Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

1928-12-29 – 2022-07-27 (age 93) Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
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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

Casino Royale
Casino Royale

1967

as Taxi Driver

Frenzy
Frenzy

1972

as Felix Forsythe

She
She

1965

as Job

Patrick
Patrick

2018

as Albert

The Children's Party at the Palace
Dunkirk
Dunkirk

1958

as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

as Job (archive footage)

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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005

as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)

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

1957

as Able Seaman James Bryson

The Railway Children
The Railway Children

1970

as Albert Perks

The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Wrong Arm of the Law

1963

as Nervous O'Toole

Blackball
Blackball

2003

as Mutley

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus

1992

as Mordecai Mendoza

Two-Way Stretch
Two-Way Stretch

1960

as Lennie Price

The World of Suzie Wong
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
The Adventures of Picasso
The Adventures of Picasso

1978

as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)