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
1997
Doctor Who
2005
The One Show
2006
Have I Got News for You
1990
The Avengers
1961
The Avengers
1961
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as Duggie Wingate · 1997
Doctor Who
as Wilfred Mott · 2005
The One Show
as Self · 2006
Have I Got News for You
as Self · 1990
The Avengers
as Arkwright · 1961
The Avengers
as Bradley Marler · 1961
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist · 1996
Last of the Summer Wine
as Gavin Hinchcliffe · 1973
BBC Play of the Month
as Pinchwife · 1965
Would I Lie to You?
as Self · 2007
Tales of the Unexpected
as Charlie Krebs · 1979
Theatre 625
as Larry · 1964
Dalziel and Pascoe
as Uncle Henry · 1996
Space: 1999
as Captain Michael · 1975
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant · 2011
Pointless Celebrities
as Self · 2011
Celebrity Mastermind
· 2003
The Sooty Show
as Himself · 1955
Going Live!
as Self · 1987
Sunday-Night Play
as Lord Fancourt Babberley · 1960
Daytime Live
· 1987
Drama 61-67
as Ernest Skinner · 1961
Drama 61-67
as Henry Hutchins · 1961
Interpol Calling
as Sid · 1959
Fawlty Towers
as Mr. Hutchinson · 1975
Worzel Gummidge
as Jolly Jack · 1979
Casino Royale
as Taxi Driver · 1967
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) · 1994
International Detective
as Pasquale · 1959
Cilla
as Self · 1968
Super Gran
as Officer P. Brain · 1985
Theatre Night
as Kiki Reger · 1957
The Wombles
as Self - Narrator · 1973
Ooh La La!
· 1968
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
as Katzenburger (voice) · 1996
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as Self · 2009
Cribbins
· 1969
Tell Me Another
as Guest · 1976
Tell Me Another
as Himself · 1976
Shillingbury Tales
as Cuffy · 1981
Frenzy
as Felix Forsythe · 1972
Armchair Theatre
as Charlie Baker · 1956
Armchair Theatre
as Honeybone · 1956
Noel's Telly Years
as Self · 1996
I, Lovett
as Snowman (voice) · 1993
Tonight at 8.30
as Mr. Wadhurst · 1991
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as Tom Campbell · 1966
Old Jack's Boat
as Old Jack · 2013
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Able Seaman James Bryson · 1957
High & Dry
as Ron Archer · 1987
Dunkirk
as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited) · 1958
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
as The Voice (voice) · 2012
Patrick
as Albert · 2018
The Mouse on the Moon
as Vincent Mountjoy · 1963
Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle · 1985
Star Turn
· 1976
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
as Wilfred Mott · 2007
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Nervous O'Toole · 1963
The World of Suzie Wong
as Otis · 1960
Carry On Spying
as Agent Harold Crump · 1964
The National Television Awards Backstage Live
· 2010
What's a Carry On?
as Self (uncredited) · 1998
The Water Babies
as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel · 1978
That's Carry On!
as Agent Harold Crump / Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (archive footage) · 1977
The Adventures of Picasso
as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice) · 1978
The Best of Enemies
as Col. Brownlow · 1961
Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales
as Old Jack · 2015
The Counterfeit Constable
as Bob, l'agent 202 · 1964
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
· 1988
Carry On Columbus
as Mordecai Mendoza · 1992
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Dangerous Davies · 1981
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
as Self · 2009
Produced by George Martin
as Self · 2012
Doctor Who: The End of Time
as Wilfred Mott · 2010
She
as Job · 1965
The Girl on the Boat
as Peters · 1962
Blackball
as Mutley · 2003
Cuffy
as Cuffy · 1983
The Railway Children
as Albert Perks · 1970
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
as Fred Davies · 1968
The Children's Party at the Palace
as Station Guard · 2006
When We Are Married
as Herbert Soppitt · 1987
Run For Your Wife
as Hospital Patient · 2012
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice) · 2009
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
as Job (archive footage) · 1987
Two-Way Stretch
as Lennie Price · 1960
Winning Widows
· 1961
The Wombles
· 2016
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
· 1976
It's Your Move
as Neighbour · 1982
A Home of Your Own
as The Stonemason · 1964
Carry On Jack
as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker · 1964
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2005
You Must Be Joking
as Sergeant Clegg · 1965
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Snout · 2016
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as Self · 2013
The Sandwich Man
as Photographer · 1966
CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall
as Self - Presenter · 2014
Make Mine a Million
as Jack · 1959
James and the Giant Peach
as Centipede · 1976
Salty's Waggy Tales
as Old Jack · 2013
Stories of the Sylvanian Families
as Narrator · 1988
Customers From Hell
· 1989
Visa to Canton
as Pereira · 1960
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as Self · 2013
Langley Bottom
as Seth Raven · 1986
The Fast Lady
as Man on Stretcher (uncredited) · 1962
More Awkward Customers
as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam · 1975
Crooks in Cloisters
as Squirts McGinty · 1964
The Country Wife
as Pinchwife · 1977
Play Safe
as Robin (voice) · 1978
The Lake District: A Wild Year
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2017
Alice in Wonderland
as Mock Turtle (voice) · 1985
CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
as Narrator · 2012
Moschops
as Narrator · 1983
Night Ferry
as Pyramid · 1976
The Plank
as House painter · 1979
A Ghost of a Chance
as Ron · 1967
Stories of the Sylvanian Families
as Narrator · 1988
The Bargain
· 1965
Tommy the Toreador
as Paco · 1959
Nothing Barred
as Newspaperman · 1961
'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
· 1969
Bertie the Bat
as Narrator · 1990
I Know What I Like
as Himself · 1973
Get The Drift
· 1971
The Friday Night Project
as Self · 2005
Great Big Groovy Horse
as The Storyteller · 1975
Cup Fever
as Policeman · 1965
Looking for Lennie
· 2019
Davy
as Stage Hand (uncredited) · 1958
Round Robin
· 1979