Portrait of Bernard Cribbins

Acting

Bernard Cribbins

Career

Active from 1958 to 2016, with a break from 1993 to 2002, busiest in 1964 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Plank
The Plank
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bernard Cribbins Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    3.9, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gentle Humor 6
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Quirky Characters 4
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Farce 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Slapstick 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 40
Patrick
Patrick (2018)
GoodWatch score 49

as Albert

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016)
GoodWatch score 53

as Snout

The Wombles
The Wombles (2016)

TV show

Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales
Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales (2015)

TV show ยท as Old Jack

Old Jack's Boat
Old Jack's Boat (2013)

TV show ยท as Old Jack

Salty's Waggy Tales
Salty's Waggy Tales (2013)

TV show ยท as Old Jack

A Fantastic Fear of Everything
A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)
GoodWatch score 41

as The Voice (voice)

Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife (2012)
GoodWatch score 16

as Hospital Patient

CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk
CBeebies Presents: Jack And The Beanstalk (2012)

as Narrator

Doctor Who: The End of Time
Doctor Who: The End of Time (2010)

as Wilfred Mott

The National Television Awards Backstage Live
The National Television Awards Backstage Live (2010)

TV show

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009)

as Alderney / Orinoco / Wellington (voice)

Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
GoodWatch score 76

as Wilfred Mott

The Children's Party at the Palace
The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
GoodWatch score 46

as Station Guard

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Wilfred Mott

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)

as Mr. Hutchinson (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blackball
Blackball (2003)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mutley

Celebrity Mastermind
Celebrity Mastermind (2003)

TV show

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 61
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Duggie Wingate

Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Uncle Henry

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Katzenburger (voice)

I, Lovett
I, Lovett (1993)

TV show ยท as Snowman (voice)

Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus (1992)
GoodWatch score 30

as Mordecai Mendoza

Tonight at 8.30
Tonight at 8.30 (1991)

TV show ยท as Mr. Wadhurst

Bertie the Bat
Bertie the Bat (1990)

TV show ยท as Narrator

1980s

16 titles ยท average score 66
Stories of the Sylvanian Families
Stories of the Sylvanian Families (1988)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Stories of the Sylvanian Families
Stories of the Sylvanian Families (1988)

as Narrator

High & Dry
High & Dry (1987)

TV show ยท as Ron Archer

When We Are Married
When We Are Married (1987)

as Herbert Soppitt

Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

as Job (archive footage)

Super Gran
Super Gran (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Officer P. Brain

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1985)

as Mock Turtle (voice)

Cuffy
Cuffy (1983)

TV show ยท as Cuffy

Moschops
Moschops (1983)

TV show ยท as Narrator

It's Your Move
It's Your Move (1982)

as Neighbour

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dangerous Davies

Shillingbury Tales
Shillingbury Tales (1981)

TV show ยท as Cuffy

1970s

20 titles ยท average score 71
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Charlie Krebs

The Plank
The Plank (1979)
GoodWatch score 74

as House painter

The Water Babies
The Water Babies (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel

The Adventures of Picasso
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Gertrude Stein / Narrator (voice)

Play Safe
Play Safe (1978)

as Robin (voice)

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (1976)

TV show

Night Ferry
Night Ferry (1976)

as Pyramid

More Awkward Customers
More Awkward Customers (1975)

as Awkward Customer: Mr. Clam

Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers (1975)
GoodWatch score 93

TV show ยท as Mr. Hutchinson

Space: 1999
Space: 1999 (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Captain Michael

Last of the Summer Wine
Last of the Summer Wine (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Gavin Hinchcliffe

The Railway Children
The Railway Children (1970)
GoodWatch score 70

as Albert Perks

1960s

31 titles ยท average score 60
Cribbins
Cribbins (1969)

TV show ยท Creator

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
GoodWatch score 51

as Fred Davies

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tom Campbell

She
She (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

as Job

Cup Fever
Cup Fever (1965)
GoodWatch score 73

as Policeman

Carry On Jack
Carry On Jack (1964)
GoodWatch score 53

as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker

Carry On Spying
Carry On Spying (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Agent Harold Crump

The Counterfeit Constable
The Counterfeit Constable (1964)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bob, l'agent 202

The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nervous O'Toole

The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
GoodWatch score 59

as Vincent Mountjoy

The Girl on the Boat
The Girl on the Boat (1962)
GoodWatch score 58

as Peters

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Arkwright / Bradley Marler

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 71
Tommy the Toreador
Tommy the Toreador (1959)

as Paco

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Sid

International Detective
International Detective (1959)

TV show ยท as Pasquale

Make Mine a Million
Make Mine a Million (1959)

as Jack

Davy
Davy (1958)

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

Dunkirk
Dunkirk (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

as Thirsty Sailor (uncredited)

Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1957)

TV show ยท as Kiki Reger

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

as Able Seaman James Bryson

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Honeybone / Charlie Baker