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Bernard Cribbins has died aged 93.
The acting legend was ideal identified for playing ‘Doctor Who’ character Wilfred Mott – the grandfather of common companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and a temporary companion to David Tennant’s Tenth Physician – narrating ‘The Wombles’, and starring as Albert Perks 1970 movie ‘The Railway Children’.
Bernard’s agent, Gavin Barker Associates, explained in a assertion: “Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has handed away at the age of 93.
“His job spanned seven a long time with this kind of diverse do the job ranging from films like ‘The Railway Children’ and the ‘Carry On’ sequence, hit 60’s track ‘Right Claimed Fred’, a infamous visitor on ‘Fawlty Towers’ and narrating ‘The Wombles’.
“He labored perfectly into his 90’s, recently showing up in ‘Doctor Who’ and the CBeebies collection ‘Old Jack’s Boat’. He shed his spouse of 66 a long time, Gill, past 12 months.
“Bernard’s contribution to British leisure is devoid of query. He was unique, typifying the very best of his technology, and will be significantly skipped by all who experienced the satisfaction of being aware of and doing work with him.”
The late star’s demise comes soon immediately after he was filming scenes for Medical doctor Who’s 60th anniversary unique together with David and Catherine.
Right before starring as Wilf in the sci-fi show’s revival, he appeared as Tom Campbell, a companion to the Doctor, in 1966 film ‘Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.’.
What is much more, Bernard was known for his get the job done in the ‘Carry On’ movies, to start with starring in 1963’s ‘Carry On Jack’ as Midshipman Albert Poop-Decker, along with Kenneth Williams and Juliet Mills.
He also appeared as Harold Crump in 1964’s ‘Carry On Spying’, and as Mordecai Mendoza in 1992 movie ‘Carry On Columbus’ along with Dame Maureen Lipman and the late Rik Mayall.
Bernard also starred in ‘Fawlty Towers’ episode ‘The Resort Inspectors’, taking on the comical job of pretentious lodge guest Mr. Hutchinson.
As effectively as narrating kid’s display ‘The Wombles’ from 1973 to 1975, Bernard was a standard reader on BBC young children collection ‘Jackanory’ from 1966 to 1991.
In 2011, Bernard received an OBE for solutions to drama.
