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Geoffrey Bayldon

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Geoffrey Bayldon

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 7, 1924 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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).

Known For

Acting
2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2012Amicus: House of HorrorsSelf
2010Love/LossAlfie Wainwright
2004Ladies in LavenderMr Penhaligon
2004New Tricks
2001Waking the DeadEdward Atkinson
1997Midsomer MurdersArthur Prewitt
1994Tom & VivHarwent
1994WycliffeJudge
1994Pie in the SkySeymour Flint
1994WycliffeGilbert Rawle
1993Peak PracticeAlby James
1993Magic GrandadGrandad Albert
1992HeartbeatFollett
1992HeartbeatGilbert Percy
1991Soldier SoldierJack Knight
1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonMr. Mumby
1990TECX
1989The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderRamandu
1989CampionRev. Swithin Cush
1988The Tenth ManElderly Clerk
1988Madame SousatzkaMr. Cordle
1988The StorytellerKing
1988The Chronicles of NarniaRamandu
1987Cause CélèbreMr. Justice Humphreys
1987Star CopsErnest Wolfhartt
1986All Passion SpentWilliam
1986CasualtyDuncan Frain
1986CasualtyJames Ellington
1986CasualtyRalph Michaels
1986CasualtyWilf Simpson
1985Blott on the LandscapeGanglion
1984This Office LifeFerrier
1984Simulation ExerciseMr Lawson
1984Sherlock HolmesSidney Johnson
1983BullshotCol. Hinchcliff
1983Dramarama
1981The Monster ClubPsychiatrist
1981Hallelujah!
1981Hallelujah!Mr. Sedgewick
1981Hallelujah!Jacob Marley
1981BergeracHenry Bernard
1980A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas SpecialThe Crowman
1980The Trial of Lady ChatterleyJustice Byrne
1980Lady KillersDr. Alfred Austin French
1980CribbUncle Ezra Winter
1979PorridgeGovernor Treadaway
1979Doctor Who: The Creature from the PitOrganon
1979Tales of the UnexpectedSid
1979Worzel GummidgeThe Crowman
1979Tales of the UnexpectedDr Applegate
1978The Nutcracker and the Mouse KingDrosselmeyer (voice)
1978All Creatures Great and SmallRoland Partridge
1978All Creatures Great and SmallGeoff Hatfield
1977CharlestonOnkel Fred
1976The Slipper and the RoseArchbishop
1976The Pink Panther Strikes AgainDr. Duval
1976The Man with the PowerMr. Smythe
1976The Duchess of Duke StreetCollinghurst
1975Space: 1999Number Eight
1975Rumpole of the BaileyBrinsley Lampitt
1974The Gathering StormKurt von Schuschnigg
1974The Wood DemonDyadin
1974If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974PlayhouseMr. Smythe
1974Churchill's People
1974Napoleon and LoveLudwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1973That Sinking FeelingNorman
1973Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973Gawain and the Green KnightWiseman
1973Steptoe & Son Ride AgainVicar
1973Men of AffairsThe Attorney General
1972AsylumMax Reynolds
1972Au Pair GirlsMr. Howard
1972Tales from the CryptGuide
1972Just in Time for ChristmasMr. Nottage
1972Crown Court
1972Van der ValkJoseph Kettner
1972Van der ValkNicolas Meijers
1972The FrightenersThe Man
1972The Adventures of Black BeautyProfessor Miles
1971Say Hello to YesterdayEstate Agent
1971The House That Dripped BloodVon Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")
1971The Magnificent Seven Deadly SinsVernon (segment "Envy")
1971The Raging MoonMr Latbury
1971PlatonovSergei
1971JusticeDr. Lomax
1971Great Performances
1970ScroogePringle - Toyshop Owner
1970CatweazleCatweazle
1970CodenameBlair
1969A Child and a HalfHenry Ramsden
1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedPolice Doctor
1969Journey to the UnknownJim Plimmer
1969The BushbabyTilison
1969OtleyInsp. Hewitt
1969In Loving Memory
1968Assignment KThe Boffin
1968Inspector ClouseauGutch
1968A Dandy in Aspic
1968The ExpertLawrence Richie
1968Journey to the UnknownMr Jim Plimmer
1968Nicholas NicklebyArthur Gride
1967Casino RoyaleQ
1967To Sir, with LoveTheo Weston
1967Two a Penny
1967ITV PlayhouseAustin Withers
1966Sky West and CrookedRev. Phillip Moss
1966Where the Spies AreLecturer
1966The Last InvasionEdward
1966You Can't Win
1965Dead Man's ChestLane
1965King RatVexley
1965Life at the TopIndustrial Psychologist
1965BBC Play of the MonthDyadin
1965BBC Play of the MonthCajetan
1965BBC Play of the MonthArchbishop of Rheims
1965BBC Play of the MonthSergei Voinitsev
1964BecketBrother Philip (uncredited)
1964The Massingham Affair
1964Detective
1964Theatre 625Edmund
1964Theatre 625Charles
1964Theatre 625Don Antonio Capitani
1964Theatre 625Gordon Shiplake
1964Theatre 625Palmer
196355 Days at PekingSmythe
1963Doctor WhoOrganon
1962The Prince and the PauperSir Goeffrey
1962JigsawConstable at Murder Scene (uncredited)
1962The Webster BoyCharles Jamieson
1962The Amorous Prawn2nd Telephone Operator
1962The SaintMarcel Legrand
1962The SaintWilfred Garniman
1962SuspenseDoctor Corbally
1961Greyfriars BobbyThe Vicar
1961The AvengersClapham
1961Ghost Squad
1960SuspectRosson
1960Cone of SilenceAircraft Controller
1960The Adventures of AliceWhite Knight
1960An Age of KingsDuke of York
1960An Age of KingsEarl of Worcester
1960An Age of KingsLord Chief Justice
1959Yesterday's Enemy
1959WhirlpoolWendel
1959LibelSecond Photographer
1959No Hiding Place
1959Boy Meets Girls
1959Edgar Wallace MysteriesLane
1958DraculaPorter (uncredited)
1958The Camp on Blood IslandNew Prisoner (uncredited)
1958A Night to RememberWireless Operator Cyril Evans
1958The Two-Headed SpyDietz
1958A Midsummer Night's DreamPhilostrate
1956Armchair TheatreUncle Norman
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodCal
1955The Adventures of Robin HoodCount de Severne
1952The Stranger Left No CardHotel Clerk
1952Trent's Last CaseReporter in Court
1951Hallmark Hall of FameKurt von Schuschnigg
1951Hallmark Hall of FameElderly clerk
-The Storyteller: SapsorrowKing