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Biography

London born and bred, Abercrombie gave his earliest performances at the request of his teachers during the Blitz in World War II. To calm…more

Born

9/11/1936, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Ian Abercromble

Gender

Male

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Star (7)

Role
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  Chancellor Palpatine
  - S 3: Ep 10 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Movie
    11/20/10
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Zillo Beast Strikes Back
    4/16/10
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Zillo Beast
    4/9/10
  - S 2: Ep 15 Senate Murders
    3/19/10
  - S 1: Ep 22 Hostage Crisis
    3/20/09
  - + 3 More Credits
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
  - S 2: Ep 14 Duchess of Mandalore
    2/12/10
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  Darth Sidius
  - S 1: Ep 9 Cloak of Darkness
    12/5/08
  - S 1: Ep 8 Bombad Jedi
    11/21/08
- General Hospital
  Clive Durban (1993)
  - S 43: Ep 120 Ep. #10876
    9/16/05
  - S 43: Ep 119 Ep. #10875
    9/15/05
  - S 43: Ep 118 Ep. #10874
    9/14/05
  - S 43: Ep 117 Ep. #10873
    9/13/05
  - S 43: Ep 114 Ep. #10870
    9/8/05
  - + 1669 More Credits
- Birds of Prey
  Alfred Pennyworth
  - S 1: Ep 13 Feat of Clay
    2/19/03
  - S 1: Ep 14 Devil's Eyes
    2/19/03
  - S 1: Ep 11 Gladiatrix
    1/8/03
  - S 1: Ep 12 Reunion
    1/8/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Lady Shiva
    11/27/02
  - + 5 More Credits
- Chromiumblue.com
  Sir George
  - S 1: Ep 13 Girls' Night Out
    10/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 Viking on a Camel
    9/27/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Barcelona Bologna
    9/27/02
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Like to Watch
    9/20/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 Naked Golf
    9/20/02
  - + 8 More Credits
- General Hospital
  Star
  - S 37: Ep 139 Ep. #9553
    7/13/00
Recurring Role (9)

Role
- Wizards of Waverly Place
  Professor Crumbs
  - S 4: Ep 30 Who Will Be the Family Wizard? Part 2
    1/6/12
  - S 4: Ep 29 Who Will Be the Family Wizard? Part 1
    1/6/12
  - S 4: Ep 25 Wizards vs. Everything (4)
    10/28/11
  - S 4: Ep 24 Get Along, Little Zombie (3)
    10/21/11
  - S 2: Ep 6 Saving Wiz Tech (1)
    10/26/08
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  Chancellor Palpatine
  - S 2: Ep 13 Voyage of Temptation
    2/5/10
  - S 2: Ep 5 Landing at Point Rain
    11/4/09
  - S 1: Ep 21 Liberty on Ryloth
    3/13/09
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Gungan General
    1/9/09
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  Darth Sidious/Chancellor Palpatine
  - S 2: Ep 3 Children of the Force
    10/9/09
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  Darth Sidious
  - S 2: Ep 1 Holocron Heist
    10/2/09
- Wizards of Waverly Place
  Professor Crumb
  - S 2: Ep 7 Saving Wiz Tech (2)
    10/26/08
  - S 1: Ep 17 Report Card
    6/29/08
- Wizards of Waverly Place
  Headmaster Crumbs
  - S 1: Ep 14 Wizard School (2)
    4/6/08
- Seinfeld
  Justin Pitt
  - S 9: Ep 24 The Finale (2)
    5/14/98
- Seinfeld
  Mr. (Justin) Pitt
  - S 6: Ep 22 The Diplomat's Club
    5/4/95
  - S 6: Ep 18 The Doorman
    2/23/95
  - S 6: Ep 8 The Mom & Pop Store
    11/17/94
  - S 6: Ep 6 The Gymnast
    11/3/94
  - S 6: Ep 3 The Pledge Drive
    10/6/94
  - + 1 More Credits
- Santa Barbara
  Phillip
  - S 1: Ep 97 Episode 0097
    12/12/84
  - S 1: Ep 54 Episode 0054
    10/11/84
  - S 1: Ep 45 Episode 0045
    9/28/84
  - S 1: Ep 31 Episode 0031
    9/10/84
  - S 1: Ep 16 Episode 0016
    8/20/84
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (79)

Role
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series
  Ganthet
  - S 1: Ep 10 Regime Change
    5/5/12
  - S 1: Ep 3 Razer's Edge
    3/17/12
  - S 1: Ep 1 Beware My Power (1)
    11/11/11
- Wizards of Waverly Place
  Professor Crumbs
  - S 3: Ep 30 Wizards Exposed
    10/15/10
- How I Met Your Mother
  Ben Franklin
  - S 3: Ep 17 The Goat
    4/28/08
- Moonlight
  John Whitley
  - S 1: Ep 10 Sleeping Beauty
    12/14/07
- Desperate Housewives
  Rupert
  - S 3: Ep 9 Beautiful Girls
    11/19/06
- The Batman
  Ewan
  - S 3: Ep 12 The Icy Depths
    5/6/06
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
  F
  - S 4: Ep 11 Runaway Pants / Scythe 2.0
    6/28/05
- Summerland
  Thomas Lindfield
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Space Between Us
    6/20/05
- Charmed
  Aramis
  - S 6: Ep 19 Crimes and Witch-Demeanors
    4/25/04
- Nip/Tuck
  Mr. Parks
  - S 1: Ep 13 Escobar Gallardo
    10/21/03
- The Wild Thornberrys
  Sleazy Airline Passenger (cut footage)
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Wild Thornberrys Movie
    12/20/02
- The District
  Leon
  - S 3: Ep 6 Old Wounds
    11/2/02
- The Random Years
  Milton
  - S 1: Ep 2 Don't Make Me Have Sex in the Hamptons
    3/12/02
- Crossing Jordan
  George
  - S 1: Ep 15 Acts of Mercy
    2/4/02
- State of Grace
  Doony Thursday
  - S 1: Ep 12 Happy Together (aka The Tango Affair)
    8/20/01
- State of Grace
  Dance Instructor
  - S 1: Ep 5 Time in a Bottle
    7/9/01
- Star Trek: Voyager
  Milo
  - S 6: Ep 17 Spirit Folk
    2/23/00
- It's Like, You Know...
  Narrator
  - S 2: Ep 2 Enchanted April
    9/28/99
- Good vs Evil
  Jasper Ray
  - S 1: Ep 7 To Be Or Not to Be Evil
    8/29/99
- Star Trek: Voyager
  Abbot
  - S 5: Ep 22 Someone To Watch Over Me
    4/28/99
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  Germans' boss
  - S 3: Ep 5 Homecoming
    11/3/98
- NewsRadio
  Cadbury, Bill's butler
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Secret of Management
    1/1/98
- Touched By an Angel
  George Taylor
  - S 3: Ep 28 Inherit the Wind
    5/11/97
- Party Girl
  Mr. Davenport
  - S 1: Ep 2 Virgin Mary
    9/16/96
- Sisters
  Miles Pickering
  - S 6: Ep 5 Deceit
    10/28/95
- Babylon 5
  Correlilmurzon
  - S 2: Ep 12 Acts of Sacrifice
    2/23/95
- Blossom
  Mr. Winters
  - S 5: Ep 12 Hi Diddly Dee
    1/16/95
- Cybill
  Alan Ford
  - S 1: Ep 1 Virgin, Mother, Crone
    1/2/95
- Northern Exposure
  Anastasia's Aide
  - S 6: Ep 6 Zarya
    10/31/94
- Murphy Brown
  Professor Willendorf
  - S 6: Ep 16 The Deal of the Art
    1/17/94
- Café Americain
  Uncle Claude
  - S 1: Ep 12 Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
    12/18/93
- The Nanny
  Butler #1
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Butler, the Husband, the Wife and Her Mother
    12/8/93
- The Flash
  Skip
  - S 1: Ep 8 Ghost in the Machine
    12/13/90
- Twin Peaks
  Insurance Agent
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode Thirteen
    11/3/90
- Tales from the Crypt
  Fulton
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Switch
    4/21/90
- Empty Nest
  Captain Burke
  - S 1: Ep 15 Tears of a Clown
    2/6/89
- Hunter
  George
  - S 4: Ep 13 Black Dahlia
    1/12/88
- Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre
  The Cobbler
  - S 6: Ep 3 The Dancing Princesses
    11/14/87
- Murder, She Wrote
  Dr. Blandings
  - S 4: Ep 6 It Runs In The Family
    11/1/87
- Falcon Crest
  George Latham
  - S 7: Ep 3 Redemption
    10/16/87
- Dynasty
  Tom Bowman
  - S 8: Ep 4 The Announcement
    10/14/87
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
  Jennings
  - S 3: Ep 20 A Blinding Fear
    4/29/87
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
  Fate
  - S 1: Ep 10 Fate
    2/13/87
- Moonlighting
  Ludwig
  - S 3: Ep 10 Poltergeist III--- Dipesto Nothing
    1/13/87
- L.A. Law
  Gunther Hall
  - S 1: Ep 12 Sidney, the Dead-Nosed Reindeer
    12/18/86
- Hotel
  Mitchell Romand
  - S 4: Ep 4 Double Jeopardy
    11/5/86
- Stingray
  Salon Owner
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sometimes You Gotta Sing the Blues
    4/8/86
- Foley Square
  Maitre' D
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Longest Weekend
    1/22/86
- Falcon Crest
  Ross
  - S 5: Ep 15 Checkmate
    1/17/86
- George Burns Comedy Week
  Dr. Hirsch
  - S 1: Ep 3 Death Benefits
    10/2/85
- Silver Spoons
  Guy
  - S 4: Ep 2 Mrs. Stratton Builds Her Dreamhouse
    9/22/85
- Who's the Boss?
  Leo
  - S 1: Ep 16 Angela's Ex (2)
    2/12/85
- Otherworld
  Mr. Miro
  - S 1: Ep 3 Paradise Lost
    2/9/85
- Airwolf
  Killebrew
  - S 2: Ep 14 Inn at the End of the Road
    1/26/85
- Dynasty
  Judge
  - S 5: Ep 1 Disappearance
    9/26/84
- Three's Company
  lawyer
  - S 8: Ep 19 The Heiress (a.k.a. The Inheritance)
    3/8/84
- Fantasy Island
  McShane
  - S 7: Ep 5 Roarke's Sacrifice / The Butler's Affair
    11/12/83
- Tucker's Witch
  Doorman
  - S 1: Ep 7 Dye Job
    3/31/83
- Happy Days
  Oscar
  - S 10: Ep 12 Hello, Pfisters
    1/4/83
- Voyagers!
  Bitiatus
  - S 1: Ep 2 Created Equal
    10/10/82
- Fantasy Island
  Inspector Lestrade
  - S 5: Ep 15 The Case Against Mr. Roarke / Save Sherlock Holmes
    2/6/82
- Knots Landing
  Raymond
  - S 3: Ep 7 Secrets
    12/24/81
- Quincy, M.E.
  Rutherford
  - S 6: Ep 7 By Their Faith
    1/7/81
- Vegas
  Cashmir
  - S 3: Ep 4 Sudden Death
    11/19/80
- Kate Loves a Mystery
  Carmichael
  - S 1: Ep 2 Murder Is a Parlor Game
    3/1/79
- The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
  Sgt. Lander
  - S 3: Ep 3 Assault on the Tower
    10/15/78
- Battlestar Galactica
  Froger
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  2nd Man in Van
  - S 5: Ep 10 Target: Steve Austin
    11/27/77
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  Shoemacher
  - S 4: Ep 20 U-509
    2/20/77
- Fantasy Island
  Bartender
  - S 1: Ep 0 Fantasy Island
    1/14/77
- The Quest
  Englishman
  - S 1: Ep 6 Prairie Woman
    11/10/76
- Cannon
  Bartender
  - S 4: Ep 1 Kelly's Song
    9/11/74
- Columbo
  Sidney (Party Guest) (uncredited)
  - S 2: Ep 4 Dagger of the Mind
    11/26/72
- Search
  Florist
  - S 1: Ep 2 One of Our Probes Is Missing
    9/20/72
- O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
  Mike
  - S 1: Ep 6 Operation: Offset
    10/22/71
- Get Smart
  Sergeant Poole
  - S 5: Ep 15 House of Max (1)
    1/9/70
- Over the Top
  Nigel
  - S 1: Ep 5 Acting Out
- Love & Money
  Arthur
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Stepmummy
- Amos Burke: Secret Agent
  Haberdasher
  - S 1: Ep 10 Deadlier than the Male
    11/17/65

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RIP: Seinfeld's Ian Abercrombie Dies at 77

By Jen Trolio, Jan 28, 2012

The British character actor known for his role as Mr. Pitt—Elaine's fussy, socks-obsessed, Woody Woodpecker balloon-loving boss—passed away Thursday in Hollywood. read more

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- Ian has done TV commercials for Discover Card, Buick, Ameritrade, Choice Hotels, Kodak, UPS and AT&T.
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- Ian married Elizabeth Romano in 1956.
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- Ian is on the Board of Directors of BAFTA-LA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts).
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