Abercrombie and Pitch

Ian Abercrombie, the Wiseman from Army of Darkness, has died at the age of 77. Lesser minds might remember him as Elaine’s 3-D Art challenged boss, Mr. Pitt, in Seinfeld. Other roles included a fastidious butler on Desperate Housewives, picking up sloppy animated seconds as Chancellor Palpatine in The Clone Wars and Alfred Pennyworth in Birds of Prey (making him the second Alfred to die in the last year, following Michael Gough), and countless spot appearances in TV and the movies.