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

Doctor Who

The Avengers

The Avengers

The One Show

Have I Got News for You

Tales of the Unexpected

Last of the Summer Wine

All Movies (70)

• Looking for Lennie2019
• Patrick2018 · as Albert
• The Lake District: A Wild Year2017 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream2016 · as Snout
• CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall2014 · as Self - Presenter
• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty2013 · as Self
• Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor2013 · as Self
• CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk2012 · as Narrator
• Produced by George Martin2012 · as Self
• A Fantastic Fear of Everything2012 · as The Voice (voice)
• Run For Your Wife2012 · as Hospital Patient
• Doctor Who: The End of Time2010 · as Wilfred Mott
• Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley2009 · as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)
• Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened2009 · as Self
• Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned2007 · as Wilfred Mott
• The Children's Party at the Palace2006 · as Station Guard
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Blackball2003 · as Mutley
• What's a Carry On?1998 · as Self (uncredited)
• Carry On Columbus1992 · as Mordecai Mendoza
• Customers From Hell1989
• Stories of the Sylvanian Families1988 · as Narrator
• When We Are Married1987 · as Herbert Soppitt
• Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood1987 · as Job (archive footage)
• Alice in Wonderland1985 · as Mock Turtle (voice)
• It's Your Move1982 · as Neighbour
• Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective1981 · as Dangerous Davies
• Round Robin1979
• The Plank1979 · as House painter
• The Water Babies1978 · as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
• The Adventures of Picasso1978 · as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)
• Play Safe1978 · as Robin (voice)
• That's Carry On!1977 · as Agent Harold Crump / Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (archive footage)
• The Country Wife1977 · as Pinchwife
• James and the Giant Peach1976 · as Centipede
• Night Ferry1976 · as Pyramid
• Great Big Groovy Horse1975 · as The Storyteller
• More Awkward Customers1975 · as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam
• I Know What I Like1973 · as Himself
• Frenzy1972 · as Felix Forsythe
• The Railway Children1970 · as Albert Perks
• 'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View1969
• Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River1968 · as Fred Davies
• Casino Royale1967 · as Taxi Driver
• A Ghost of a Chance1967 · as Ron
• Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.1966 · as Tom Campbell
• The Sandwich Man1966 · as Photographer
• You Must Be Joking1965 · as Sergeant Clegg
• Cup Fever1965 · as Policeman
• She1965 · as Job
• The Bargain1965
• A Home of Your Own1964 · as The Stonemason
• The Counterfeit Constable1964 · as Bob, l'agent 202
• Carry On Spying1964 · as Agent Harold Crump
• Carry On Jack1964 · as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker
• Crooks in Cloisters1964 · as Squirts McGinty
• The Mouse on the Moon1963 · as Vincent Mountjoy
• The Wrong Arm of the Law1963 · as Nervous O'Toole
• The Fast Lady1962 · as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)
• The Girl on the Boat1962 · as Peters
• The Best of Enemies1961 · as Col. Brownlow
• Nothing Barred1961 · as Newspaperman
• Visa to Canton1960 · as Pereira
• Two-Way Stretch1960 · as Lennie Price
• The World of Suzie Wong1960 · as Otis
• Tommy the Toreador1959 · as Paco
• Make Mine a Million1959 · as Jack
• Dunkirk1958 · as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
• Davy1958 · as Stage Hand (uncredited)
• Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst1957 · as Able Seaman James Bryson

All TV Shows (62)

• The Wombles2016
• Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales2015 · as Old Jack
• Salty's Waggy Tales2013 · as Old Jack
• Old Jack's Boat2013 · as Old Jack
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
• Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self
• The National Television Awards Backstage Live2010
• Doctor Who Greatest Moments2009 · as Self
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Doctor Who2005 · as Wilfred Mott
• The Friday Night Project2005 · as Self
• Celebrity Mastermind2003
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Duggie Wingate
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self - Panellist
• Dennis the Menace and Gnasher1996 · as Katzenburger (voice)
• Dalziel and Pascoe1996 · as Uncle Henry
• Noel's Telly Years1996
• The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• I, Lovett1993 · as Snowman (voice)
• Tonight at 8.301991 · as Mr Wahurst
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
• Bertie the Bat1990 · as Narrator
• Noel's Saturday Roadshow1988
• Stories of the Sylvanian Families1988 · as Narrator
• Daytime Live1987
• Going Live!1987 · as Self
• High & Dry1987 · as Ron Archer
• Langley Bottom1986 · as Seth Raven
• Alice in Wonderland1985 · as Mock Turtle
• Super Gran1985 · as Officer P. Brain
• Moschops1983 · as Narrator
• Cuffy1983 · as Cuffy
• Shillingbury Tales1981 · as Cuffy
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Charlie Krebs
• Worzel Gummidge1979 · as Jolly Jack
• Tell Me Another1976 · as Guest
• Tell Me Another1976 · as Himself
• Star Turn1976
• Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings1976
• Fawlty Towers1975 · as Mr. Hutchinson
• Space: 19991975 · as Captain Michael
• The Wombles1973 · as Narrator
• Last of the Summer Wine1973 · as Gavin Hinchcliffe
• Get The Drift1971
• Cribbins1969
• Ooh La La!1968
• Cilla1968 · as Self
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Pinchwife
• Theatre 6251964 · as Larry
• Drama 61-671961 · as Ernest Skinner
• Drama 61-671961 · as Henry Hutchins
• The Avengers1961 · as Arkwright
• The Avengers1961 · as Bradley Marler
• Sunday-Night Play1960 · as Lord Fancourt Babberley
• International Detective1959 · as Pasquale
• Interpol Calling1959 · as Sid
• Theatre Night1957 · as Kiki Reger
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Charlie Baker
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Honeybone
• The Sooty Show1955 · as Himself
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You— · as Self - Panellist