Bernard Cribbins, a British actor who played roles in “Doctor Who” and “Fawlty Towers” and whose contribution to the children’s program delighted a young audience throughout his 70-year career, has died, his agent said. Said on Thursday. He was 93 years old.
In the statementGavin Barker Associates, a management and talent agency, does not say when and where Mr. Cribbins died.
Cribbins worked well until the 90s in a career that influenced some of Britain’s most famous comedies, dramas and children’s programs, the agency said. He began acting at the Oldham Repertoire Company at the age of 14. His period of work on this stage extended to other media, including television and movies, where he became widely known. According to IMDB..
For thirty years, Cribbins has regularly appeared on the BBC’s children’s show, Jackanoly, where actors read books to young viewers. The program, which ran between 1965 and 1996, was aimed at arousing interest in reading.
In one of his over 100 readings,Wizard of OzIn 1970, Cribbins infused the voices of Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, Wizards, and other characters with a dramatic repertoire of whispers, tremors, and screams.
When he won the BAFTA Special Award in 2009, he interview When asked about the very popular “jackanory” and how it affected a young audience.
“All you have to do is look down at the lens, find a kid and talk to that kid,” he said. And you pull them in. “
“It really works, and I think you have little kids all over the country saying,’Wait a minute, mom’, and they’ll be looking. And, as I said before, the story was great, “he said.
According to IMDB, Mr. Cribbins was born on December 29, 1928 in Oldham, England, on the outskirts of Manchester. After his early career, he narrated the 1970s animated television show “The Wombles,” which was created from a series of books on underground life, and participated in the cast of the SFTV series “Doctor Who” from 2007 to 2010. .. In 1966, he also starred in Doctor Who’s movie “Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 AD”.
In the television series revived by producer Russell T Davies in 2005, Cribbins played a recurring role as the grandfather of Donano Bull, one of Catherine Tate’s fellow doctors.of Instagram post On Thursday, Davis wrote that Cribbins “liked being in Doctor Who.” He said, “The kids call me Grandpa on the street!”
Davis wrote that Cribbins once “appeared with a suitcase full of props, including rubber chicken, just in case.” He added, “He will call and say:” What if I attack Dalek with a paintball gun? !! Well, Bernard, I went into it! “
Cribbins also starred in the 1970 movie The Railway Children, based on Edith Nesbit’s children’s book. In a New York Times review, he called it a “perfectly nice little English movie,” and Cribbins said, “A brief about three kids who putter a village in Yorkshire and share their affectionate tenderness. In the story, he said he was “excellent” as the stationmaster Albert Parks. He learned at home. “
In 1975, Cribbins starred in an episode of the comedy series Fawlty Towers, in which John Cleese starred as the unfortunate manager of a seaside hotel. Cribbins played a guest whose character was mistaken for a hotel inspector. Hotel inspectors are trying to order a cheese salad for lunch and are offering an omelet instead.
The list of survivors was not immediately available. Mr. Cribbins’ wife, Actor Gillian McBurnetDied last October.
In an interview after winning the BAFTA Awards in 2009, Cribbins and his “Doctor Who” co-star Tate talked about how quickly time has passed in his long career. ..
“I can remember a lot with complete clarity, complete recall,” he said before jokingly adding, “I have a story I haven’t even thought of yet. . “
