
Fred Dibnah
Acting
Born: 1938-04-29 · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: 2004-11-06
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
🎬 Movies (4)
📺 TV Shows (14)

Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection
2008

Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone
2006
Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
2005
Self - Presenter

Dig With Dibnah
2004

Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam
2003
Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain
2002
Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Victorian Heroes
2001

Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments
2000
Self - Presenter

Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age
1999
Self - Presenter

The Fred Dibnah Story
1996

Life With Fred
1994

A Year With Fred
1987

Fred
1982
Self

Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack
1979



