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Fred Dibnah

Fred Dibnah

Actor · Born 1938-04-29 · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

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Biography

Frederick "Fred" Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, was an English steeplejack and eccentric with a keen interest in mechanical engineering who became a cult television personality. Dibnah was born in a country which then relied heavily upon coal to fuel its industry. As a child he was fascinated by the steam engines which powered the many textile mills in Bolton, but he paid particular attention to chimneys and the men who worked on them. He began his working life as a joiner, before becoming a steeplejack. From age 22, he served for two years in the armed forces, as part of his national service. Once demobilised, he returned to steeplejacking but met with limited success until he was asked to repair Bolton's parish church. The resulting publicity provided a welcome boost to his business, ensuring he was almost never out of work. In 1978, while making repairs to Bolton Town Hall, Dibnah was filmed by a regional BBC news crew. The BBC then commissioned an award-winning documentary, which followed the rough-hewn steeplejack as he worked on chimneys, interacted with his family and talked about his favourite hobby—steam. His Lancastrian manner and gentle, s…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack (1979) — Self
  2. Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam (2003) — Self - Presenter
  3. Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain (2002) — Self - Presenter
  4. Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age (1999) — Self - Presenter
  5. The Fred Dibnah Story (1996) — Self - Presenter
  6. Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments (2000) — Self - Presenter
  7. Fred Dibnah's Getting Steamed Up (1991) — Himself
  8. Dig with Dibnah (2004) — Self
  9. Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain (2005) — Self - Presenter
  10. Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone (2006) — Self - Presenter
  11. Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys (2004) — Fred Dibnah
  12. Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection (2008)
  13. Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes (2001)
  14. Fred (1982) — Self
  15. Dig With Dibnah (2004)
  16. Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack (1979)
  17. Life With Fred (1994)
  18. A Year With Fred (1987)

Directed

  1. Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys (2004) — Director