Bernard Cribbins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

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

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Space: 1999

    Space: 1999

  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

  • Pointless Celebrities

    Pointless Celebrities

  • The Sooty Show

    The Sooty Show

  • Daytime Live

    Daytime Live

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Fawlty Towers

    Fawlty Towers

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • The Wrong Arm of the Law

    The Wrong Arm of the Law

  • Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

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

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

  • 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

  • She

    She

  • A Home of Your Own

    A Home of Your Own

  • The Counterfeit Constable

    The Counterfeit Constable

  • Cup Fever

    Cup Fever

  • Davy

    Davy

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • The Adventures of Picasso

    The Adventures of Picasso

  • The Plank

    The Plank

  • Interpol Calling

    Interpol Calling

  • Nothing Barred

    Nothing Barred

  • Super Gran

    Super Gran

  • Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

  • The Wombles

    The Wombles

  • Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

    Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

  • The World of Suzie Wong

    The World of Suzie Wong

  • International Detective

    International Detective

  • The Best of Enemies

    The Best of Enemies

  • Carry On Jack

    Carry On Jack

  • The Bargain

    The Bargain

  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

  • Night Ferry

    Night Ferry

  • Cilla

    Cilla

  • Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

    Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • The Fast Lady

    The Fast Lady

  • The Railway Children

    The Railway Children

  • Blackball

    Blackball

  • It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

  • Frenzy

    Frenzy

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

  • The Mouse on the Moon

    The Mouse on the Moon

  • Tommy the Toreador

    Tommy the Toreador

  • Carry On Spying

    Carry On Spying

  • You Must Be Joking

    You Must Be Joking

  • The Children's Party at the Palace

    The Children's Party at the Palace

  • Great Big Groovy Horse

    Great Big Groovy Horse

  • The Water Babies

    The Water Babies

  • Doctor Who Greatest Moments

    Doctor Who Greatest Moments

  • What's a Carry On?

    What's a Carry On?

  • Two-Way Stretch

    Two-Way Stretch

  • CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk

    CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk

  • Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

    Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

  • '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

  • Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

    Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

  • Visa to Canton

    Visa to Canton

  • Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

    Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

  • James and the Giant Peach

    James and the Giant Peach

  • Star Turn

    Star Turn

  • Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

    Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

  • Carry On Columbus

    Carry On Columbus

  • That's Carry On!

    That's Carry On!

  • When We Are Married

    When We Are Married

  • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

    Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

  • Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

    Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

  • Ooh La La!

    Ooh La La!

  • The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

  • Looking for Lennie

    Looking for Lennie

  • Make Mine a Million

    Make Mine a Million

  • High & Dry

    High & Dry

  • Crooks in Cloisters

    Crooks in Cloisters

  • Patrick

    Patrick

  • Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

  • The Country Wife

    The Country Wife

  • A Ghost of a Chance

    A Ghost of a Chance

  • Old Jack's Boat

    Old Jack's Boat

  • Tell Me Another

    Tell Me Another

  • Tell Me Another

    Tell Me Another

  • Cribbins

    Cribbins

  • Noel's Telly Years

    Noel's Telly Years

  • Play Safe

    Play Safe

  • Shillingbury Tales

    Shillingbury Tales

  • Produced By George Martin

    Produced By George Martin

  • I, Lovett

    I, Lovett

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Girl on the Boat

    The Girl on the Boat

  • A Fantastic Fear of Everything

    A Fantastic Fear of Everything

  • Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

    Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

  • Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales

    Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales

  • The National Television Awards Backstage Live

    The National Television Awards Backstage Live

  • Bertie the Bat

    Bertie the Bat

  • Get The Drift

    Get The Drift

  • Noel's Saturday Roadshow

    Noel's Saturday Roadshow

  • Round Robin

    Round Robin

  • Cuffy

    Cuffy

  • Moschops

    Moschops

  • Langley Bottom

    Langley Bottom

  • The Wombles

    The Wombles

  • More Awkward Customers

    More Awkward Customers

  • Customers From Hell

    Customers From Hell

  • Salty's Waggy Tales

    Salty's Waggy Tales

  • The Lake District: A Wild Year

    The Lake District: A Wild Year

  • Tonight at 8.30

    Tonight at 8.30

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • Stories of the Sylvanian Families

    Stories of the Sylvanian Families

  • CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall

    CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall

  • I Know What I Like

    I Know What I Like

  • Stories of the Sylvanian Families

    Stories of the Sylvanian Families