Appeared with the Oldham Repertory Company, 1942-43; with the Piccolo Players, Lancashire, UK; and with the Queen's Players, Hornchurch, UK during his early, vital years on stage.
Favourite Carry On film is Carry On Jack.
He became a student player with his local repertory company at the age of 14.
He had success in the UK pop charts with 'Hole in the Ground' which reached nine, 'Right Said Fred' (10) and 'Gossip Calypso' (25) all in 1962.
He is the only actor to appear in both the "Doctor Who" feature film Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966) and the revived television series, "Doctor Who" (2005).
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
Served in the Parachute Regiment, the British Army's airborne assault force.
Son of John Edward and Ethel (Clarkson) Cribbins.
Was the narrator to the "Tufty" British Public Information Films of the 1970s