The British interpreter, who also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Casino Royale” and “Frenzy”, was 93 years old
English actor Bernard Cribbins has died at 93, popular face of the British scene, interpreter of Wilfred Mott in the famous TV series “Doctor Who” (2007–2010). His agent announced it today in a note. Born on December 29, 1928 in Oldham, England, he soon left his studies attracted by the scenes. After serving in His Majesty’s forces in Palestine in the last months of the British Mandate – in the 1950s – he made his stage debut in London’s West End.
At the cinema Cribbins has acted mainly as a character actor: he has appeared in numerous films including “Casino Royale” (1967), parody of the James Bond saga, and “Frenzy”, a film by Alfred Hitchcock dated 1972. The actor, well known in the UK, has also worked for television: he played the station porter Albert Perks in the classic 1970 film “The Railway Children” and voiced all the characters in “The Wombles”, an animated series of the 1970s about a family of burrowing creatures living under London’s Wimbledon Common. He was also active as a speaker and voice actor: he was the voice of road safety squirrel Tufty Fluffytail in a series of public information films and held the record for the most appearances – more than 100 – in the fiction TV series for. children «Jackanory». Married since 1955 to Gillian McBarnet and father of two children, he was widowed in October 2021 after 66 years of marriage.
Earlier this year Cribbins shot the scenes of the special for the 60th anniversary of “Doctor Who”. Showrunner of the series, Russell T. Davies, remembered him as “a wonderful actor. I am so lucky to have met him. Thanks for everything, my old soldier. A legend has left the world ».
July 28, 2022 (change July 28, 2022 | 14:14)
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