1. Ian Abercrombie was best known for playing Justin Pitt during the sixth season of Seinfeld.
12 Facts About Ian Abercrombie
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Ian Abercrombie played Alfred Pennyworth on Birds of Prey, Rupert Cavanaugh in Desperate Housewives, Professor Crumbs in Wizards of Waverly Place, and Palpatine in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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Ian Abercrombie began his career as a dancer during World War II.
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Ian Abercrombie moved to the United States at age 17.
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Ian Abercrombie made his American stage debut in 1951 in a production of Stalag 17 with Jason Robards and Jules Munshin.
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Ian Abercrombie received awards for his work in Sweet Prince with Keir Dullea; Teeth 'N'smiles; A Doll's House with Linda Purl; and The Arcata Promise, opposite Anthony Hopkins.
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Ian Abercrombie was known to cult film audiences as Wiseman in the comedy horror film Army of Darkness.
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Ian Abercrombie guest-starred on many television series such as Seinfeld, The Nanny, Wizards of Waverly Place, Airwolf, Babylon 5, Barnaby Jones and NewsRadio.
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Ian Abercrombie portrayed Ganthet on Green Lantern: The Animated Series, completing his work as the character shortly before his death.
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Ian Abercrombie voiced the character in the Clovis story arc of the Lost Missions, since it was originally a part of the season four, and later the season five, line-up.
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In 1956, Ian Abercrombie was married to Elizabeth Romano and they divorced in 1978 after 22 years of marriage.
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Ian Abercrombie died from kidney failure in Los Angeles, California at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on 26 January 2012, twenty days after the Wizards of Waverly Place finale.