Line #14 Creator/BernardCribbins


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:''And so, we [[BritsLoveTea 'ad a cuppa tea]]...'']]
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4	->''"Learn the lines, stand up and do it to the very best of your ability."''
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6	Bernard Cribbins, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OBE]] (29 December 1928 - 28 July 2022) was a veteran English actor and singer, known for being the voice of ''WesternAnimation/TheWombles'' and for his appearances as Wilfred "Wilf" Mott in ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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8	He debuted on stage at the West End in 1956 in ''Theatre/TheComedyOfErrors'' and continued in theatre shows for the rest of the '50s, and then released three comedy songs in 1962: "Right Said Fred", "The Hole in the Ground" and "Gossip Calypso". They were produced by Music/TheBeatles producer George Martin and were very successful in the UK Singles chart, with "Gossip Calypso" just about scraping the top 30. The band Music/RightSaidFred (of "I'm Too Sexy" fame) are named after one of his songs.
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10	Cribbins' first film appearance was ''Film/TwoWayStretch'' in 1960 and mostly stuck with comedies. In 1963 and '64, he briefly joined the popular ''Film/{{Carry On\|series}}'' film series as the leading [[OnlySaneMan straight]] man in ''Film/CarryOnJack'' and ''Film/CarryOnSpying'', which were really successful at the British box office. Two years later, he appeared in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' movie ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD'' as Constable Tom Campbell and featured in ''Film/{{She\|1965}}'', and appeared in '70s films ''Film/{{Frenzy\|1972}}'' and ''Film/TheRailwayChildren''.
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12	At this point, Cribbins mostly appeared in voice acting, particularly for children's TV shows. He did the voices for the characters from ''WesternAnimation/TheWombles'', appeared over 90 times in ''Series/{{Jackanory}}'', provided the narration for the original ''Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings'', and voiced cartoon mascots for TV business commercials, as well as a couple of radio appearances.
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14	Cribbins made some appearances on television as well, such as ''Series/{{The Avengers\|1960s}}'', ''Series/WorzelGummidge'', ''Series/FawltyTowers'', and even had a TV series of his own called ''Cribbins'' on Creator/{{ITV}}. He returned to the world of ''Doctor Who'' in the mid-2000s to portray the grandfather of the Tenth Doctor's companion Donna Noble, before becoming a companion himself (at 81, the oldest in the show's history) in the 2009 Christmas special [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime "The End of Time"]], which featured the departure of Creator/DavidTennant from the series. He later filmed a short scene for "[[Recap/DoctorWho60thASWildBlueYonder Wild Blue Yonder]]", which aired a year and a half after his death. It was his final acting job.
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16	In the 2010s, Cribbins continued to make brief appearances on television, but mostly stuck to appearing onstage around the UK; young children that watch Creator/CBeebies may have watched his show ''Old Jack's Boat''. He received an OBE in 2011 for his services to drama and received the JM Barrie award in 2014.
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18	He passed away on 28th July 2022 at the age of 93.
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20	If you aren't familiar with his work, however, you might [[MemeticMutation recognise him]] from some commonly-used ''Doctor Who'' reaction [=GIFs=], including [[https://c.tenor.com/APk1Hrxzr9MAAAAC/crying-sobbing.gif one of him crying]] from "The End of Time", which has been used even in regions where ''Doctor Who'' isn't traditionally broadcast at all.
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22	!! His roles in works with pages on TV Tropes:
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24	[[AC:Film]]
25	* ''Film/TwoWayStretch'' (1960) -- Lennie "The Dip" Price
26	* ''Film/TheWorldOfSuzieWong'' (1960) -- Otis
27	* ''Film/TheWrongArmOfTheLaw'' (1963) -- Nervous O'Toole
28	* ''Film/CarryOnJack'' (1964) -- Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker
29	* ''Film/CarryOnSpying'' (1964) -- Harold Crump
30	* ''Film/{{She\|1965}}'' (1965) -- Job
31	* ''Film/DaleksInvasionEarth2150AD'' (1966) -- Tom Campbell
32	* ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|1967}}'' (1967) -- Taxi Driver
33	* ''Film/TheRailwayChildren'' (1970) -- Albert Perks
34	* ''Film/{{Frenzy\|1972}}'' (1972) -- Felix Forsythe
35	* ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPicasso'' (1978) -- Gertrude Stein / Narrator
36	* ''Film/PlaySafe'' (1978) -- Robin
37	* ''Film/{{Alice in Wonderland\|1985}}'' (1985) -- Mock Turtle (voice)
38	* ''Film/CarryOnColumbus'' (1992) -- Mordecai Mendoza
39	* ''Film/RunForYourWife'' (2012) -- Hospital Patient
40	* ''Film/AFantasticFearOfEverything'' (2012) -- The Voice
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42	[[AC:TV]]
43	* ''Series/TheArmyGame'': episode "Don't Send My Boy to Prison" (1960) -- "Peanuts" Perry
44	* ''Series/{{The Avengers\|1960s}}'' episodes:
45	** "The Girl from Auntie" (1966) -- Arkwright
46	** "Look - (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers--" (1968) -- Bradley Marler
47	* ''Series/{{Jackanory}}'': 112 episodes (1966-95) -- Storyteller
48	* ''Series/FawltyTowers'': episode "[[Recap/FawltyTowersS1E4TheHotelInspectors The Hotel Inspectors]]" (1975) -- Mr. Hutchinson
49	* ''Series/TheSootyShow'': 2 episodes (1975)
50	* ''Series/JackanoryPlayhouse'': episode "The Sleeping Princess" (1976) -- King Ferdinand
51	* ''Series/Space1999'': episode "Brian the Brain" (1976) -- Captain Michael
52	* ''Series/WorzelGummidge'': episode "The Golden Hind" (1981) -- Jolly Jack
53	* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'': episode "The Memory Man" (1983) -- Charlie Krebs
54	* ''Series/SuperGran'': episode "Supergran and the Birthday Dambuster" (1987) -- Officer P. Brain
55	* ''Series/NoelsHouseParty'':
56	** 3 episodes (1991-96) -- Victor the Vicar
57	** 1 episode (1997) -- Mad Dog
58	* ''Series/DalzielAndPascoe'': episode "Time to Go" (1999) -- Uncle Henry
59	* ''Series/LastOfTheSummerWine'': episode "In Which Gavin Hinchcliffe Loses the Gulf Stream" (2003) -- Gavin Hinchcliffe
60	* ''Series/{{Barbara}}'', episode "Guy Fawkes" (2003) -- Frank
61	* ''Series/CoronationStreet'': 12 episodes (2003) -- Wally Bannister
62	* ''Series/DoctorWho'': 10 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"[[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned Voyage of the Damned]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime Partners in Crime]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E11TurnLeft Turn Left]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth The Stolen Earth]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd Journey's End]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time: Parts 1 & 2]]", "[[Recap/DoctorWho60thASWildBlueYonder Wild Blue Yonder]]" [[/labelnote]] (2007-10, 2023) -- Wilfred Mott
63	* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': episode "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS16E4 The Flying Club]]" (2014) -- Duggie Wingate
64	* ''Series/NewTricks'': episode: "Last Man Standing": Parts 1 & 2 (2015) -- DCI Ronald Sainsbury
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66	[[AC:Western Animation]]
67	* ''[[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Noddy Goes To Toyland]]'' (1963 animated short) -- Big Ears, Mr. Tubby Bear, and Mr. Plod ([[UncreditedRole uncredited]])
68	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWombles'': 60 episodes (1973-75) -- Narrator
69	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Water Babies\|1978}}'' -- (1978) -- Mr. Masterman / Voice of Eel
70	* ''The Further Adventures of Noddy'' (1983 pilot) -- Narrator, Noddy, Big Ears, Clockwork Mouse, and Bert Monkey
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72	[[AC:Radio]]
73	* ''ComicBook/TheMan'' (BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play, 2006) -- The Man
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76	!!Tropes associated with his work:
77	* ActingForTwo: He famously voiced all of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheWombles''.
78	* CoolOldGuy: As Wilfred Mott.
79	* FriendToAllChildren: Many of his characters were this, and was often viewed as such in real life.
80	* PlayingAgainstType: ''Doctor Who'' enabled him to play a straight role, contrasting with his more frequent comedic roles.

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