
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

Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Gavin Hinchcliffe

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Theatre 625
1964
as Larry

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

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Space: 1999
1975
as Captain Michael

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Uncle Henry

Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self

The Sooty Show
1955
as Himself
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Lord Fancourt Babberley

Going Live!
1987
as Self
Daytime Live
1987

Fawlty Towers
1975
as Mr. Hutchinson
Drama 61-67
1961
as Ernest Skinner / Henry Hutchins

Interpol Calling
1959
as Sid

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Jolly Jack
International Detective
1959
as Pasquale

Super Gran
1985
as Officer P. Brain

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

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Charlie Baker / Honeybone

The Wombles
1973
as Narrator

Old Jack's Boat
2013
as Old Jack

Tell Me Another
1976
as Guest / Himself

Shillingbury Tales
1981
as Cuffy

I, Lovett
1993
as Snowman (voice)
Noel's Telly Years
1996

Cribbins
1969

Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Mock Turtle

Cuffy
1983
as Cuffy
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
2010

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
1976
The Wombles
2016

Tonight at 8.30
1991
as Mr Wahurst

Moschops
1983
as Narrator
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
1988

Bertie the Bat
1990
as Narrator

Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales
2015
as Old Jack
High & Dry
1987
as Ron Archer
Langley Bottom
1986
as Seth Raven
Get The Drift
1971

The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self

Stories of the Sylvanian Families
1988
as Narrator

Salty's Waggy Tales
2013
as Old Jack
Movies (70)

Casino Royale
1967
as Taxi Driver

Frenzy
1972
as Felix Forsythe

Patrick
2018
as Albert

She
1965
as Job

Dunkirk
1958
as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)

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

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

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

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

The World of Suzie Wong
1960
as Otis

Two-Way Stretch
1960
as Lennie Price

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

Carry On Columbus
1992
as Mordecai Mendoza

The Railway Children
1970
as Albert Perks

Blackball
2003
as Mutley
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Plank
1979
as House painter

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

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
as Snout

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007
as Wilfred Mott

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Self

Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
as Self

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

When We Are Married
1987
as Herbert Soppitt

The Sandwich Man
1966
as Photographer

The Best of Enemies
1961
as Col. Brownlow

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

Carry On Spying
1964
as Agent Harold Crump

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

Carry On Jack
1964
as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker

You Must Be Joking
1965
as Sergeant Clegg

The Counterfeit Constable
1964
as Bob, l'agent 202

The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Vincent Mountjoy

Run For Your Wife
2012
as Hospital Patient

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

Night Ferry
1976
as Pyramid

The Girl on the Boat
1962
as Peters

Alice in Wonderland
1985
as Mock Turtle (voice)

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

Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Wilfred Mott

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

The Fast Lady
1962
as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)

Visa to Canton
1960
as Pereira

Crooks in Cloisters
1964
as Squirts McGinty

Cup Fever
1965
as Policeman
Play Safe
1978
as Robin (voice)

Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009
as Self

Tommy the Toreador
1959
as Paco

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

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Dangerous Davies

A Ghost of a Chance
1967
as Ron

The Country Wife
1977
as Pinchwife

Customers From Hell
1989

Make Mine a Million
1959
as Jack

A Home of Your Own
1964
as The Stonemason
Looking for Lennie
2019

Produced by George Martin
2012
as Self

James and the Giant Peach
1976
as Centipede

Davy
1958
as Stage Hand (uncredited)
Great Big Groovy Horse
1975
as The Storyteller

More Awkward Customers
1975
as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam

It's Your Move
1982
as Neighbour

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

I Know What I Like
1973
as Himself

Stories of the Sylvanian Families
1988
as Narrator

CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
2012
as Narrator

Nothing Barred
1961
as Newspaperman
The Bargain
1965
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
- Frenzy (1972) — as Felix Forsythe
- Patrick (2018) — as Albert
- She (1965) — as Job
- Dunkirk (1958) — as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
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