Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins has died at the age of 93 after an incomparable career as an actor, singer, and children's entertainer (Picture: REX/Metro.co.uk).

A love story for the ages. A legend has left the world.’ ‘That’s him as Snout in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. D’you fancy doing some Shakespeare, Bernard? “Let me see the script.” He knew everyone! In 2011 he received an OBE for services to drama for his long career. Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor. What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went!

In a career spanning seven decades, the veteran actor starred in Doctor Who, Fawlty Towers, the Carry On films and had a hit with the song Right Said Fred.

In 1970, he played Albert Perks in The Railway Children before becoming a a staple of children’s TV, when he narrated The Wombles and made over 100 appearances on the classic children’s TV show, Jackanory. The actor’s first role was in 1956 in the TV series The Black Tulip before he found fame in several Carry On films, including Carry On Spying and Carry On Columbus. Veteran actor Bernard Cribbins, who narrated The Wombles and starred in the film adaptation of The Railway Children, has died at the age of 93.

The star of The Railway Children, Doctor Who and many other films and TV shows has died at the age of 93.

The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. His diverse talents ensured he was always in demand, regardless of whether the role called for a straight or comedic performer, and during the 1970s and ’80s he was never far from TV screens. As well as finding time to make novelty records including the top 10 hit Right Said Fred, Cribbins was a children’s television fixture, narrating The Wombles in the 1970s and also playing the title role in Old Jack’s Boat on CBeebies in recent years.

Children's TV star and entertainer Bernard Cribbins has died aged 93, his agent said. The veteran actor starred in the Carry On films, Doctor Who and the ...

A love story for the ages. A legend has left the world.” What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went! “That’s a lovely memory. Cribbins played the station porter Albert Perks. And what an actor.

Born in Oldham, Cribbins' career spanned 70 years, from novelty music hits, to The Wombles, Fawlty Towers and more recently Doctor Who.

What a career. GNU Bernard Cribbins. What a life. A legend has left the world." After a few months of “being shot at” in Palestine, he returned home to be approached by Parlophone Records A&R man, George Martin. A love story for the ages. Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor.

Cribbins also had roles in The Railway Children, Jackanory and Fawlty Towers over the years, and was also a singer known for novelty songs such as 'Right Said ...

A legend has left the world." A love story for the ages. "And what an actor. "He knew everyone! I love him," he said. "Bernard Cribbins (1928-2022) I love this man.

Veteran actor Bernard Cribbins, who narrated The Wombles and starred in the film adaptation of The Railway Children, has died aged 93. A statement from his ...

A legend has left the world." Thank you Bernard Cribbins." "D'you fancy doing some Shakespeare, Bernard? 'Let me see the script.' He knew everyone! "I'm so lucky to have known him. He wrote on Instagram: "Bernard Cribbins (1928-2022) I love this man. "Bernard's contribution to British entertainment is without question.

Actor and singer Bernard Cribbins, whose career in TV and film spanned seven decades, dies aged 93.

At the age of nearly 90, he published an autobiography looking back on his years in show business in 2018. "That's a lovely memory." Engage with that little figure on the other side of the lens." "And what an actor. He was familiar but never so famous that Cribbins, the man, ever overshadowed whatever he had turned his hand to that day. But he took his work very seriously and he was a fine actor on all levels. He was funny, hardworking, caring, loyal and someone who could turn his hand to anything. I adored working with— Floella Benjamin (@FloellaBenjamin) #BernardCribbinsback in the 80’s. He was a creative genius, great storyteller and knew just how to communicate with an audience. "I once gushed to him about his lovely performance in Hammer's 'She'. That afternoon he was off to play five aside - aged almost 90." "I have an array of voices. A legend has left the world." Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies led the tributes, posting a picture of him on set, while saying: "I'm so lucky to have known him.

The veteran actor also starred in Doctor Who, several Carry On movies and had roles in Coronation Street, as well as many others films and programmes.

“The structure of the writing was such that you knew exactly where everybody was socially in that household,” he said. Born in Oldham, Cribbins was revered for his versatility and became a favourite with young audiences all over the country as the narrator of The Wombles, as well as for more than 100 appearances on the children’s favourite, Jackanory. I love him. He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.” “He worked well into his 90s, recently appearing in Doctor Who and the CBeebies series Old Jack’s Boat. He lost his wife of 66 years, Gill, last year. Bernard Cribbins, who narrated The Wombles and starred in the film adaptation of The Railway Children, has died aged 93, his agent said.

The actor, voice-over artist, musician and comedian has died at the age of 93.

“That was a long time ago now. Working well into his 80s, Cribbins said: “I love it. I’d have been tripping over that scarf all the time.” I can’t stop. That was it. Bernard Cribbins was one of the most versatile and popular entertainers of his generation, managing to be a favourite on children’s TV while also starring in the bawdy Carry On films.

The veteran actor also appeared in Doctor Who and the Carry On series in a career which spanned seven decades.

Cribbins’ agent, Gavin Barker Associates, said in a statement: “Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at the age of 93. Bernard Cribbins, who narrated The Wombles and starred in the film adaptation of The Railway Children, has died aged 93, his agent said. Bernard Cribbins, star of The Railway Children and The Wombles, dies aged 93

Figures from the worlds of children's television, music and theatre shared their memories of the beloved entertainer.

What a life! One of the good guys. A legend has left the world.” What a man. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went!” He would happily do all the Wombles voices on command… “That’s a lovely memory. And what an actor. Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor. What an actor. The stars and creative team of Doctor Who have paid tribute to Bernard Cribbins as an “actual legend” who leaves behind a “long legacy” following his death aged 93.

Veteran actor Cribbins, who has died aged 93, narrated the original Wombles TV series, and provided the voices of characters such as wise old Great Uncle ...

He was very generous to me. Marcus Robertson, Beresford’s son, told the PA news agency: “He was always great fun and an amazing bloke, but obviously The Wombles was the thing that from our point of view… He was generous. He was wonderful company. He was a wonderful guy to just be with. was just like our family.”

Children's TV star and entertainer Bernard Cribbins has died aged 93, his agent said. The veteran actor starred in the Carry On films, Doctor Who and the 1970 ...

A love story for the ages. A legend has left the world.” What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went! “That’s a lovely memory. Cribbins played the station porter Albert Perks. And what an actor.

Cribbins,a veteran actor with a career spanning seven decades, is remembered as 'typifying the best of his generation'

Russell T Davies, who worked with Cribbins on Doctor Who, posted a tribute to the actor on Instagram, writing: “He’d phone up and say, ‘I’ve got an idea! A love story for the ages. My dad was a jobbing labourer, my mother was in the cotton mills. In a 2020 interview with The Telegraph, Cribbins said a taxi driver once told him his appearances on Jackanory had made him want to learn to read. I never met the gentleman, but I would have loved to and say, ‘It was me! In a 2009 interview with The Independent, Cribbins talked about how Noël Coward chose “Hole in the Ground” as his ultimate Desert Island Discs pick.

The veteran actor was known for a huge body of work over the years including The Railway Children, the Carry On series and Doctor Who.

A legend's left the world." A love story for the ages." Concluding his statement, he wrote: "I'm so lucky to have known him. Cribbins' agent, Gavin Barker Associates, said in a statement: "Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at the age of 93. "He knew everyone! From the Wombles to Wilf in Doctor Who he entertained generation after generation.

Character actor especially loved by young audiences for film and TV including Jackanory, The Wombles and The Railway Children.

As if to prove that he left no television stone unturned, he cropped up in Worzel Gummidge with Jon Pertwee, Last of the Summer Wine with Peter Sallis and Bill Owen and, in 2003, Coronation Street, in which he played Wally Bannister, a lecherous gardener passing himself off as a wealthy haulage firm owner. A BBC Play of the Month in 1977 – William Wycherley’s sexually explicit Restoration masterpiece The Country Wife – in which he played the irascible husband of Helen Mirren’s lubricious Margery Pinchwife – was a reminder that he had been away from the stage for too long. In 1969, ITV gave him two series of his own comedy show, Cribbins, and a decade of high-profile television work culminated in Shillingbury Tales by Francis Essex, six hour-long episodes of everyday life in a fictional village, filmed on location in Aldbury, Hertfordshire. His character of Cuffy, the colourful tinker, was so successful that it earned him a 1983 spin-off series, Cuffy, in which he was joined by Linda Hayden and Jack Douglas from the original Shillingbury cast. He divided his time in the 1960s between stage and screen. He stayed in the job for seven years, playing increasingly larger, then leading, roles, with an interruption in 1947 to complete his national service with the Parachute Regiment in Aldershot, Hampshire, and then in Palestine. He explained his connection to young audiences by saying that his job was to look straight down the lens and imagine one child sitting there, transfixed.

The veteran actor played Wilfred Mott in the time travelling series between 2007 and 2010 and filmed scenes to return this year for the 60th anniversary special ...

A legend has left the world." Fly high." A genuine national treasure #RIPBernardCribbins." One of the good guys. "He knew everyone! That's him as Snout in A Midsummer Night's Dream. "D'you fancy doing some Shakespeare, Bernard? 'Let me see the script.'

The TV and film star, who had an illustrious entertainment career spanning seven decades, has passed away aged 93.

Here we take a look back at Bernard Cribbins over the years, including photos from the sets of some of the films and TV shows he starred in, along with appearances at award ceremonies and more. He also starred in several Carry On movies and had roles in TV favourites Coronation Street and the revamped Doctor Who as well as dozens of other TV series and theatrical productions. Veteran TV and film star Bernard Cribbins has passed away at the age of 93 leaving behind a legacy of heartwarming and hilarious entertainment over a seven-decade career.

Mr. Cribbins's long career included roles on stage, film and television.

In 1975, Mr. Cribbins appeared in an episode of the comedy series “Fawlty Towers,” starring John Cleese as the hapless manager of a seaside hotel. He had also appeared in a Doctor Who movie, “Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.,” in 1966. What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went!” In addition to dozens of roles in film and television, he recorded the 1960s novelty song “Right Said Fred.” And the stories, as I said before, were wonderful,” he said. And you pull them in.” Mr. Davies wrote that Mr. Cribbins had once “turned up with a suitcase full of props, just in case, including a rubber chicken.” He added, “He’d phone up and say, ‘I’ve got an idea! This period of onstage work broadened into other media, including television and film, for which he became widely known, according to IMDB. In the TV series, which the producer Russell T Davies revived in 2005, Mr. Cribbins played a recurring role as the grandfather of one of the Doctor’s companions, Donna Noble, played by Catherine Tate. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Mr. Davies wrote that Mr. Cribbins “loved being in Doctor Who. He said, ‘Children are calling me grandad in the street!’” Mr. Cribbins was born in Oldham, England, just outside Manchester, on Dec. 29, 1928, according to IMDB. After his early stage career, he narrated “The Wombles,” a 1970s animated television program created from a series of books about underground creatures, and joined the cast of the science-fiction TV series “Doctor Who” from 2007 to 2010. In one of his more than 100 readings, of “ The Wizard of Oz” in 1970, Mr. Cribbins infused the voices of Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Wizard and other characters with a full dramatic repertoire of whispers, tremors and shrieks. When he was awarded a BAFTA Special Award in 2009, he grew serious in an interview when asked about the hugely popular “Jackanory” and how it had influenced young audiences.

The TV and film star, who had an illustrious entertainment career spanning seven decades, has passed away aged 93.

Here we take a look back at Bernard Cribbins over the years, including photos from the sets of some of the films and TV shows he starred in, along with appearances at award ceremonies and more. He also starred in several Carry On movies and had roles in TV favourites Coronation Street and the revamped Doctor Who as well as dozens of other TV series and theatrical productions. Veteran TV and film star Bernard Cribbins has passed away at the age of 93 leaving behind a legacy of heartwarming and hilarious entertainment over a seven-decade career.

Over eight decades, Cribbins enthralled generations of young people. He leaves a remarkable legacy, from The Railway Children to Jackanory – not to mention ...

Cribbins, who was born into a poor Oldham family, left school at 13 to work in a local theatre, meaning he had a professional career of eight decades. In his brief peak as a movie star, Cribbins also, for contrast, made Alfred Hitchcock’s 1972 horror flick Frenzy. For the British film industry, he had numerous cameos in comedies, including as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker in Carry On Jack. Both were character solos, with Cribbins embodying the sort of bluff, baffled workman who was a feature of British streets and building sites at the time. Appearing in shows with a long shelf life – because new child viewers arrive all the time – does not seem to have been a deliberate career strategy, but it gave Cribbins extraordinarily enduring recognisability. When Russell T Davies rebooted the show for BBC One in 2005, his scholarly interest in the show’s past led him to cast Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, an occasional companion of David Tennant’s Doctor. Older viewers recognised the actor from the film; younger ones knew his voice from his narration of The Wombles, originally screened on BBC One from 1973-75 but repeated for decades. He played Tom Campbell, one of the earthlings trying to resist takeover by the malevolent rolling salt cellars, in Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150AD, a movie spin-off from the original series.

Bernard Cribbins, a beloved British entertainer whose seven-decade career ranged from the bawdy "Carry On" comedies to children's television and "Doctor Who ...

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Figures from the worlds of children's television, music and theatre shared their memories of the beloved entertainer.

What a life! What a man. A legend has left the world.” What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went!” “That’s a lovely memory. Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor.

Figures from the worlds of children's television, music and theatre shared their memories of the beloved entertainer.

What a life! What a man. A legend has left the world.” What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went!” “That’s a lovely memory. Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor.

Wombles star expected to appear posthumously in last ever role of his seven-decade acting career, following his death at age of 93.

Cribbins’ agent, Gavin Barker Associates, has paid tribute to his long and varied careers, saying in a statement released on Thursday: “Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at the age of 93. He was seen sitting in a wheelchair being pushed by Tennant towards the TARDIS. The BBC’s Doctor Who team stated that the actor left behind a “long legacy”, and the programme’s showrunner Russell T Davies paid tribute to Cribbins’s lengthy career on Thursday, remarking that “a legend has left the world”.

The actor, voice-over artist, musician and comedian has died at the age of 93.

“That was a long time ago now. Working well into his 80s, Cribbins said: “I love it. I’d have been tripping over that scarf all the time.” I can’t stop. That was it. Bernard Cribbins was one of the most versatile and popular entertainers of his generation, managing to be a favourite on children’s TV while also starring in the bawdy Carry On films.

Veteran actor Bernard Cribbins, who narrated The Wombles and starred in the film adaptation of The Railway Children, has died aged 93, his agent said. Issue ...

What a life! A legend has left the world.” One of the good guys. What a man. What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went!” Start your Independent Premium subscription today. He would happily do all the Wombles voices on command… “That’s a lovely memory. And what an actor. I will miss him and our phone calls. Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor. “Bernard Cribbins was a friend, a part of our Doctor Who family, and a national treasure.”

Bernard Cribbins, a stage and screen actor who appeared on "Doctor Who" and narrated the British children's series "The Wombles," has died, ...

He was touched to find that Davies later incorporated Cribbins' memory into a scene in "Doctor Who." "And you pull them in. And it works!" A legend has left the world," Davies wrote. "I'm so lucky to have known him. He also appeared in the film "The Railway Children," a film voted one of the 100 best in British film history, per the BBC

Doctor Who stars including John Barrowman and John Simm and have paid tribute to “national treasure” Bernard Cribbins following his death aged 93.

What a life! A legend has left the world.” What a man. What if I attack a Dalek with a paintball gun?!’ Okay, Bernard, in it went!” One of the good guys. “That’s a lovely memory. He would happily do all the Wombles voices on command… Oh, really though, what a wonderful actor. And what an actor. What an actor. I will miss him and our phone calls. “Bernard Cribbins was a friend, a part of our Doctor Who family, and a national treasure.”