Description:
After leaving school he spent 9 years working at Oldham Repertory Theatre in Lancashire becoming the manager and married Gillian who was his assistant stage manager. They live at Weybridge, Surrey where they spend their leisure time on the river bank fishing for Perch and Chub and now and then go sea fishing for Cod and sea Trout yet he rarely eats what he catches. His record catch was a 20 pound pike on the Thames which Gillian cooked but he found it revolting and said it was just like old rope. He said that fly-fishing and spinning where you're on your feet all the time casting is much more interesting than just sitting waiting for a fish to bite. His rule is that as soon as he finishes a film or a series he takes a fishing break.
Birthday
December 29, 1928
Born In
Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Alternative names
The Cowardly Lion
, Mr. Bernard Cribbins
, Bernard Cribbins OBE
Height
173 cm
Parents
Ethel Clarkson
Children
No Children
Trivia
He served in the Parachute Regiment, the British Army's airborne assault force, in 1947, as his National Service.
Quotes
[on Doctor Who (1963)] I didn't actually audition. But when Jon Pertwee was leaving, producer Barry Letts--who died quite recently--interviewed a lot of actors, one of whom was me. I went along and sat down and he said, "Now, then, what can you do?" I said, "I'm a very good swimmer, I was a paratrooper, I could fight"--and he said, "Oh no, no fighting no, the Doctor is never seen fighting at all!" So Tom Baker became the next Doctor, and one of the first things I remember him doing was knocking somebody out.
Nickname
Bernie
Salaries
£5,000
