Bernard Cribbins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

126

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-12-29

Day of death

2022-07-27 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • Drama 61-67

    Drama 61-67

  • Drama 61-67

    Drama 61-67

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • The Counterfeit Constable

    The Counterfeit Constable

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • Pointless Celebrities

    Pointless Celebrities

  • Blackball

    Blackball

  • The Bargain

    The Bargain

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • The Sooty Show

    The Sooty Show

  • Nothing Barred

    Nothing Barred

  • Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

  • Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

    Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

  • She

    She

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

    Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

  • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

  • Interpol Calling

    Interpol Calling

  • Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

  • The Adventures of Picasso

    The Adventures of Picasso

  • The Girl on the Boat

    The Girl on the Boat

  • Daytime Live

    Daytime Live

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

  • Davy

    Davy

  • International Detective

    International Detective

  • Night Ferry

    Night Ferry

  • Super Gran

    Super Gran

  • Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

    Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

  • Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales

    Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales

  • When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

  • Frenzy

    Frenzy

  • Play Safe

    Play Safe

  • The Wombles

    The Wombles

  • Looking for Lennie

    Looking for Lennie

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • Doctor Who Greatest Moments

    Doctor Who Greatest Moments

  • Two-Way Stretch

    Two-Way Stretch

  • A Fantastic Fear of Everything

    A Fantastic Fear of Everything

  • Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

    Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

  • Bertie the Bat

    Bertie the Bat

  • The World of Suzie Wong

    The World of Suzie Wong

  • Patrick

    Patrick

  • The Railway Children

    The Railway Children

  • Noel's Telly Years

    Noel's Telly Years

  • Carry On Jack

    Carry On Jack

  • Tell Me Another

    Tell Me Another

  • Tell Me Another

    Tell Me Another

  • The Best of Enemies

    The Best of Enemies

  • Shillingbury Tales

    Shillingbury Tales

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Stories of the Sylvanian Families

    Stories of the Sylvanian Families

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • The Wrong Arm of the Law

    The Wrong Arm of the Law

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • High & Dry

    High & Dry

  • Produced by George Martin

    Produced by George Martin

  • The Water Babies

    The Water Babies

  • Carry On Spying

    Carry On Spying

  • Old Jack's Boat

    Old Jack's Boat

  • More Awkward Customers

    More Awkward Customers

  • The National Television Awards Backstage Live

    The National Television Awards Backstage Live

  • Cribbins

    Cribbins

  • Cuffy

    Cuffy

  • Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

  • That's Carry On!

    That's Carry On!

  • The Mouse on the Moon

    The Mouse on the Moon

  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

  • I, Lovett

    I, Lovett

  • Tommy the Toreador

    Tommy the Toreador

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • The Fast Lady

    The Fast Lady

  • The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

  • Stories of the Sylvanian Families

    Stories of the Sylvanian Families

  • The Plank

    The Plank

  • A Home of Your Own

    A Home of Your Own

  • Tonight at 8.30

    Tonight at 8.30

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

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

  • Star Turn

    Star Turn

  • The Children's Party at the Palace

    The Children's Party at the Palace

  • Get The Drift

    Get The Drift

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

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

  • What's a Carry On?

    What's a Carry On?

  • A Ghost of a Chance

    A Ghost of a Chance

  • Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

  • It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

  • The Wombles

    The Wombles

  • Langley Bottom

    Langley Bottom

  • Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

    Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

  • You Must Be Joking

    You Must Be Joking

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

  • Moschops

    Moschops

  • Customers From Hell

    Customers From Hell

  • Visa to Canton

    Visa to Canton

  • Make Mine a Million

    Make Mine a Million

  • I Know What I Like

    I Know What I Like

  • The Country Wife

    The Country Wife

  • Salty's Waggy Tales

    Salty's Waggy Tales

  • CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk

    CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk

  • Noel's Saturday Roadshow

    Noel's Saturday Roadshow

  • James and the Giant Peach

    James and the Giant Peach

  • Great Big Groovy Horse

    Great Big Groovy Horse

  • Cup Fever

    Cup Fever

  • Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

    Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

  • Crooks in Cloisters

    Crooks in Cloisters

  • Doctor Who: The End of Time

    Doctor Who: The End of Time

  • Round Robin

    Round Robin

  • CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall

    CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall

  • The Lake District: A Wild Year

    The Lake District: A Wild Year

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

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