Biography
Richard Coombs is a British puppeteer who has worked extensively on television shows, feature films, commercials, and music videos. From 1987 to 1988, he worked on the ITV Saturday morning children's show, Get Fresh, where he operated the puppet Gilbert the Alien, alongside fellow puppeteer John Eccleston, with the character's voice performed by Phil Cornwell.
Coombs was one of the three puppeteers (again alongside Eccleston as well as Michael J. Bassett), who each alternately controlled and voiced the puppet character, Scally the Dog, who co-presented Children's ITV, from 1989β1991.
From 1990-1992 he performed the character of Ringo the Rabbit on A Kind of Magic, an ITV programme starring British magician Wayne Dobson.In January 2003, he returned as Scally on the CITV's 20th Birthday Bash programme, alongside fellow presenter, Jeanne Downs. He is a Punch and Judy performer and has worked on several Jim Henson Muppet projects. He was one of the puppeteers on the ITV satirical show, Spitting Image, and worked on the 2005 film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Filmography
all 9
TV Shows 5
Movies 4
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Snow Queen (2002)
Sooty (2001)
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Wayne Dobson - A Kind of Magic (1990)
The Ghost of Faffner Hall (1989)
Round the Bend (1988)
Bug Alert
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GenderMale
Birthday1901-01-01 (123 years old)
Also Known AsRichard Coombes
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