Bernard Cribbins
Known for Acting · 129 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 (58)
Doctor Who
2005
as Wilfred Mott
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Duggie Wingate
The One Show
2006
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
The Avengers
1961
as Arkwright / Bradley Marler
The Sooty Show
1955
as Himself
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Gavin Hinchcliffe
Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Charlie Krebs
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Pinchwife
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Lord Fancourt Babberley
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Theatre 625
1964
as Larry
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Space: 1999
1975
as Captain Michael
Drama 61-67
1961
as Ernest Skinner / Henry Hutchins
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Uncle Henry
Interpol Calling
1959
as Sid
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Mr. Hutchinson
Daytime Live
1987
The Wombles
1973
as Narrator
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Jolly Jack
Theatre Night
1957
as Kiki Reger
Tell Me Another
1976
as Guest / Himself
Cilla
1968
as Self
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Katzenburger (voice)
Super Gran
1985
as Officer P. Brain
Ooh La La!
1968
International Detective
1959
as Pasquale
Tonight at 8.30
1991
as Mr. Wadhurst
Shillingbury Tales
1981
as Cuffy
Star Turn
1976
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Charlie Baker / Honeybone
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009
as Self
Cribbins
1969
I, Lovett
1993
as Snowman (voice)
Noel's Telly Years
1996
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
1976
Moschops
1983
as Narrator
Old Jack's Boat
2013
as Old Jack
Cuffy
1983
as Cuffy
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Mock Turtle
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010
High & Dry
1987
as Ron Archer
The Wombles
2016
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
1988
Bertie the Bat
1990
as Narrator
Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales
2015
as Old Jack
Salty's Waggy Tales
2013
as Old Jack
The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self
Get The Drift
1971
Langley Bottom
1986
as Seth Raven
Stories of the Sylvanian Families
1988
as Narrator
Movies (71)
Casino Royale
1967
as Taxi Driver
Frenzy
1972
as Felix Forsythe
The Water Babies
1978
as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
Patrick
2018
as Albert
The Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)
Blackball
2003
as Mutley
She
1965
as Job
More Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam
The World of Suzie Wong
1960
as Otis
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Vincent Mountjoy
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Wilfred Mott
The Best of Enemies
1961
as Col. Brownlow
Dunkirk
1958
as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
Produced by George Martin
2012
as Self
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Nervous O'Toole
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
as Tom Campbell
The Railway Children
1970
as Albert Perks
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2012
as The Voice (voice)
When We Are Married
1987
as Herbert Soppitt
The Girl on the Boat
1962
as Peters
Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Mock Turtle (voice)
Crooks in Cloisters
1964
as Squirts McGinty
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Photographer
CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall
2014
as Self - Presenter
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Wilfred Mott
The Plank
1979
as House painter
Customers From Hell
1989
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as Fred Davies
Carry On Spying
1964
as Agent Harold Crump
Carry On Columbus
1992
as Mordecai Mendoza
That's Carry On!
1977
as Agent Harold Crump / Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (archive footage)
What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self (uncredited)
Two-Way Stretch
1960
as Lennie Price
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
as Snout
Carry On Jack
1964
as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
as Self
Play Safe
1978
as Robin (voice)
Run For Your Wife
2012
as Hospital Patient
A Home of Your Own
1964
as The Stonemason
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Able Seaman James Bryson
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Dangerous Davies
It's Your Move
1982
as Neighbour
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Self
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Sergeant Clegg
The Counterfeit Constable
1964
as Bob, l'agent 202
Night Ferry
1976
as Pyramid
Make Mine a Million
1959
as Jack
A Ghost of a Chance
1967
as Ron
The Fast Lady
1962
as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Job (archive footage)
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)
Visa to Canton
1960
as Pereira
James and the Giant Peach
1976
as Centipede
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self
Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Paco
The Country Wife
1977
as Pinchwife
The Bargain
1965
The Lake District: A Wild Year
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Children's Party at the Palace
2006
as Station Guard
Nothing Barred
1961
as Newspaperman
Davy
1958
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
Cup Fever
1965
as Policeman
Stories of the Sylvanian Families
1988
as Narrator
Looking for Lennie
2019
CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
2012
as Narrator
Great Big Groovy Horse
1975
as The Storyteller
'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
1969
I Know What I Like
1973
as Himself
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky
as Wilfred Mott
Round Robin
1979
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 129 credits spanning from 1955 to 2019, Bernard Cribbins has appeared in 71 films and 58 TV shows.
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- Casino Royale (1967) — as Taxi Driver
- Frenzy (1972) — as Felix Forsythe
- The Water Babies (1978) — as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
- Patrick (2018) — as Albert
- The Adventures of Picasso (1978) — as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)
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