- Stepped in for an ailing Whoopi Goldberg, at the last minute, as emcee/host for the 2001 BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards honoring Steven Spielberg. The award was presented by H.R.H. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Duke of York.
- His character Professor Crumbs from Wizards of Waverly Place (2007) was a reference to Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter film series. Richard Harris who played Dumbledore in two first parts of Harry Potter film series died 9 days before "Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets" (2002) premiered; Abercrombie died 19 days after the last episode of Wizards of Waverly Place aired.
- His voice was dubbed over Jeremy Kemp in the Star Trek The Next Generation episode "Family" where Kemp played Picard's Brother Robert Picard.
- Shared two roles with Clive Revill. Revill was the voice of "Alfred Pennyworth" in early episodes of Batman: The Animated Series (1992), a role Abercrombie played in Birds of Prey (2002). Revill was also the first actor to play "Palpatine", in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Abercrombie voiced the character in the animated, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) series.
- Cousin of John Abercrombie, Jazz Guitarist, ECM Recording Star.
- Served on the Board of Directors of BAFTA-LA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and on the Western Board of The Actor's Fund of America.
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