Geoffrey Bayldon

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Known For

Acting

Born

1924-01-07

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Geoffrey Bayldon

Biography

Albert Geoffrey Bayldon (7 January 1924 – 10 May 2017) was an English actor. After playing roles in many stage productions, including the works of William Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series Catweazle (1969–70). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series Watch (1995).

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Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

The Saint

The Saint

The Saint

The Saint

Great Performances

Great Performances

The Avengers

The Avengers

Acting History

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee

Amicus: House of Horrors as Self

Love/Loss as Alfie Wainwright

Ladies in Lavender as Mr Penhaligon

Waking the Dead as Edward Atkinson

Midsomer Murders as Arthur Prewitt

Wycliffe as Judge

Wycliffe as Gilbert Rawle

Tom & Viv as Harwent

Pie in the Sky as Seymour Flint

Peak Practice as Alby James

Magic Grandad as Grandad Albert

Heartbeat as Follett

Heartbeat as Gilbert Percy

Soldier Soldier as Jack Knight

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Mr. Mumby

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as Ramandu

Campion as Rev. Swithin Cush

The Tenth Man as Elderly Clerk

The Chronicles of Narnia as Ramandu

Madame Sousatzka as Mr. Cordle

The Storyteller as King

Cause Célèbre as Mr. Justice Humphreys

Star Cops as Ernest Wolfhartt

All Passion Spent as William

Casualty as Duncan Frain

Casualty as James Ellington

Casualty as Ralph Michaels

Casualty as Wilf Simpson

Blott on the Landscape as Ganglion

This Office Life as Ferrier

Sherlock Holmes as Sidney Johnson

Simulation Exercise as Mr Lawson

Bullshot as Col. Hinchcliff

Bergerac as Henry Bernard

Hallelujah! as Mr. Sedgewick

Hallelujah! as Jacob Marley

The Monster Club as Psychiatrist

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special as The Crowman

The Trial of Lady Chatterley as Justice Byrne

Lady Killers as Dr. Alfred Austin French

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit as Organon

Porridge as Governor Treadaway

Tales of the Unexpected as Sid

Tales of the Unexpected as Dr Applegate

Worzel Gummidge as The Crowman

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King as Drosselmeyer (voice)

All Creatures Great and Small as Roland Partridge

All Creatures Great and Small as Geoff Hatfield

Charleston as Onkel Fred

The Man with the Power as Mr. Smythe

The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Dr. Duval

The Slipper and the Rose as Archbishop

Rumpole of the Bailey as Brinsley Lampitt

Space: 1999 as Number Eight

Churchill's People

The Gathering Storm as Kurt von Schuschnigg

The Wood Demon as Dyadin

Playhouse as Mr. Smythe

Napoleon and Love

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

Alice Through the Looking Glass

That Sinking Feeling as Norman

Gawain and the Green Knight as Wiseman

Steptoe & Son Ride Again as Vicar

Just in Time for Christmas as Mr. Nottage

Asylum as Max Reynolds

The Adventures of Black Beauty as Professor Miles

Van der Valk as Joseph Kettner

Van der Valk as Nicolas Meijers

The Frighteners as The Man

Au Pair Girls as Mr. Howard

Tales from the Crypt as Guide

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Vernon (segment "Envy")

Justice as Dr. Lomax

Platonov as Sergei

The House That Dripped Blood as Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")

Great Performances

The Raging Moon as Mr Latbury

Say Hello to Yesterday as Estate Agent

Scrooge as Pringle - Toyshop Owner

Codename as Blair

Catweazle as Catweazle

In Loving Memory

The Bushbaby as Tilison

Journey to the Unknown as Jim Plimmer

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as Police Doctor

A Child and a Half as Henry Ramsden

Otley as Insp. Hewitt

Journey to the Unknown as Mr Jim Plimmer

Inspector Clouseau as Gutch

The Expert as Lawrence Richie

A Dandy in Aspic

Assignment K as The Boffin

Nicholas Nickleby as Arthur Gride

To Sir, with Love as Theo Weston

Casino Royale as Q

The Last Invasion as Edward

Where the Spies Are as Lecturer

Sky West and Crooked as Rev. Phillip Moss

Life at the Top as Industrial Psychologist

Dead Man's Chest as Lane

King Rat as Vexley

BBC Play of the Month as Dyadin

BBC Play of the Month as Cajetan

BBC Play of the Month as Archbishop of Rheims

BBC Play of the Month as Sergei Voinitsev

The Massingham Affair

Theatre 625 as Edmund

Theatre 625 as Charles

Theatre 625 as Don Antonio Capitani

Theatre 625 as Gordon Shiplake

Theatre 625 as Palmer

Becket as Brother Philip (uncredited)

Doctor Who as Organon

55 Days at Peking as Smythe

The Amorous Prawn as 2nd Telephone Operator

The Saint as Marcel Legrand

The Saint as Wilfred Garniman

Jigsaw as Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)

The Webster Boy as Charles Jamieson

The Prince and the Pauper as Sir Goeffrey

Greyfriars Bobby as The Vicar

The Avengers as Clapham

The Adventures of Alice as White Knight

Suspect as Rosson

Cone of Silence as Aircraft Controller

An Age of Kings as Duke of York

An Age of Kings as Earl of Worcester

An Age of Kings as Lord Chief Justice

Libel as Second Photographer

No Hiding Place

Boy Meets Girls

Yesterday's Enemy

Whirlpool as Wendel

The Two-Headed Spy as Dietz

A Midsummer Night's Dream as Philostrate

A Night to Remember as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

Dracula as Porter (uncredited)

The Camp on Blood Island as New Prisoner (uncredited)

The Adventures of Robin Hood as Cal

The Adventures of Robin Hood as Count de Severne

Trent's Last Case as Reporter in Court

The Stranger Left No Card as Hotel Clerk

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Kurt von Schuschnigg

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Elderly clerk