
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
1997
as Duggie Wingate

Doctor Who
2005
as Wilfred Mott

The Avengers
1961
as Arkwright / Bradley Marler

The One Show
2006
as Self

Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Pinchwife

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Charlie Krebs

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist

Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Gavin Hinchcliffe

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Theatre 625
1964
as Larry

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Space: 1999
1975
as Captain Michael

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Uncle Henry

The Sooty Show
1955
as Himself

Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self
Daytime Live
1987

Going Live!
1987
as Self

Fawlty Towers
1975
as Mr. Hutchinson
Drama 61-67
1961
as Ernest Skinner / Henry Hutchins
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Lord Fancourt Babberley
International Detective
1959
as Pasquale

Interpol Calling
1959
as Sid

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Super Gran
1985
as Officer P. Brain

Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Jolly Jack

Cilla
1968
as Self

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
1996
as Katzenburger (voice)
Star Turn
1976

Ooh La La!
1968

Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009
as Self

The Wombles
1973
as Narrator

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Charlie Baker / Honeybone

Shillingbury Tales
1981
as Cuffy
Noel's Telly Years
1996

I, Lovett
1993
as Snowman (voice)

Tell Me Another
1976
as Guest / Himself

Old Jack's Boat
2013
as Old Jack

Cribbins
1969
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010

Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Mock Turtle
High & Dry
1987
as Ron Archer

Cuffy
1983
as Cuffy

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
1976

Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales
2015
as Old Jack
The Wombles
2016

Bertie the Bat
1990
as Narrator
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
1988

Moschops
1983
as Narrator
Get The Drift
1971

Tonight at 8.30
1991
as Mr Wahurst

Stories of the Sylvanian Families
1988
as Narrator

Salty's Waggy Tales
2013
as Old Jack
Langley Bottom
1986
as Seth Raven

The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self
Movies (70)

Casino Royale
1967
as Taxi Driver

She
1965
as Job

Frenzy
1972
as Felix Forsythe

Dunkirk
1958
as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)

Patrick
2018
as Albert

The Children's Party at the Palace
2006
as Station Guard

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Able Seaman James Bryson

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
as Snout
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Railway Children
1970
as Albert Perks

The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
as Nervous O'Toole

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Wilfred Mott

Blackball
2003
as Mutley

The World of Suzie Wong
1960
as Otis

Carry On Columbus
1992
as Mordecai Mendoza

The Best of Enemies
1961
as Col. Brownlow

Two-Way Stretch
1960
as Lennie Price

The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Vincent Mountjoy

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968
as Fred Davies

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
as Job (archive footage)

Carry On Jack
1964
as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker

The Plank
1979
as House painter

The Water Babies
1978
as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966
as Tom Campbell

Run For Your Wife
2012
as Hospital Patient

The Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)

Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)

The Sandwich Man
1966
as Photographer

That's Carry On!
1977
as Agent Harold Crump / Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (archive footage)

A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2012
as The Voice (voice)

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Self

The Girl on the Boat
1962
as Peters

Carry On Spying
1964
as Agent Harold Crump

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self

The Fast Lady
1962
as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)

When We Are Married
1987
as Herbert Soppitt

The Counterfeit Constable
1964
as Bob, l'agent 202

Crooks in Cloisters
1964
as Squirts McGinty

What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self (uncredited)

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Dangerous Davies

You Must Be Joking
1965
as Sergeant Clegg

Visa to Canton
1960
as Pereira

Make Mine a Million
1959
as Jack

Cup Fever
1965
as Policeman

Night Ferry
1976
as Pyramid

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
as Self

Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Paco

Davy
1958
as Stage Hand (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Wilfred Mott

A Ghost of a Chance
1967
as Ron
Great Big Groovy Horse
1975
as The Storyteller

Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Mock Turtle (voice)

A Home of Your Own
1964
as The Stonemason
Play Safe
1978
as Robin (voice)

The Country Wife
1977
as Pinchwife

It's Your Move
1982
as Neighbour

Produced by George Martin
2012
as Self

James and the Giant Peach
1976
as Centipede

CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
2012
as Narrator

The Lake District: A Wild Year
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)

CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall
2014
as Self - Presenter

Customers From Hell
1989

More Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam

Nothing Barred
1961
as Newspaperman

I Know What I Like
1973
as Himself
The Bargain
1965
Looking for Lennie
2019

Stories of the Sylvanian Families
1988
as Narrator
Round Robin
1979
'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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- Casino Royale (1967) — as Taxi Driver
- She (1965) — as Job
- Frenzy (1972) — as Felix Forsythe
- Dunkirk (1958) — as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
- Patrick (2018) — as Albert
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