Bernard Joseph Cribbins OBE was an English actor and singer whose career spanned seven decades. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records including “The Hole
Bernard Joseph Cribbins was born on 29 December 1928 in the Darker area of Oldham, Lancashire, the son of cotton weaver Ethel and World War I veteran John Edward Cribbins 1896–1964. He had two siblings, alongside whom he grew up close to poverty
During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records including “The Hole in the Ground” and “Right Said Fred” and appearances in comedy films including Two-Way Stretch 1960 and the Carry On series.
His other screen roles include Albert Perks in The Railway Children 1970, barman Felix Forsythe in Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy 1972and pretentious hotel guest Mr. Hutchinson in the Fawlty Towers episode “The Hotel Inspectors” 1975.
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Cribbins was married in 1955 until the death of his wife on 11 October 2021. They lived in Weybridge, Surrey, and had no children, Cribbins revealing in 2018 that they “lost one quite early on and that was the only time they got near it”
