Ian Abercrombie: movies and TV shows
Ian Abercrombie has 150 credits in the archive: 70 films and 80 TV series, from 1965 to 2011. Highest rated: Wizards of Waverly Place (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1965 – 2011 · busiest year: 1985 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rango | Ambrose (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 76 |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Ganthet (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 76 |
| 2010 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Nightsisters Trilogy | Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice) | Film | 9.1 | 75 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine (voice) | TV | 8.5 | 73 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Darth Sidious / Pirate #2 (voice) | TV | 8.5 | 73 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Darth Sidious (voice) | TV | 8.5 | 73 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) | TV | 8.5 | 73 |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Butler | TV | 6.9 | 73 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 73 |
| 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place: Wizard School | Headmaster Crumbs | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 2007 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Professor Crumbs | TV | 8.6 | 72 |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Richard Whitley | TV | 7.3 | 72 |
| 2007 | Trust Me | Teitelbaum | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2007 | Hard Four | Jack Ermine | Film | 4.9 | 72 |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Smithee | Film | 5.6 | 71 |
| 2006 | Inland Empire | Henry the Butler | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Ervin Sezgin | Film | 5.9 | 71 |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Ben Franklin | TV | 8.1 | 70 |
| 2005 | The L.A. Riot Spectacular | Auctioneer | Film | 3.3 | 70 |
| 2005 | Hidden Howie: The Private Life of a Public Nuisance | TV | 9.0 | 70 | |
| 2005 | When Puppets and Dolls Attack! | Dr. Hess (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 2005 | Blasphemy the Movie | Zues | Film | 9.0 | 70 |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Rupert | TV | 7.9 | 69 |
| 2004 | The Batman | Ewan Fripp (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 69 |
| 2004 | Summerland | Thomas Lindfield | TV | 6.5 | 69 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 68 |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Cyril Parks | TV | 7.2 | 68 |
| 2003 | Puppet Master: The Legacy | Dr. Hess (archive footage) | Film | 3.5 | 68 |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Alfred Pennyworth | TV | 6.2 | 67 |
| 2002 | Chromiumblue.com | TV | — | 67 | |
| 2002 | The Random Years | Milton | TV | 10.0 | 67 |
| 2002 | Cover Me Girls | Sir George | Film | — | 67 |
| 2002 | ChromiumBlue.com | Sir George | Film | 4.0 | 67 |
| 2002 | The Eternal | Sir George | Film | — | 67 |
| 2002 | Gypsy Love | Sir George | Film | — | 67 |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | George | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 2001 | Shrek | Film | 7.8 | 66 | |
| 2001 | State of Grace | Donnie Thursday | TV | 6.3 | 66 |
| 2000 | The District | Leon | TV | 6.8 | 65 |
| 2000 | Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman | Psychiatrist | Film | 4.4 | 65 |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | British Dignitary | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1999 | Grown Ups | Pillip Dmytryk | TV | 6.2 | 64 |
| 1999 | Love & Money | TV | 6.0 | 64 | |
| 1998 | Charmed | Aramis | TV | 8.2 | 63 |
| 1997 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Old Man | TV | 8.1 | 62 |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Emil (segment "The Mummy") | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1997 | MouseHunt | Auctioneer | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1997 | Over the Top | TV | 7.5 | 62 | |
| 1997 | Bimbo Movie Bash | Dr. Dorn | Film | 3.4 | 62 |
| 1997 | Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard | Merlin | Film | 5.3 | 62 |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Butler | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 1996 | A Face to Die For | Mr. Sturetsky | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1996 | Rattled | Dr. Remsen | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Abbot | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Milo | TV | 7.8 | 60 |
| 1995 | NewsRadio | Cadbury | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 1995 | Cybill | Alan Ford | TV | 5.9 | 60 |
| 1995 | From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Parks | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1994 | Babylon 5 | Correlilmurzon | TV | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | George Taylor | TV | 7.2 | 59 |
| 1994 | Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 | Professor Dorn | Film | 4.2 | 59 |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Leader | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 1994 | Grief | Stanley | Film | 4.4 | 59 |
| 1993 | The Nanny | Butler Inspector | TV | 8.1 | 58 |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Driver | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1993 | Cafe Americain | Uncle Claude | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1992 | Army of Darkness | Wiseman | Film | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1992 | Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge | Dr. Hess | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1992 | The Public Eye | Mr. Brown | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1992 | The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade | Skip | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1991 | Zandalee | Louis Medina | Film | 4.4 | 56 |
| 1991 | Sisters | TV | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 1991 | Rolling Thunder | Film | 6.5 | 56 | |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks | Tom Brockman | TV | 8.3 | 55 |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure | Anastasia's Aide | TV | 7.8 | 55 |
| 1990 | The Flash | Skip | TV | 7.4 | 55 |
| 1990 | Repossessed | Ice Tea Waiter (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Justin Pitt | TV | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1989 | Coach | Jackie | TV | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Fulton (segment "The Switch") | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1989 | Warlock | Magistrate #1 | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1989 | Dark Holiday | Captain | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | TV | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 1988 | Empty Nest | Captain Burke | TV | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Rodney | TV | 7.9 | 53 |
| 1988 | Catacombs | Brother Orsini | Film | 4.9 | 53 |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Lemieux | TV | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1987 | Frog | Dr. Fritsky | Film | 5.2 | 52 |
| 1987 | The Dancing Princesses | Royal Cobbler | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Gunther Hall | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Fate | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 1986 | Firewalker | Boggs | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1986 | Last Resort | Maitre d' | Film | 3.6 | 51 |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Ludwig | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1985 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Doctor (uncredited) | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1985 | Stingray | TV | 7.2 | 50 | |
| 1985 | Otherworld | Mr. Miro | TV | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | TV | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 1985 | Foley Square | TV | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 1985 | Hostage Flight | Scotland Yard Inspector | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1985 | Kicks | Barnes | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1985 | First the Egg | Mr. Hanna | Film | — | 50 |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Dr. Blandings | TV | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1984 | Hunter | George Cooper | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1984 | Airwolf | Lord Killebrew | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 1984 | Who's the Boss? | TV | 7.4 | 49 | |
| 1984 | Santa Barbara | TV | 4.9 | 49 | |
| 1984 | The Ice Pirates | Hymie | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1983 | Flicks | Inspector | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1982 | Hotel | TV | 6.8 | 47 | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Royal Cobbler | TV | 8.1 | 47 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | The Royal Cobbler | TV | 8.1 | 47 |
| 1982 | Voyagers! | TV | 7.5 | 47 | |
| 1982 | Tucker's Witch | TV | 5.2 | 47 | |
| 1982 | Marian Rose White | Lord Bates | Film | — | 47 |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Ross Beaton | TV | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1981 | Dynasty | TV | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 1980 | S.O.S. Titanic | Deck Steward (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1980 | Blood Beach | Man in Mayor's Office | Film | 4.9 | 45 |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Denis | Film | 3.6 | 45 |
| 1979 | Knots Landing | Caterer | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo | TV | 6.5 | 44 | |
| 1979 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Johann | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Forger 7 | TV | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1978 | Vega$ | TV | 6.9 | 43 | |
| 1978 | Little Mo | Dr. Noyes | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1978 | Sextette | Frederick Ambrose (BBC Announcer) | Film | 4.0 | 43 |
| 1978 | Keefer | Rudy | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1977 | Three's Company | TV | 7.6 | 42 | |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Sgt. Lander | TV | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island | Bartender | Film | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1977 | The San Pedro Bums | Crazed Shopper (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1977 | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Whiting (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 42 |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | TV | 7.5 | 41 | |
| 1976 | High Risk | Major Domo | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Shoemacher | TV | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Man in Van | TV | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1974 | Happy Days | TV | 7.6 | 39 | |
| 1974 | Young Frankenstein | Second Villager (uncredited) | Film | 7.9 | 39 |
| 1974 | The Island at the Top of the World | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1974 | The Questor Tapes | Charlie | Film | 5.9 | 39 |
| 1973 | Wicked, Wicked | Eddie (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 38 |
| 1972 | Search | TV | 7.1 | 37 | |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 36 | |
| 1970 | Sole Survivor | British co-pilot | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Male Dancer #74 (Uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1968 | Star! | Man in Brixton Music Hall (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Sergeant Poole | TV | 7.9 | 30 |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Sergeant Poole (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 30 |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's Express | English POW | Film | 7.1 | 30 |