Bernard Cribbins
Known for ActingBorn 1928-12-29 — died 2022-07-27Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
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
1967 · as Taxi Driver
Frenzy
1972 · as Felix Forsythe
Blackball
2003 · as Mutley
The Adventures of Picasso
1978 · as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)
Patrick
2018 · as Albert
Two-Way Stretch
1960 · as Lennie Price
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987 · as Job (archive footage)
Dunkirk
1958 · as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
The Water Babies
1978 · as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010 · as Wilfred Mott
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 · as Wilfred Mott
Run For Your Wife
2012 · as Hospital Patient
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1966 · as Tom Campbell
Carry On Columbus
1992 · as Mordecai Mendoza
She
1965 · as Job
The World of Suzie Wong
1960 · as Otis
When We Are Married
1987 · as Herbert Soppitt