Bernard Cribbins
December 29, 1928 (97 years old) in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Bernard Cribbins (29 December 1928 - 27 July 2022) was an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over half a century who came to prominence in films in the 1960s, had been in work consistently since his professional debut in the mid 1950s, and as of 2010 had still been an active performer. He was particularly known to British audiences as the story-telling voice in The Wombles, a children's programme running which ran for 40 episodes between 1973 and 1975. He also recorded several hit novelty records in the early 1960s and was a regular and prolific performer on Jackanory on BBC TV between 1966 and 1991. Cribbins' most recent prominent role had been as Wilfred Mott, companion of the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Cribbins licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2018 · Patrick as Albert
- 2016 · The Wombles as
- 2016 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Snout
- 2013 · Old Jack's Boat as Old Jack
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2011 · Pointless Celebrities as Self
- 2009 · Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- 2007 · Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned as Wilfred Mott
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · The Children's Party at the Palace as Station Guard
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Wilfred Mott
- 2003 · Blackball as Mutley
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Duggie Wingate
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
- 1996 · Dennis the Menace and Gnasher as Katzenburger (voice)
- 1996 · Dalziel and Pascoe as Uncle Henry
- 1996 · Noel's Telly Years as
- 1994 · The World of Hammer as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · I, Lovett as Snowman (voice)
- 1992 · Carry On Columbus as Mordecai Mendoza
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1987 · Daytime Live as
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as Mock Turtle
- 1985 · Super Gran as Officer P. Brain
- 1983 · Cuffy as Cuffy
- 1981 · Shillingbury Tales as Cuffy
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Charlie Krebs
- 1979 · Worzel Gummidge as Jolly Jack
- 1978 · The Water Babies as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
- 1978 · The Adventures of Picasso as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)
- 1977 · That's Carry On! as Agent Harold Crump / Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (archive footage)
- 1976 · Tell Me Another as Guest
- 1976 · Tell Me Another as Himself
- 1976 · Star Turn as
- 1975 · Fawlty Towers as Mr. Hutchinson
- 1975 · Space: 1999 as Captain Michael
- 1973 · The Wombles as Narrator
- 1973 · Last of the Summer Wine as Gavin Hinchcliffe
- 1972 · Frenzy as Felix Forsythe
- 1969 · Cribbins as
- 1968 · Ooh La La! as
- 1968 · Cilla as Self
- 1967 · Casino Royale as Taxi Driver
- 1966 · Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. as Tom Campbell
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Pinchwife
- 1965 · She as Job
- 1964 · Carry On Spying as Agent Harold Crump
- 1964 · Theatre 625 as Larry
- 1964 · Carry On Jack as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker
- 1963 · The Wrong Arm of the Law as Nervous O'Toole
- 1961 · Drama 61-67 as Henry Hutchins
- 1961 · The Avengers as Arkwright
- 1961 · The Avengers as Bradley Marler
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
- 2019 · Looking for Lennie as
- 2017 · The Lake District: A Wild Year as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales as Old Jack
- 2014 · CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall as Self - Presenter
- 2013 · Salty's Waggy Tales as Old Jack
- 2013 · Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
- 2013 · Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor as Self
- 2012 · CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk as Narrator
- 2012 · Produced by George Martin as Self
- 2012 · A Fantastic Fear of Everything as The Voice (voice)
- 2012 · Run For Your Wife as Hospital Patient
- 2010 · Doctor Who: The End of Time as Wilfred Mott
- 2010 · The National Television Awards Backstage Live as
- 2009 · Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)
- 2009 · Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened as Self
- 2005 · The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self
- 1998 · What's a Carry On? as Self (uncredited)
- 1991 · Tonight at 8.30 as Mr Wahurst
- 1990 · Bertie the Bat as Narrator
- 1989 · Customers From Hell as
- 1988 · Noel's Saturday Roadshow as
- 1988 · Stories of the Sylvanian Families as Narrator
- 1988 · Stories of the Sylvanian Families as Narrator
- 1987 · When We Are Married as Herbert Soppitt
- 1987 · Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood as Job (archive footage)
- 1987 · High & Dry as Ron Archer
- 1986 · Langley Bottom as Seth Raven
- 1985 · Alice in Wonderland as Mock Turtle (voice)
- 1983 · Moschops as Narrator
- 1982 · It's Your Move as Neighbour
- 1981 · Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective as Dangerous Davies
- 1979 · Round Robin as
- 1979 · The Plank as House painter
- 1978 · Play Safe as Robin (voice)
- 1977 · The Country Wife as Pinchwife
- 1976 · James and the Giant Peach as Centipede
- 1976 · Night Ferry as Pyramid
- 1976 · Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings as
- 1975 · Great Big Groovy Horse as The Storyteller
- 1975 · More Awkward Customers as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam
- 1973 · I Know What I Like as Himself
- 1971 · Get The Drift as
- 1970 · The Railway Children as Albert Perks
- 1969 · 'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View as
- 1968 · Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River as Fred Davies
- 1967 · A Ghost of a Chance as Ron
- 1966 · The Sandwich Man as Photographer
- 1965 · You Must Be Joking as Sergeant Clegg
- 1965 · Cup Fever as Policeman
- 1965 · The Bargain as
- 1964 · A Home of Your Own as The Stonemason
- 1964 · The Counterfeit Constable as Bob, l'agent 202
- 1964 · Crooks in Cloisters as Squirts McGinty
- 1963 · The Mouse on the Moon as Vincent Mountjoy
- 1962 · The Fast Lady as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Girl on the Boat as Peters
- 1961 · The Best of Enemies as Col. Brownlow
- 1961 · Nothing Barred as Newspaperman
- 1961 · Drama 61-67 as Ernest Skinner
- 1960 · Visa to Canton as Pereira
- 1960 · Two-Way Stretch as Lennie Price
- 1960 · The World of Suzie Wong as Otis
- 1960 · Sunday-Night Play as Lord Fancourt Babberley
- 1959 · International Detective as Pasquale
- 1959 · Tommy the Toreador as Paco
- 1959 · Interpol Calling as Sid
- 1959 · Make Mine a Million as Jack
- 1958 · Dunkirk as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
- 1958 · Davy as Stage Hand (uncredited)
- 1957 · Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Able Seaman James Bryson
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as Charlie Baker
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as Honeybone
- 1955 · The Sooty Show as Himself