Ian Abercrombie
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Abercrombie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Butler
1997
The Ice Pirates
as Hymie
1984
Army of Darkness
as Wiseman
1992
Inland Empire
as Henry the Butler
2006
Repossessed
as Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited)
1990
Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000
as Professor Dorn
1994
A Face to Die For
as Mr. Sturetsky
1996
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice)
2008
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
as Smithee
2006
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
as Dr. Hess
1992
Firewalker
as Boggs
1986
Little Mo
as Dr. Noyes
1978
Kicks
as Barnes
1985
Bimbo Movie Bash
as Dr. Dorn
1997
Rango
as Ambrose (voice)
2011
The Questor Tapes
as Charlie
1974
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
as Auctioneer
2005
Gypsy Love
as Sir George
2002
The Eternal
as Sir George
2002
Cover Me Girls
as Sir George
2002
TV Appearances
Falcon Crest
as Ross Beaton
1981
Murder, She Wrote
as Dr. Blandings
1984
Seinfeld
as Justin Pitt
1989
The District
as Leon
2000
Who's the Boss?
1984
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Santa Barbara
1984
Birds of Prey
as Alfred Pennyworth
2002
Desperate Housewives
as Rupert
2004
L.A. Law
as Gunther Hall
1986
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003