James "Jimmy" Hibbert (born November 23, 1956) is an English television writer and voice actor best known for his work for Cosgrove Hall, mainly voicing Dr Von Goosewing, Ruffles, Gaston and many other characters in Count Duckula, Victor in Victor & Hugo, Bluey, Harry Slime and Bella in Avenger Penguins and Big Ears, Mr Plod, Mr Sparks, Mr Milko, Clockwork Clown, Gobbo and various male characters in Noddy's Toyland Adventures. He wrote some episodes of Bob the Builder.
Early life[]
He was born in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire and he attended Leighton Park School. He later studied at the University of Manchester and achieved a BA (Hons) in drama.
Career[]
Hibbert embarked on a successful voice-over career, appearing/voicing in the BAFTA Award-winning series Alias the Jester, The Wind in the Willows, the 1981 Danger Mouse series and Count Duckula, as well as many other popular children's TV shows including, Foxbusters, Noddy's Toyland Adventures, Avenger Penguins, Albert the Fifth Musketeer, Sergeant Stripes, Fiddley Foodle Bird, The Animal Shelf, Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands, Sooty's Amazing Adventures, Victor and Hugo, Bill and Ben, The Baskervilles, Channel 4's educational program; Maths Everywhere, The Lampies, Pinky and Perky, Frankenstein's Cat, Truckers, Little Red Tractor, Lavender Castle, Fantomcat, Zigby, Lulu Zipadoo and Toby's Travelling Circus.
The success of Hibbert's voice-over work led him to writing scripts for Count Duckula, a series that he also script-edited. Hibbert has continued to write for many other children's programmes such as Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, The Replacements, The Legends of Treasure Island, Oscar's Orchestra, Wyrd Sisters, Dr Otter, Preston Pig, The Secret Show, Tom and Vicky, Teddybears, Snailsbury Tales, Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, Vampires, Pirates and Aliens, Shaun the Sheep, Chuggington, Fifi and the Flowertots, The Roly Mo Show, Rubbadubbers, Dr Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop, Bob the Builder, Little Monsters, Little Red Tractor, Our Planet (Uncredited), Oakie Doke, the 2005 version of Muffin the Mule, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Zombie Hotel, Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands, Albie, Monty the Dog, The Magic Key, P.B. Bear and Friends, Roary the Racing Car, Engie Benjy, Jellikins, Jungle Junction, Little Robots and Wanda and The Alien.
He has served as a writer and script editor for two series produced for the European Broadcast Union: Marco and Gina and Tom. Other writing credits to his name are: Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!, Gordon the Garden Gnome, Wide-Eye, Andy Pandy and Bill and Ben. as of 2015, he has written a handful of new episodes for Mr. Bean: The Animated Series with several new and returning writers.
Hibbert has also been involved in animated feature films and TV series, providing voices for The BFG, The King's Beard, Soul Music, Wyrd Sisters, The Reluctant Dragon and The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship as well as writing scripts for Second Star to the Left, Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer and two Bob the Builder TV specials, A Christmas to Remember and The Knights of Can-a-Lot.
During the 1990s, Hibbert was the voice on Children's BBC's The Little Polar Bear, along with fellow voice colleague Susan Sheridan; the two of them would later work to success with Noddy's Toyland Adventures which ran from 1992 to 1994 and then 1999 to 2001.
Personal life[]
Hibbert lives in Manchester.
Episodes Written[]
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Series 6[]
- Lofty and the Giant Carrot (based on an idea by animator John Oates)
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Specials[]
- A Christmas to Remember
- The Knights of Can-a-Lot (co-written with Sarah Ball)
Trivia[]
- Both Jimmy Hibbert and Rob Rackstraw had both voiced characters in Avenger Penguins (with Lorelei King), Fantomcat (with Lorelei King), Sooty's Amazing Adventures, the television adaptions of Wyrd Sisters and Soul Music (with Neil Morrissey), Lavender Castle (with Kate Harbour), Foxbusters, The Tales of Little Grey Rabbit, Dr Otter, The Lampies and Tom which are all the same shows.
- Jimmy Hibbert would provide the voiceover for an advert for the Sunflower Valley Drive and Build Playset.
External links[]
- Jimmy Hibbert on IMDb
- Jimmy Hibbert at Hollywood.com