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Bernard Cribbins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

December 29, 1928(93)

Day of Death

July 27, 2022

Place of Birth

Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Also Known As

Bernard Joseph CribbinsБернард КриббинсБернар Криббинс
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Bernard Cribbins

Acting

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

Filmography