Bernard Cribbins
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Cribbins licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Felix Forsythe
Frenzy
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Lake District: A Wild Year
Harold Crump
Carry On Spying
Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker
Carry On Jack
Taxi Driver
Casino Royale
Self
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
The Water Babies
Nervous O'Toole
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Albert Perks
The Railway Children
Mutley
Blackball
Able Seaman James Bryson
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Station Guard
The Children's Party at the Palace
Tom Campbell
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Dangerous Davies
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Job
She
Lennie Price
Two Way Stretch
Centipede
James and the Giant Peach
Various Characters
That's Carry On!
Vincent Mountjoy
The Mouse on the Moon
Mordecai Mendoza
Carry On Columbus
Photographer
The Sandwich Man
Fred Davies
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Neighbour
It's Your Move
Paco
Tommy the Toreador
The Bargain
House painter
The Plank
'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
Squirts McGinty
Crooks in Cloisters
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Davy
Narrator
Stories of the Sylvanian Families
Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill
Policeman
Cup Fever
Sergeant Clegg
You Must Be Joking
The Storyteller
Great Big Groovy Horse
Pyramid
Night Ferry
Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)
Picassos äventyr
Hospital Patient
Run For Your Wife
Self
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Round Robin
Newspaperman
Nothing Barred
Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
Dunkirk
Bob, l'agent 202
Allez France !
Pinchwife
The Country Wife
Ron
A Ghost of a Chance
Snout
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Robin (voice)
Play Safe
Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam
More Awkward Customers
Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Jack
Make Mine a Million
The Voice (voice)
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Albert
Patrick
The Stonemason
A Home of Your Own
Otis
The World of Suzie Wong
Job (archive footage)
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Peters
The Girl on the Boat
Self
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Man on Stretcher (uncredited)
The Fast Lady
Pereira
Visa to Canton
Wilfred Mott
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Col. Brownlow
The Best of Enemies
Self
Produced By George Martin
Himself
I Know What I Like
Herbert Soppitt
When We Are Married
Wilfred Mott
Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 1
Wilfred Mott
Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2
Customers From Hell
Narrator (Alternate Version) (uncredited)
The Snowman
Looking for Lennie
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-12-29
Place of Birth
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Also Known As
Bernard Joseph Cribbins