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Bernard Cribbins OBE (born December 29, 1928 in Oldham , Lancashire , England ) is a British actor .
Life
At the age of 13, Cribbins was the assistant to the stage manager at a local theater. After finishing school he served in the airborne troops of the British Parachute Regiment . After initially appearing at the theater in his hometown, he received his first engagement in 1956 in London's West End in a production of The Comedy of Errors . In the same year he began his television career with the portrayal of Thomas Traddles in a television adaptation of David Copperfield after Charles Dickens . He recorded one of the tracks from the West End revue An 'Another Thing as a single in 1960 , The Folk Song reached position 66 in the British singles chart . In 1962, three more of his singles reached the UK charts, with Hole in the Ground and Right Said Fred placing in the top 10. The latter title was later eponymous for the band of the same name .
Cribbins made appearances in various British film comedies in the 1960s , including in Even the little ones want to go up and Casino Royale alongside Peter Sellers, as well as in three films in the Carry-on… film series . He also played in the feature film version of the television series Doctor Who with Peter Cushing in the title role. In Great Britain, Cribbins is also known as a voice actor, especially through his narrative role in the puppet series Die Wombles , which was spoken in the German adaptation by Dieter Hallervorden . He appeared in guest roles in various television series and also worked as a narrator for radio productions for the BBC . From 1969 to 1970 he had his own personality show on British television and between 1966 and 1991 he was one of the storytellers on the children's program Jackanory , in which Peter Sellers and Prince Charles read aloud. With 111 episodes, Cribbins was the most frequently used narrator, he read from Alice in Wonderland , The Hobbit and The Wizard of Oz , among others .
From 2007 to 2010 he played the recurring role of grandfather Wilfred Mott in ten episodes of the reissued science fiction series Doctor Who . Cribbins is still active in old age, with guest roles in well-known series such as Inspector Barnaby and the lead role in the children's series Old Jack's Boat between 2013 and 2015.
Cribbins has been married since 1955 and has two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: David Copperfield (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1957: Yangtze Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst
- 1958: Dunkirk (Dunkirk)
- 1959: The Green Minna ( Two-Way-Stretch )
- 1960: The World of Suzie Wong (The World of Suzie Wong)
- 1963: Gentlemenkillers (The Wrong Arm of the Law)
- 1963: Even the little ones want to go up (The Mouse on the Moon)
- 1963: It's crazy - a rigged frigate (Carry on Jack)
- 1964: It's crazy - agents on the powder keg (Carry on Spying)
- 1965: ruler of the desert (She)
- 1965: Football fever (Cup Fever)
- 1966/1968: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat ( The Avengers ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1966: Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 AD
- 1967: Casino Royale
- 1968: The Spinner (Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River)
- 1969–1970: Cribbins (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 1970: The same train stops every morning (The Railway Children)
- 1972: Frenzy
- 1973–1975: Die Wombles ( The Wombles ; TV series, 50 episodes, as narrator)
- 1975: Fawlty Towers
- 1976: Moon base Alpha 1 (Space: 1999)
- 1978: The Adventures of Mr. Picasso (Picasso's aventyr)
- 1978: The Little Chimney Sweep on the Sea Floor (The Water Babies)
- 1981: The Scarecrow ( Worzel Grummidge ; TV series, episode Golden Hind )
- 1992: Do it again, Columbus (Carry on Columbus)
- 2003: Blackball
- 2003: Coronation Street (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2007–2010: Doctor Who (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2013–2015: Old Jack's Boat (TV series, 47 episodes)
- 2014: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders ; TV series, episode The Flying Club )
- 2015: New Tricks - Die Krimispezialisten ( New Tricks ; TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2016: A Midsummer Night's Dream ( A Midsummer Night's Dream ; TV movie)
- 2018: A Pug To Fall In Love With (Patrick)
Awards
- 1971: Nomination for the British Film Awards for The Railway Children
- 2010: Saturn Award nomination for Doctor Who
- 2011: Order of the British Empire
Web links
- Bernard Cribbins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bernard Cribbins at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Cribbins, Bernard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and voice actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldham , Lancashire , England |