Biography for
Bernard Cribbins More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

29 December 1928, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

An actor since the age of 14, Bernard Cribbins had become a major star on the London stage by his mid-20s, but it was another ten years before he became a national star by his success in film comedies and with a string of hit records. He appeared in several of the "Carry On" series, and also achieved a great degree of success doing voiceovers for cartoons and TV commercials.

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Spouse

Gillian McBarnet

(1955 - present)

Trivia

He became a student player with his local repertory company at the age of 14.

He had success in the UK pop charts with 'Hole in the Ground' which reached nine, 'Right Said Fred' (10) and 'Gossip Calypso' (25) all in 1962.

Was the narrator to the "Tufty" British Public Information Films of the 1970s

Served in the Parachute Regiment, the British Army's airborne assault force.

He is the only actor to appear in both the "Doctor Who" feature film Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) and the revived television series, "Doctor Who" (2005).

Son of John Edward and Ethel (Clarkson) Cribbins.

Appeared with the Oldham Repertory Company, 1942-43; with the Piccolo Players, Lancashire, UK; and with the Queen's Players, Hornchurch, UK during his early, vital years on stage.

Favourite Carry On film is Carry On Jack.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

Personal Quotes

I didn't actually audition. But when Jon Pertwee was leaving, the producer Barry Letts - who died quite recently - interviewed a lot of actors, one of whom was me. I went along and sat down and he said 'now then what can you do?' I said 'I'm a very good swimmer, I was a paratrooper, I could fight' - and he said 'Oh no, no fighting no, the Doctor is never seen fighting at all!' So Tom Baker became the next Doctor, and one of the first things I remember him doing was knocking somebody out. (On "Doctor Who" (1963))

[on being awarded the OBE]: Gobsmacked! You can't go through life expecting to get prizes. You just get on with things, which is how it should be.