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Bernard Cribbins
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Bernard Joseph Cribbins was a British voice actor, stage actor, film actor, and singer. Born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, on December 29, 1928, he worked primarily in England. His professional career began in 1943 and concluded in 2022. He served in the British Army and was employed by the BBC. Cribbins recorded for the Parlophone record label.
He received the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Cribbins was a male vocalist associated with tags including British, comedy, and funny. He spoke and wrote in English, which was also his native language. He resided in Weybridge and had no children. Bernard Cribbins died on July 27, 2022.
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Film & TV
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Looking for Lennie2019
- Patrick — Albert2018
- The Lake District: A Wild Year — Self - Narrator (voice)2017
- A Midsummer Night's Dream — Snout2016
- The Wombles2016
- Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales — Old Jack2015
- CBeebies Prom: From the Royal Albert Hall — Self - Presenter2014
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty — Self2013
- Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor — Self2013
- Old Jack's Boat — Old Jack2013
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 2022
Discography
Member of
- The “Just a Minute” Team1978–1978
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 29,512
- Total plays
- 205,123
Tags
Bernard Cribbins (born 29 December 1928 in Oldham, Lancashire, died 27 July 2022) was an English character actor and musical comedian. Early in his career, he released a number of comedy records, including "Right Said Fred" — in which a group of workmen struggle to move a large unspecified object, possibly a piano — and "Hole in the Ground". Appearing in many British films, including three Carry On films, the second Doctor Who film and The Railway Children <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ber
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor
- Employer
- BBC
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Record label
- Parlophone
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- www.bernardcribbins.com
- Image
- Bernard Cribbins in 2015.jpg
- Number of children
- 0
- Work location
- England
- Residence
- Weybridge
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- Commons category
- Bernard Cribbins
- date of birth
- 1928-12-29
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- birth name
- Bernard Joseph Cribbins
- date of death
- 2022-07-27
- name in native language
- Bernard Cribbins
- end of work period
- 2022-00-00
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