Bernard Cribbins
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5284 |
| Birthday | 1928-12-29 |
| Place of Birth | Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Bernard Joseph Cribbins, Бернард Криббинс, Бернар Криббинс, |
1972
Frenzy
7.098/1009
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blan...
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Frenzy
2017
The Lake District: A Wild Year
8/1
The Lake District, nearly all a national park, covers a mountainous region in NW England's Cumbria county, and contains Windemere and other lakes, Eng...
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1964
Carry On Jack
5.96/62
Able seaman Poop-Decker signs up for adventure on the high seas with the wicked Captain Fearless. Those swabbing the decks include Juliet Mills, Charl...
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Carry On Jack
1964
Carry On Spying
6.386/66
Carry On favourite Barbara Windsor makes her debut in this outrageous send-up of the James Bond movies. Fearless agent Desmond Simpkins and Charlie Bi...
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Carry On Spying
1967
Casino Royale
5.256/815
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be...
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Casino Royale
2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
9/1
Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards get the party started for the celebration of 50 years of Doctor Who, with Doctors and companions past and present, celebrity...
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Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
1978
The Water Babies
6.25/16
Grimes, an amoral chimney sweep, occasionally likes to steal valuables from his clients. One day, on the verge of being caught, he frames his young ap...
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The Water Babies
1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.652/46
The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as p...
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The Wrong Arm of the Law
1970
The Railway Children
6.724/98
At the dawn of the 20th century, following their father's arrest on suspicion of betraying state secrets, the three Waterbury children—Bobbie, Phyllis...
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The Railway Children
2003
Blackball
5.236/55
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he mana...
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Blackball
1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.273/11
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batter...
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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
2006
The Children's Party at the Palace
1.7/3
To celebrate her 80th birthday, the Queen is holding a children's party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. She has invited many classic characters f...
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The Children's Party at the Palace
1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
6.152/102
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Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
6.15/10
When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15...
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Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1965
She
5.593/59
The lost city of Kuma is ruled by the cruel, arrogant, beautiful queen, Ayesha, gifted with eternal life. She lures Leo Vincey into her world, seeing...
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She
1960
Two-Way Stretch
6.745/53
Three criminals plan to break out of prison the day before their release in order to carry out a daring jewel robbery, intending to establish the perf...
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Two-Way Stretch
1976
James and the Giant Peach
6/1
A TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.
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James and the Giant Peach
1977
That's Carry On!
5.792/24
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film s...
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That's Carry On!
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
6.274/31
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The Mouse on the Moon
1992
Carry On Columbus
3.907/43
Christopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the King and Queen of Spain to finance his expedition...
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Carry On Columbus
1966
The Sandwich Man
6.5/8
A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters.
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The Sandwich Man
1968
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
6.688/8
George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over th...
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1982
It's Your Move
7.875/8
A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who hire an accident-prone firm of house removers, headed by...
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It's Your Move
1959
Tommy the Toreador
5.333/3
Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, he gets mistaken for a famous bullfighter. Tommy fin...
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Tommy the Toreador
1979
The Plank
7.357/14
Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless d...
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The Plank
1965
The Bargain
0/0
A BAFTA award nominated animation.
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The Bargain
1969
'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
0/0
Barclays Bank documentary about computers in the UK and how they might be used in the future.
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'G.I.G.O Garbage In, Garbage Out' Computer History - A British View
1964
Crooks in Cloisters
5.417/18
Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disuse...
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Crooks in Cloisters
1958
Davy
5.714/7
The Mad Morgans are a family song and dance act touring the British Music Halls. Young Davy is the star of the act but should he stay with his family...
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Davy
1988
Stories of the Sylvanian Families
8/2
Short stories based on the popular Sylvanian Families toys
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Stories of the Sylvanian Families
1965
Cup Fever
8/5
The children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football (soccer) league. Nasty councillor Mr Bates doesn't like them and wants...
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Cup Fever
1965
You Must Be Joking
5.364/11
A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.
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You Must Be Joking
1975
Great Big Groovy Horse
0/0
Rock musical retelling of the legend of the Trojan Horse.
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Great Big Groovy Horse
1976
Night Ferry
5.1/5
Night Ferry stars Bernard Cribbins as Pyramid, a dastardly master-of-disguise who plans to smuggle an ancient Egyptian mummy out of the country. When...
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Night Ferry
1978
The Adventures of Picasso
6.992/59
A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before an...
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The Adventures of Picasso
2012
Run For Your Wife
4.4/11
John Smith has been happily involved in a bigamous marriage for five years. He lives with Stephanie in Finsbury and Michelle in Stockwell. Fortunately...
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Run For Your Wife
2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
8.4/5
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.
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Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
1979
Round Robin
0/0
The world as seen through the eyes of a robin.
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Round Robin
1961
Nothing Barred
7/3
Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public. But the public ignores his gesture, and...
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Nothing Barred
1958
Dunkirk
6.833/69
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain someh...
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Dunkirk
1964
The Counterfeit Constable
5.7/14
An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham and one of them inadvertently receives a blow in...
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The Counterfeit Constable
1977
The Country Wife
7/1
Directed by Donald McWhinnie.
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The Country Wife
1967
A Ghost of a Chance
6.667/3
Three children try to fight against the destruction of a local historic landmark. They are helped by a group of friendly ghosts.
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A Ghost of a Chance
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
5.1/15
At the tyrannical court of Athens, pitiless dictator Theseus plans his wedding to Hippolyta, a prisoner of war, while young Hermia is sentenced to dea...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
1978
Play Safe
6.25/4
Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to h...
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Play Safe
1975
More Awkward Customers
9/1
Emphasises the importance of professional knowledge of an organisation’s stocks or services in dealing with difficult customers. Highlights the custom...
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More Awkward Customers
2009
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
9/8
Big Chris leads a chorus of characters from various animated children's television shows in a medley of seven songs: 1. "Can You Feel It" 2. "Don't...
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Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
1959
Make Mine a Million
7.667/6
Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The problem is, he's absolutely broke. He calls upon his frie...
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Make Mine a Million
2012
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
5.7/314
Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wr...
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A Fantastic Fear of Everything
2018
Patrick
6.686/258
A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.
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Patrick
1964
A Home of Your Own
6.571/7
A Home of Your Own is a 1964 British comedy film which is a brick-by-brick account of the building a young couple’s dream house. From the day when the...
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A Home of Your Own
1960
The World of Suzie Wong
6.593/43
A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.
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The World of Suzie Wong
1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
6.4/8
A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips fro...
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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1962
The Girl on the Boat
6/6
Norman Wisdom does to P.G. Wodehouse in Girl on the Boat what Jerry Lewis did to Gore Vidal in Visit to a Small Planet. The zany Wisdom, put in charge...
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The Girl on the Boat
2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
5/2
Zoe Ball hosts a live celebration in which the next actor to land Doctor Who's lead role is revealed, in the company of former cast members and celebr...
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Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
1962
The Fast Lady
5.81/21
A Scottish civil servant must learn how to drive a Bentley to impress his girlfriend's tycoon father.
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The Fast Lady
1960
Visa to Canton
4.964/14
A former World War II pilot, now the owner of a travel agency in Hong Kong, gets involved in espionage trying to help a Chinese woman locate her son.
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Visa to Canton
2007
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
7.567/208
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new fri...
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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
1961
The Best of Enemies
6.949/39
During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to...
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The Best of Enemies
2012
Produced by George Martin
7.4/9
A profile of Sir George Martin, Britain's most celebrated record producer, from his early days at EMI/Parlophone to his work with The Beatles.
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Produced by George Martin
1973
I Know What I Like
7/1
Bernard Cribbins appears as himself, and various characters in the brewing trade, in a lighthearted look at the beer making (and drinking) process, fr...
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I Know What I Like
1987
When We Are Married
7/1
Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law. This was the fifth...
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When We Are Married
1989
Customers From Hell
0/0
John Cleese training video on customers.
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Customers From Hell
2019
Looking for Lennie
0/0
Toby Hadoke delves into the life of director Lennie Mayne
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Looking for Lennie
1998
What's a Carry On?
7.667/6
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the ca...
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What's a Carry On?
2014
CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall
0/0
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Katie Derham presents the first-ever CBeebies Prom. The BBC Philharmonic under conductor Stephen Bell are joi...
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CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall
2012
CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
10/2
Join your favourite CBeebies Stars in an enchanted land with magical beans and dizzy Daisy the cow for an amazing pantomime adventure Jack and the Bea...
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CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
2010
Doctor Who: The End of Time
0/0
The Doctor finally faces his destiny as both his home planet and old foe reappears.
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Doctor Who: The End of Time
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
6.5/2
Movie with some of the greatest brittish comedians such as Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese.
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
1985
Alice in Wonderland
0/0
Anglia Television's 5 episode TV miniseries adaption of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland was inspired and based upon an early production put on by...
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