R.I.P. Ian Abercrombie

R.I.P. Ian Abercrombie

Alfred Pennyworth from The WB series "Birds of Prey" has passed away

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By StuartGreen01 - Jan 28, 2012 02:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Batman
Source: MSN

Ian Abercrombie, the British actor who was a regular as Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt on the popular TV series "Seinfeld", has passed away at age 77. It was confirmed today that the actor, who played butler Alfred Pennyworth on The WB's live-action series "Birds of Prey", passed away this Thursday, but the cause of his death was not mentioned. Abercrombie's other, more recent credits include Professor Crumbs on "Wizards of Waverly Place" and the voice of Darth Sidious on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars".

Though "Birds of Prey" was only a one-season show, I thought Abercrombie did a good job as Alfred. R.I.P., Mr. Abercrombie.

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marvel72
marvel72 - 1/28/2012, 2:48 PM
i never watched birds of prey,but this is very sad.

r.i.p ian abercrombie
Supes17
Supes17 - 1/28/2012, 2:48 PM
What's with the recent Alfred deaths?
Michael Caine must be taking them out one by one

R.I.P
LucasMend
LucasMend - 1/28/2012, 2:52 PM
I never liked Birds Of Prey, but this guy was a great actor.

R.I.P
SeaSerpentine
SeaSerpentine - 1/28/2012, 3:01 PM
Rest In Peace Mr. Pitt.
kylum616
kylum616 - 1/28/2012, 3:25 PM
why are all the alfreds dieing now :( R.I.P
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 1/28/2012, 3:27 PM
Man, that sucks. I couldn't even get past the credits of Birs of Prey, but speaking of laying to rest, R.I.P.
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 1/28/2012, 5:09 PM
R.I.P.

:(
AUSSYACE
AUSSYACE - 1/28/2012, 5:48 PM
Birds Of Prey was a Bloody good TV Series...Should of lasted longer than just the 1 season...
AUSSYACE
AUSSYACE - 1/28/2012, 5:49 PM
I cannot wait for the day that someone makes a Batman movie or whatever with an Alfred that looks identical to the Alfred in the comic books...I like Michael Caine but he is no comic book Alfred...
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 1/28/2012, 7:55 PM
R.I.P. Pretty sad.
skullboy
skullboy - 1/28/2012, 8:04 PM
Aw man....

RIP
greenmonkey
greenmonkey - 1/29/2012, 1:29 AM
Birds of Prey wasn't the best show ever, but it was miles away from being the worst. It had fair to decent costumes and mediocre acting but it did have more solid moments than say The Flash tv show did. It could have made it in tv longer if they'd had a Batman cameo that was more than just a crappy flash back or whatever it was.
azn197
azn197 - 1/29/2012, 2:34 AM
aw man i was finished watching this series again last week.

RIP Mr. Abercrombie
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 1/29/2012, 4:35 AM
I loved Birds of Prey! - it may not be accurate with the comics, but adaptations never are. It was a great show that should've lasted longer and Ian Abercrombie was brilliant. <3

R.I.P. <3 I love you Ian!
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 1/29/2012, 6:18 AM
Next stop Pottersville, Heaven.
strilfe
strilfe - 1/29/2012, 11:20 AM
Great actor.
I believe that birds of a prey is one of the most underrated series ever. He as one of the reasons.
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 1/29/2012, 1:12 PM
R.I.P. Spinach chin
DCwanabe
DCwanabe - 1/29/2012, 3:10 PM
R.I.P. Loved his work as palpatine in TCW. Its not gonna be the same without him.
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