Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Acting

​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…

Filmography

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Looking for Lennie Looking for Lennie 2019 Patrick ★ 6.7 Patrick 2018 The Lake District: A Wild Year ★ 8.0 The Lake District: A Wild Year 2017 The Wombles The Wombles 2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream ★ 5.4 A Midsummer Night's Dream 2016 Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales 2015 CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall 2014 Salty's Waggy Tales Salty's Waggy Tales 2013 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty ★ 9.0 Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty 2013 Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor ★ 5.0 Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor 2013 Old Jack's Boat Old Jack's Boat 2013 CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk ★ 10.0 CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk 2012 Produced by George Martin ★ 7.4 Produced by George Martin 2012 A Fantastic Fear of Everything ★ 5.7 A Fantastic Fear of Everything 2012 Run For Your Wife ★ 4.4 Run For Your Wife 2012 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ★ 6.0 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 2011 Pointless Celebrities ★ 6.3 Pointless Celebrities 2011 Doctor Who: The End of Time Doctor Who: The End of Time 2010 The National Television Awards Backstage Live The National Television Awards Backstage Live 2010 Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley ★ 9.0 Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley 2009 Doctor Who Greatest Moments ★ 7.0 Doctor Who Greatest Moments 2009 Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened ★ 8.4 Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened 2009 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned ★ 7.6 Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned 2007 Would I Lie to You? ★ 7.8 Would I Lie to You? 2007 The One Show ★ 4.4 The One Show 2006 The Children's Party at the Palace ★ 1.7 The Children's Party at the Palace 2006 Doctor Who ★ 7.6 Doctor Who 2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy ★ 6.5 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy 2005 The Friday Night Project ★ 6.0 The Friday Night Project 2005 Celebrity Mastermind ★ 6.0 Celebrity Mastermind 2003 Blackball ★ 5.2 Blackball 2003 What's a Carry On? ★ 7.7 What's a Carry On? 1998 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ★ 7.0 Never Mind the Buzzcocks 1996 Dennis the Menace and Gnasher ★ 6.3 Dennis the Menace and Gnasher 1996 Dalziel and Pascoe ★ 6.4 Dalziel and Pascoe 1996 Noel's Telly Years Noel's Telly Years 1996 The World of Hammer ★ 6.7 The World of Hammer 1994 I, Lovett ★ 6.7 I, Lovett 1993 Carry On Columbus ★ 3.9 Carry On Columbus 1992 Tonight at 8.30 ★ 7.0 Tonight at 8.30 1991 Have I Got News for You ★ 7.2 Have I Got News for You 1990 Bertie the Bat ★ 6.0 Bertie the Bat 1990 Customers From Hell Customers From Hell 1989 Noel's Saturday Roadshow Noel's Saturday Roadshow 1988 Stories of the Sylvanian Families ★ 8.0 Stories of the Sylvanian Families 1988 Stories of the Sylvanian Families Stories of the Sylvanian Families 1988 When We Are Married ★ 7.0 When We Are Married 1987 Daytime Live ★ 3.5 Daytime Live 1987 Going Live! ★ 8.0 Going Live! 1987 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood ★ 6.4 Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood 1987 High & Dry ★ 6.5 High & Dry 1987 Langley Bottom Langley Bottom 1986 Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland 1985 Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland 1985 Super Gran ★ 6.4 Super Gran 1985 Moschops ★ 7.5 Moschops 1983 Cuffy ★ 6.7 Cuffy 1983 It's Your Move ★ 7.9 It's Your Move 1982 Shillingbury Tales ★ 7.2 Shillingbury Tales 1981 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective ★ 6.2 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective 1981 Round Robin Round Robin 1979 The Plank ★ 7.4 The Plank 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ★ 6.8 Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Worzel Gummidge ★ 6.2 Worzel Gummidge 1979 The Water Babies ★ 6.3 The Water Babies 1978 The Adventures of Picasso ★ 7.0 The Adventures of Picasso 1978 Play Safe ★ 6.2 Play Safe 1978 That's Carry On! ★ 5.8 That's Carry On! 1977 The Country Wife ★ 7.0 The Country Wife 1977 James and the Giant Peach ★ 6.0 James and the Giant Peach 1976 Night Ferry ★ 5.1 Night Ferry 1976 Tell Me Another ★ 8.0 Tell Me Another 1976 Star Turn Star Turn 1976 Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings ★ 3.5 Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings 1976 Great Big Groovy Horse Great Big Groovy Horse 1975 More Awkward Customers ★ 9.0 More Awkward Customers 1975 Fawlty Towers ★ 8.3 Fawlty Towers 1975 Space: 1999 ★ 7.1 Space: 1999 1975 The Wombles ★ 7.5 The Wombles 1973