Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1928-12-29
Day of Death
2022-07-27
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.
Filmography (70)
Looking for Lennie
2019
Patrick
2018
The Lake District: A Wild Year
2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall
2014
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
2013
CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
2012
Produced by George Martin
2012
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2012
Run For Your Wife
2012
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
2009