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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Frenzy
as Felix Forsythe
1972
The Lake District: A Wild Year
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
Carry On Spying
as Agent Harold Crump
1964
Carry On Jack
as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker
1964
Casino Royale
as Taxi Driver
1967
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as Self
2013
The Water Babies
as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
1978
The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Nervous O'Toole
1963
The Railway Children
as Albert Perks
1970
Blackball
as Mutley
2003
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Able Seaman James Bryson
1957
The Children's Party at the Palace
as Station Guard
2006
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as Tom Campbell
1966
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Dangerous Davies
1981
She
as Job
1965
Two-Way Stretch
as Lennie Price
1960
James and the Giant Peach
as Centipede
1976
That's Carry On!
as Agent Harold Crump / Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker (archive footage)
1977
The Mouse on the Moon
as Vincent Mountjoy
1963
Carry On Columbus
as Mordecai Mendoza
1992
TV Appearances
Space: 1999
as Captain Michael
1975
The One Show
as Self
2006
The Friday Night Project
as Self
2005
Tales of the Unexpected
as Charlie Krebs
1979
Fawlty Towers
as Mr. Hutchinson
1975
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
2007
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
1976
Interpol Calling
as Sid
1959
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
1988
The Wombles
as Narrator
1973
International Detective
as Pasquale
1959