Fred Dibnah
Fred Dibnah
Person

Fred Dibnah

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

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 bec...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

1979 · Self

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain

2002 · Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

2003 · Self - Presenter

The Fred Dibnah Story

The Fred Dibnah Story

1996 · Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments

2000 · Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age

1999 · Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone

2006 · Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

2005 · Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Getting Steamed Up

Fred Dibnah's Getting Steamed Up

1991 · Himself

Dig with Dibnah

Dig with Dibnah

2004 · Self

Fred

Fred

1982 · Self

Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys

Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys

2004 · Fred Dibnah

Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection

2008 · TV

A Year With Fred

A Year With Fred

1987 · TV

Life With Fred

Life With Fred

1994 · TV

Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes

Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes

2001 · TV

Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack

1979 · TV

Dig With Dibnah

Dig With Dibnah

2004 · TV

Noel's Telly Years

1996 · Self