
Age: 63 Over the Top
1997
Age: 62 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997as Emil (segment "The Mummy")
Age: 62 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997as Old Man
Age: 60 NewsRadio
1995as Cadbury
Age: 60 Star Trek: Voyager
1995as Abbot
Age: 60 Star Trek: Voyager
1995as Milo
Age: 60 Cybill
1995as Alan Ford
Age: 60 Touched by an Angel
1994as George Taylor
Age: 59 Babylon 5
1994as Correlilmurzon
Age: 59 The Nanny
1993as Butler Inspector
Age: 59 Cafe Americain
1993as Uncle Claude
Age: 56 Sisters
1991
Age: 56 The Flash
1990as Skip
Age: 55 Northern Exposure
1990as Anastasia's Aide
Age: 55 Twin Peaks
1990as Tom Brockman
Age: 54 Seinfeld
1989as Justin Pitt
Age: 54 Tales from the Crypt
1989as Fulton (segment "The Switch")
Age: 54 Coach
1989as Jackie
Age: 54 Murphy Brown
1988
Age: 54 War and Remembrance
1988as Rodney
Age: 54 Empty Nest
1988as Captain Burke
Age: 52 21 Jump Street
1987as Lemieux
Age: 52 L.A. Law
1986as Gunther Hall
Age: 51 It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986as Fate
Age: 51 Foley Square
1985
Age: 51 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985as Doctor (uncredited)
Age: 51 George Burns Comedy Week
1985
Age: 50 Stingray
1985
Age: 50 Moonlighting
1985as Ludwig
Age: 50 Otherworld
1985as Mr. Miro
Age: 50 Murder, She Wrote
1984as Dr. Blandings
Age: 50 Who's the Boss?
1984
Age: 50 Hunter
1984as George Cooper
Age: 49 Santa Barbara
1984
Age: 49 Airwolf
1984as Lord Killebrew
Age: 48 Tucker's Witch
1982
Age: 48 Voyagers!
1982
Age: 48 Faerie Tale Theatre
1982as Royal Cobbler
Age: 48 Faerie Tale Theatre
1982as The Royal Cobbler
Age: 47 Hotel
1982
Age: 47 Falcon Crest
1981as Ross Beaton
Age: 46 Dynasty
1981
Age: 45 Knots Landing
1979as Caterer
Age: 44 Mrs. Columbo
1979
Age: 44 Vega$
1978
Age: 44 Battlestar Galactica
1978as Forger 7
Age: 42 Three's Company
1977
Age: 42 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977as Sgt. Lander
Age: 42 Quincy, M.E.
1976
Age: 39 The Six Million Dollar Man
1974as Shoemacher
Age: 39 The Six Million Dollar Man
1974as Man in Van
Age: 39 Happy Days
1974
Age: 38 Search
1972
Age: 37 Cannon
1971
Age: 31 Get Smart
1965as Sergeant Poole
Age: 31 Get Smart
1965as Sergeant Poole (uncredited)