Bernard Cribbins biography
He provided the voice of the Tufty character in RoSPA road safety films in the 1960s. He also provided the voice of Buzby, a talking cartoon bird that served as the mascot for the then Post Office, He also appeared reduced to OO gauge in adverts for Hornby model trains.
Television
Other television appearances have included
The Avengers (1968),
Fawlty Towers (1975), as the spoon salesman Mr. Hutchinson (mistaken by Basil Fawlty for a hotel inspector),
Worzel Gummidge (1980),
Shillingbury Tales (1980) and its spin-off
Cuffy (1983). Later television appearances have included
Dalziel and Pascoe (1999),
Last of the Summer Wine (2003), the role of Wally Bannister in
Coronation Street (2003) and
Down to Earth (2005).
Later stage career
Later theatre credits include playing Nathan Detroit in
Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre, Moonface Martin in
Anything Goes with Elaine Paige at the Prince Edward Theatre, Dolittle in
My Fair Lady at the Houston Opera House, USA, and Watty Watkins in Gershwin's
Lady, Be Good at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and on tour. He has also appeared in numerous pantomimes.
Recent career
Cribbins returned to the world of Doctor Who in 2006 when a photograph of him at a wedding was used in the BBC's tie-in website for "Tooth and Claw". In January 2007, he guest starred as glam rock promoter Arnold Korns in the
Doctor Who radio play
Horror of Glam Rock for BBC Radio 7. In December he appeared as Wilfred Mott in the
Doctor Who Christmas television special, "Voyage of the Damned"; he then reappeared as the same character throughout the 2008 series, as the grandfather of companion Donna Noble He attained 'companion' status himself in "The End of Time", the two-part Christmas 2009 special that saw the end of David Tennant in the role of the Doctor. This role makes him unique as he is the only actor to have faced the Daleks in both television and cinema versions.
Honours
Cribbins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to drama. A large number of people complained about this, stating he should have received the higher honour of a Knighthood. There are also a large number of campaigns on social networking website, Facebook, supporting the complaints.
Albums
References
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