Bernard Cribbins

Born: 1928-12-29

​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.


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Casino Royale

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1967-04-13

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James...

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Frenzy

as Felix Forsythe
Released: 1972-05-25

After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a...

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Dunkirk

as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)
Released: 1958-03-20

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their...

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The Railway Children

as Albert Perks
Released: 1970-12-21

After the enforced absence of their father, the three Waterbury children move with their mother...

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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned

as Wilfred Mott
Released: 2007-12-25

When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling...

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She

as Job
Released: 1965-04-18

The lost city of Kuma is ruled by the cruel, arrogant, beautiful queen, Ayesha, gifted with...

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Patrick

as Albert
Released: 2018-06-29

A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.

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A Fantastic Fear of Everything

as The Voice (voice)
Released: 2012-06-07

Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of...

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Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

as Tom Campbell
Released: 1966-08-05

Doctor Who and his companions are hurled into the future and make a horrifying discovery: the...

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Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)
Released: 2009-11-13

Big Chris leads a chorus of characters from various animated children's television shows in a...

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Carry On Columbus

as Mordecai Mendoza
Released: 1992-10-02

Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the...

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Carry On Jack

as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker
Released: 1964-02-23

Tenth entry in the Carry On series. Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high...

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Blackball

as Mutley
Released: 2003-05-18

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an...

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The World of Suzie Wong

as Otis
Released: 1960-11-10

A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.

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The Mouse on the Moon

as Vincent Mountjoy
Released: 1963-05-07

Sequel to The Mouse that Roared; The Tiny Country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in...

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The Wrong Arm of the Law

as Nervous O'Toole
Released: 1963-03-17

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then...

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The Plank

as House painter
Released: 1979-12-17

Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building...

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Carry On Spying

as Harold Crump
Released: 1964-06-01

Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond...

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That's Carry On!

as Various Characters
Released: 1977-01-01

Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth...

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The Water Babies

as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
Released: 1978-06-23

Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One...

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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

as Able Seaman James Bryson
Released: 1957-04-01

While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to...

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The Adventures of Picasso

as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)
Released: 1978-05-20

Already in his childhood, Pablo Picasso shows talent for painting and is sent to the Academy of...

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Two Way Stretch

as Lennie Price
Released: 1960-12-20

Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Snout
Released: 2016-05-30

At the tyrannical court of Athens, pitiless dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a...

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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

as Fred Davies
Released: 1968-07-12

George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his...

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The Fast Lady

as Man on Stretcher (uncredited)
Released: 1962-12-14

A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon...

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The Best of Enemies

as Col. Brownlow
Released: 1961-10-26

During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are...

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Crooks in Cloisters

as Squirts McGinty
Released: 1964-01-01

Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out...

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Visa to Canton

as Pereira
Released: 1960-12-26

A former World War II pilot, now the owner of a travel agency in Hong Kong, gets involved in...

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A Home of Your Own

as The Stonemason
Released: 1964-01-01

A Home of Your Own is a 1964 British comedy film which is a brick-by-brick account of the...

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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

as Self
Released: 2009-05-10

30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making...

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It's Your Move

as Neighbour
Released: 1982-10-18

A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who...

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Make Mine a Million

as Jack
Released: 1959-01-01

Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The...

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Run For Your Wife

as Hospital Patient
Released: 2012-05-16

John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with...

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A Ghost of a Chance

as Ron
Released: 1967-01-01

Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are...

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The Counterfeit Constable

as Bob, l'agent 202
Released: 1964-10-10

An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at...

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The Sandwich Man

as Photographer
Released: 1966-07-01

A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.

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The Children's Party at the Palace

as Station Guard
Released: 2006-06-25

To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of...

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Produced By George Martin

as Self
Released: 2012-09-11

A profile of Sir George Martin, Britain's most celebrated record producer, from his early days...

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Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor

as Self
Released: 2013-08-04

Zoe Ball hosts a live celebration in which the next actor to land Doctor Who's lead role is...

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The Lake District: A Wild Year

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2017-02-17

The Lake District, nearly all a national park, covers a mountainous region in NW England's...

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When We Are Married

as Herbert Soppitt
Released: 1987-12-26

Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not...

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Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill

as uncredited
Released: 2022-07-10

A double dose of the doctor! Two classic Dr. Who adventures return in new 4K restorations. Dr....

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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

as Job (archive footage)
Released: 1987-06-26

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror...

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The Country Wife

as Pinchwife
Released: 1977-02-13

Directed by Donald McWhinnie.

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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

as Dangerous Davies
Released: 1981-01-04

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a...

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The Girl on the Boat

as Peters
Released: 1962-08-05

Norman Wisdom does to P.G. Wodehouse in Girl on the Boat what Jerry Lewis did to Gore Vidal in...

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Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

as Self
Released: 2013-11-23

Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards get the party started for the celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who,...

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Cup Fever

as Policeman
Released: 1965-07-21

The children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football (soccer) league....

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You Must Be Joking

as Sergeant Clegg
Released: 1965-08-03

A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a...

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James and the Giant Peach

as Centipede
Released: 1976-12-28

A TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.

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Tommy the Toreador

as Paco
Released: 1959-12-21

Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits...

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Davy

as Stage Hand (uncredited)
Released: 1958-01-02

The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is...

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Nothing Barred

as Newspaperman
Released: 1961-10-10

Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor...

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神秘博士特别篇:时间尽头(下)

as Wilfred Mott
Released: 2010-01-01

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神秘博士特别篇:时间尽头(上)

as Wilfred Mott
Released: 2009-12-29

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Stories of the Sylvanian Families

as Narrator
Released: 1988-05-25

Short stories based on the popular Sylvanian Families toys

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Night Ferry

as Pyramid
Released: 1976-07-22

Night Ferry stars Bernard Cribbins as Pyramid, a dastardly master-of-disguise who plans to...

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More Awkward Customers

as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam
Released: 1975-11-10

Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in...

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I Know What I Like

as Himself
Released: 1973-01-01

Bernard Cribbins appears as himself, and various characters in the brewing trade, in a...

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Customers From Hell

as uncredited
Released: 1989-01-01

John Cleese training video on customers.

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Doctor Who

as Wilfred Mott
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Doctor Who

as Self
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Midsomer Murders

as Duggie Wingate
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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The Avengers

as Arkwright
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The Avengers

as Bradley Marler
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The One Show

as Self
First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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The One Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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Space: 1999

as Captain Michael
First aired: 1975-09-04

The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon...

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Doctor Who

as Wilfred Mott
First aired: 2024-05-11

The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

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Last of the Summer Wine

as Gavin Hinchcliffe
First aired: 1973-01-04

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never...

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Charlie Krebs
First aired: 1979-03-24

A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and...

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Would I Lie to You?

as Self
First aired: 2007-06-16

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per...

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant
First aired: 2011-10-24

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist
First aired:

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news...

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 1996-11-12

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show...

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The Sooty Show

as Himself
First aired: 1955-01-16

The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967...

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Pointless Celebrities

as Self
First aired: 2011-07-04

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz...

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Fawlty Towers

as Mr. Hutchinson
First aired: 1975-09-19

Owner Basil Fawlty, his wife Sybil, a chambermaid Polly, and Spanish waiter Manuel attempt to...

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Dalziel & Pascoe

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-03-16

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in...

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Interpol Calling

as Sid
First aired: 1959-09-13

The adventures of Interpol policemen Duval and Mornay as they fought against international...

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Going Live!

as Self
First aired: 1987-09-26

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...

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Super Gran

as Officer P. Brain
First aired: 1985-01-20

Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with...

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Worzel Gummidge

as Jolly Jack
First aired: 1979-02-25

Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on...

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Cilla

as Self
First aired: 1968-01-30

A mostly live weekly entertainment show starring Cilla Black and her special guests.

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The Wombles

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-02-05

The Wombles is a stop motion animated British television series made in 1973–1975. After the...

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Doctor Who Greatest Moments

as Self
First aired: 2009-08-20

Takes viewers on a journey through time and space to relive all the action from the sci-fi show,...

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Old Jack's Boat

as Old Jack
First aired: 2013-01-21

Old Jack's Boat is a British pre-school children's television series that stars Bernard Cribbins...

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Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales

as Old Jack
First aired: 2015-09-21

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Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Katzenburger (voice)
First aired: 1996-04-02

Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It...

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Tell Me Another

as Guest
First aired: 1976-05-18

Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills.

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Tell Me Another

as Himself
First aired: 1976-05-18

Personal anecdotes as told to Dick Hills.

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Shillingbury Tales

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-01-06

Shillingbury Tales was a British television sitcom comedy-drama series made by ATV for ITV and...

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Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-03-29

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings is a British children's animated series about the adventures...

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Alice in Wonderland

as Mock Turtle
First aired: 1985-03-26

Anglia Television's 5 episode adaption of Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland was inspired and...

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Stories of the Sylvanian Families

as Narrator
First aired: 1988-05-25

A children's television series directed by Jo and Martin Pullen, and produced by FilmFair. It is...

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Cuffy

as Cuffy
First aired: 1983-03-13

Cuffy was a British sitcom from 1983. It spawned off from the 1980-1981 ATV comedy-drama...

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Cribbins

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-11-18

Comedy legend Bernard Cribbins had been a key presence in British film and television comedy for...

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Bertie the Bat

as Narrator
First aired: 1990-06-27

A children's animation series that is centred around Bertie the bat and his friends who all live...

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Salty's Waggy Tales

as Old Jack
First aired: 2013-12-31

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Moschops

as Narrator
First aired: 1983-07-05

Enter the fun prehistoric world of Moschops the Therapsid and all his dinosaur friends in this...

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The Friday Night Project

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-02-04

The Friday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first...

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Tonight at 8.30

as Mr Wahurst
First aired: 1991-04-14

Dame Joan Collins takes on all of Gertrude Lawrence's lead roles in rare and entertaining...

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