Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Known for Acting · 126 credits

Born
1928-12-29
Died
2022-07-27
Place of birth
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as
Bernard Joseph Cribbins · Бернард Криббинс · Бернар Криббинс

Biography

​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.

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Known For

TV Shows (56)

Midsomer Murders
TV

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Duggie Wingate

Doctor Who
TV

Doctor Who

2005

as Wilfred Mott

The Avengers
TV

The Avengers

1961

as Arkwright / Bradley Marler

The One Show
TV

The One Show

2006

as Self

Have I Got News for You
TV

Have I Got News for You

1990

as Self

BBC Play of the Month
TV

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Pinchwife

Tales of the Unexpected
TV

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

as Charlie Krebs

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

as Self - Panellist

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist

Last of the Summer Wine
TV

Last of the Summer Wine

1973

as Gavin Hinchcliffe

Would I Lie to You?
TV

Would I Lie to You?

2007

as Self

Theatre 625
TV

Theatre 625

1964

as Larry

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

as Self - Participant

Space: 1999
TV

Space: 1999

1975

as Captain Michael

Dalziel and Pascoe
TV

Dalziel and Pascoe

1996

as Uncle Henry

The Sooty Show
TV

The Sooty Show

1955

as Himself

Pointless Celebrities
TV

Pointless Celebrities

2011

as Self

Daytime Live
TV

Daytime Live

1987

Going Live!
TV

Going Live!

1987

as Self

Fawlty Towers
TV

Fawlty Towers

1975

as Mr. Hutchinson

Drama 61-67
TV

Drama 61-67

1961

as Ernest Skinner / Henry Hutchins

Sunday-Night Play
TV

Sunday-Night Play

1960

as Lord Fancourt Babberley

International Detective
TV

International Detective

1959

as Pasquale

Interpol Calling
TV

Interpol Calling

1959

as Sid

The World of Hammer
TV

The World of Hammer

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Super Gran
TV

Super Gran

1985

as Officer P. Brain

Worzel Gummidge
TV

Worzel Gummidge

1979

as Jolly Jack

Cilla
TV

Cilla

1968

as Self

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
TV

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

1996

as Katzenburger (voice)

Star Turn
TV

Star Turn

1976

Ooh La La!
TV

Ooh La La!

1968

Doctor Who Greatest Moments
TV

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

2009

as Self

The Wombles
TV

The Wombles

1973

as Narrator

Armchair Theatre
TV

Armchair Theatre

1956

as Charlie Baker / Honeybone

Shillingbury Tales
TV

Shillingbury Tales

1981

as Cuffy

Noel's Telly Years
TV

Noel's Telly Years

1996

I, Lovett
TV

I, Lovett

1993

as Snowman (voice)

Tell Me Another
TV

Tell Me Another

1976

as Guest / Himself

Old Jack's Boat
TV

Old Jack's Boat

2013

as Old Jack

Cribbins
TV

Cribbins

1969

The National Television Awards Backstage Live
TV

The National Television Awards Backstage Live

2010

Alice in Wonderland
TV

Alice in Wonderland

1985

as Mock Turtle

High & Dry
TV

High & Dry

1987

as Ron Archer

Cuffy
TV

Cuffy

1983

as Cuffy

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
TV

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

1976

Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales
TV

Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales

2015

as Old Jack

The Wombles
TV

The Wombles

2016

Bertie the Bat
TV

Bertie the Bat

1990

as Narrator

Noel's Saturday Roadshow
TV

Noel's Saturday Roadshow

1988

Moschops
TV

Moschops

1983

as Narrator

Get The Drift
TV

Get The Drift

1971

Tonight at 8.30
TV

Tonight at 8.30

1991

as Mr Wahurst

Stories of the Sylvanian Families
TV

Stories of the Sylvanian Families

1988

as Narrator

Salty's Waggy Tales
TV

Salty's Waggy Tales

2013

as Old Jack

Langley Bottom
TV

Langley Bottom

1986

as Seth Raven

The Friday Night Project
TV

The Friday Night Project

2005

as Self

Movies (70)

Casino Royale
Movie

Casino Royale

1967

as Taxi Driver

She
Movie

She

1965

as Job

Frenzy
Movie

Frenzy

1972

as Felix Forsythe

Dunkirk
Movie

Dunkirk

1958

as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)

Patrick
Movie

Patrick

2018

as Albert

The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie

The Children's Party at the Palace

2006

as Station Guard

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Movie

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

as Able Seaman James Bryson

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream

2016

as Snout

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Railway Children
Movie

The Railway Children

1970

as Albert Perks

The Wrong Arm of the Law
Movie

The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963

as Nervous O'Toole

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Movie

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

2007

as Wilfred Mott

Blackball
Movie

Blackball

2003

as Mutley

The World of Suzie Wong
Movie

The World of Suzie Wong

1960

as Otis

Carry On Columbus
Movie

Carry On Columbus

1992

as Mordecai Mendoza

The Best of Enemies
Movie

The Best of Enemies

1961

as Col. Brownlow

Two-Way Stretch
Movie

Two-Way Stretch

1960

as Lennie Price

The Mouse on the Moon
Movie

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

as Vincent Mountjoy

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Movie

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

1968

as Fred Davies

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Movie

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

as Job (archive footage)

Carry On Jack
Movie

Carry On Jack

1964

as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker

The Plank
Movie

The Plank

1979

as House painter

The Water Babies
Movie

The Water Babies

1978

as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Movie

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

1966

as Tom Campbell

Run For Your Wife
Movie

Run For Your Wife

2012

as Hospital Patient

The Adventures of Picasso
Movie

The Adventures of Picasso

1978

as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Movie

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

2009

as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)

The Sandwich Man
Movie

The Sandwich Man

1966

as Photographer

That's Carry On!
Movie

That's Carry On!

1977

as Agent Harold Crump / Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (archive footage)

A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Movie

A Fantastic Fear of Everything

2012

as The Voice (voice)

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Movie

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

2013

as Self

The Girl on the Boat
Movie

The Girl on the Boat

1962

as Peters

Carry On Spying
Movie

Carry On Spying

1964

as Agent Harold Crump

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Movie

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

2013

as Self

The Fast Lady
Movie

The Fast Lady

1962

as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)

When We Are Married
Movie

When We Are Married

1987

as Herbert Soppitt

The Counterfeit Constable
Movie

The Counterfeit Constable

1964

as Bob, l'agent 202

Crooks in Cloisters
Movie

Crooks in Cloisters

1964

as Squirts McGinty

What's a Carry On?
Movie

What's a Carry On?

1998

as Self (uncredited)

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Movie

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

as Dangerous Davies

You Must Be Joking
Movie

You Must Be Joking

1965

as Sergeant Clegg

Visa to Canton
Movie

Visa to Canton

1960

as Pereira

Make Mine a Million
Movie

Make Mine a Million

1959

as Jack

Cup Fever
Movie

Cup Fever

1965

as Policeman

Night Ferry
Movie

Night Ferry

1976

as Pyramid

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Movie

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009

as Self

Tommy the Toreador
Movie

Tommy the Toreador

1959

as Paco

Davy
Movie

Davy

1958

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The End of Time
Movie

Doctor Who: The End of Time

2010

as Wilfred Mott

A Ghost of a Chance
Movie

A Ghost of a Chance

1967

as Ron

Great Big Groovy Horse
Movie

Great Big Groovy Horse

1975

as The Storyteller

Alice in Wonderland
Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1985

as Mock Turtle (voice)

A Home of Your Own
Movie

A Home of Your Own

1964

as The Stonemason

Play Safe
Movie

Play Safe

1978

as Robin (voice)

The Country Wife
Movie

The Country Wife

1977

as Pinchwife

It's Your Move
Movie

It's Your Move

1982

as Neighbour

Produced by George Martin
Movie

Produced by George Martin

2012

as Self

James and the Giant Peach
Movie

James and the Giant Peach

1976

as Centipede

CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
Movie

CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk

2012

as Narrator

The Lake District: A Wild Year
Movie

The Lake District: A Wild Year

2017

as Self - Narrator (voice)

CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall
Movie

CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall

2014

as Self - Presenter

Customers From Hell
Movie

Customers From Hell

1989

More Awkward Customers
Movie

More Awkward Customers

1975

as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam

Nothing Barred
Movie

Nothing Barred

1961

as Newspaperman

I Know What I Like
Movie

I Know What I Like

1973

as Himself

The Bargain
Movie

The Bargain

1965

Looking for Lennie
Movie

Looking for Lennie

2019

Stories of the Sylvanian Families
Movie

Stories of the Sylvanian Families

1988

as Narrator

Round Robin
Movie

Round Robin

1979

'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
Movie

'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View

1969

About Bernard Cribbins

​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 re… With 126 credits spanning from 1955 to 2019, Bernard Cribbins has appeared in 70 films and 56 TV shows.

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