Bernard Cribbins, the British actor whose roles in “Doctor Who” and “Faulty Towers” helped delight young audiences with a career that spanned 70 years and contributed to children’s programming, has died. A representative said Thursday. He was 93 years old.
in the statementmanagement and talent agency Gavin Barker Associates, did not disclose when and where Mr. Cribbins died.
Cribbins lived into his 90s and inspired some of Britain’s most famous comedies, dramas and children’s shows, according to the agency. He began his acting career at the age of 14 with Oldham’s Repertory Company. This period of his work on stage extended to other media, including television and film, and he became widely known. According to IMDB.
For 30 years, Mr. Cribbins was a regular feature on the BBC children’s show Jackanolly, where the actor read to a young audience. The program, which ran from 1965 to his 1996, aimed to arouse interest in reading.
In one of his over 100 readings, “wizard of ozIn 1970, Mr. Cribbins imbued the voices of characters such as Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wizard with a dramatic repertoire of whispers, quivers, and screeches.
He got serious when he won the BAFTA Special Award in 2009 interview When asked about the enormous popularity of “Jackanolly” and how it impacted younger viewers.
“All you have to do is look down into the lens, find a child, and talk to that child.
“It’s working really well and I think little kids all over the country are going, ‘Wait a minute, Mama,’ and looking for it. And, like I said before, the story was great.” He said.
According to IMDB, Mr. Cribbins was born on December 29, 1928 in Oldham, England, just outside Manchester. After an early-stage career, he narrated his 1970s animated TV show The Wombles, which was created from a series of books about subterranean life, and from 2007 until 2010 he was a sci-fi TV show. Joined the cast of the series “Doctor Who”. In 1966, he also appeared in the Doctor Who movie “Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150”.
In the 2005 TV series revived by producer Russell T. Davies, Mr. Cribbins had a recurring role as the grandfather of one of the Doctor’s associates, Donna Noble, played by Catherine Tate.of Instagram post Davis said on Thursday that Cribbins “loved being on Doctor Who. He said, ‘Kids call me Grandpa on the street! ‘”
Davis wrote that Cribbins once “showed up with a suitcase full of props, including a rubber chicken, just in case.” He added: What happens if you hit the Daleks with your paintball gun!?” Alright, Bernard, here we go! “
Mr. Cribbins also appeared in the 1970 film The Railway Children, based on the children’s book by Edith Nesbitt. A review in The New York Times called the film a “perfectly beautiful little British film”, with Mr Cribbins playing the role of stationmaster Albert Perks, “three children pattering through Yorkshire villages, loving and kind.” The simple story of sharing he studied at home. “
In 1975, Mr. Cribbins appeared in an episode of the comedy series “Fawlty Towers,” in which John Cleese played the hapless manager of a seaside hotel. Mr. Cribbins played a guest trying to order a cheese salad for lunch who Mr. Cleese’s character mistook for a hotel inspector and offered an omelet instead.
A list of survivors was not immediately available. Mr. Cribbins’ wife, Actor Jillian McBurnettpassed away last October.
In an interview after receiving a BAFTA award in 2009, Mr. Cribbins and his “Doctor Who” co-star Mr. Tate talked about how time flew by in his long career. .
“I can remember many things with perfect clarity and perfection.