- Ian Abercrombie
Infobox actor
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birthplace =London, England Ian Abercrombie (born
September 11 ,1936 ) is an Englishactor , best known for playingElaine Benes ' boss Mr. Pitt during the sixth season of "Seinfeld ". More recently, he has appeared asAlfred Pennyworth in "Birds of Prey", and as a fastidious butler on "Desperate Housewives ".He is the cousin of
John Abercrombie , a jazz guitarist of ECM Recording Star and ex-husband of Elizabeth Romano.He is also known to
cult film audiences as Wiseman in "Army of Darkness ".Also, he has guest starred in many television shows such as "The Nanny", "
Wizards of Waverly Place ", and "NewsRadio".Currently as of January 2008, he is in production of a new film, "Bentley and Max".
Filmography
* "
Young Frankenstein " (1974) (second villager) (Uncredited)
* "The Prisoner of Zenda " (1977)
* "Fantasy Island " (1977)
* "Sextette " (1978)
* "Journey's End " (1983)
* "The Ice Pirates " (1984)
* "Kicks " (1985)
* "Firewalker" (1986)
* "The Last Resort " (1986)
* "Warlock" (1988)
* "Catacombs" (1988)
* "Zandalee " (1991)
* "Twin Peaks " (1992)
* "The Public Eye " (1992)
* "Army of Darkness " (1992)
* "Addams Family Values " (1993) (Cameo)
*"Clean Slate " (1994)
*"Grief" (1994)
*"" (1997)
*"Mousehunt " (1997) (Auctioneer)
*"Inland Empire" (2006)
*"" (2006)
*"" (2008)
*"" (2008)
*"Bentley and Max" (2008)External links
*imdb name|id=0000718|name=Ian Abercrombie
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=114 "New York Times" profile]
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