Fred Dibnah

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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, a…

  • Acting
  • Born 29 April 1938
  • Died 6 November 2004 (age 66)
  • Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
  • 18 credits

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Most-watched Fred Dibnah films currently: Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack (1979), Dig with Dibnah (2004), Fred Dibnah's Getting Steamed Up (1991), Fred Dibnah's The Ups and Downs of Chimneys (2004).

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Selected TV credits: Fred Dibnah's Building of Britain (2002), The Fred Dibnah Story (1996), Fred (1982), Fred Dibnah's Railway Collection (2008), Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam (2003).

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