Person
Geoffrey Bayldon
Acting · 1924–2017 · 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
Midsomer Murders
Arthur Prewitt
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Cal
Doctor Who
Organon
The Avengers
Clapham
Great Performances
1971
Casualty
Duncan Frain
Peak Practice
Alby James
Heartbeat
Follett
Crown Court
1972
BBC Play of the Month
Dyadin
Filmography
- 2013A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
- 2012Amicus: House of HorrorsSelf
- 2010Love/LossAlfie Wainwright
- 2004Ladies in LavenderMr Penhaligon
- 2004New Tricks
- 2003Looking for VictoriaHenry Ponsonby
- 2001Waking the DeadEdward Atkinson
- 1997Midsomer MurdersArthur Prewitt
- 1994WycliffeJudge
- 1994Tom & VivHarwent
- 1994Pie in the SkySeymour Flint
- 1993Peak PracticeAlby James
- 1993Magic GrandadGrandad Albert
- 1992HeartbeatFollett
- 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
- 1988The Chronicles of NarniaRamandu
- 1988Madame SousatzkaMr. Cordle
- 1988The Storyteller: SapsorrowKing
- 1988The StorytellerKing
- 1987Cause CélèbreMr. Justice Humphreys
- 1987Star CopsErnest Wolfhartt
- 1986All Passion SpentWilliam
- 1986All Passion SpentWilliam
- 1986CasualtyDuncan Frain
- 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesSidney Johnson
- 1985Blott on the LandscapeGanglion
- 1984This Office LifeFerrier
- 1984Sherlock HolmesSidney Johnson
- 1984Simulation ExerciseMr Lawson
- 1983BullshotCol. Hinchcliff
- 1983DramaramaFishman
- 1981BergeracHenry Bernard
- 1981Hallelujah!
- 1981The Monster ClubPsychiatrist
- 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
- 1979Doctor Who: The Creature from the PitOrganon
- 1979PorridgeGovernor Treadaway
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSid
- 1979Worzel GummidgeThe Crowman
- 1978The Nutcracker and the Mouse KingDrosselmeyer (voice)
- 1978All Creatures Great and SmallRoland Partridge
- 1977CharlestonOnkel Fred
- 1976Abide with MeThe Vicar
- 1976The Man with the PowerMr. Smythe
- 1976The Pink Panther Strikes AgainDr. Duval
- 1976The Duchess of Duke StreetCollinghurst
- 1976The Slipper and the RoseArchbishop
- 1975Rumpole of the BaileyBrinsley Lampitt
- 1975Space: 1999Number Eight
- 1974Churchill's People
- 1974The Gathering StormKurt von Schuschnigg
- 1974The Wood DemonDyadin
- 1974PlayhouseMr. Smythe
- 1974Napoleon and LoveLudwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 1974If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
- 1973Alice Through the Looking GlassThe White Knight
- 1973That Sinking FeelingNorman
- 1973Men of AffairsThe Attorney General
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesMagistrate
- 1973Gawain and the Green KnightWiseman
- 1973Steptoe & Son Ride AgainVicar
- 1972Just in Time for ChristmasMr. Nottage
- 1972AsylumMax Reynolds
- 1972Crown Court
- 1972The Adventures of Black BeautyProfessor Miles
- 1972Van der ValkJoseph Kettner
- 1972The FrightenersThe Man
- 1972Au Pair GirlsMr. Howard
- 1972Tales from the CryptGuide
- 1971The Magnificent Seven Deadly SinsVernon (segment "Envy")
- 1971JusticeDr. Lomax
- 1971PlatonovSergei
- 1971The House That Dripped BloodVon Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")
- 1971Great Performances
- 1971The Raging MoonMr Latbury
- 1971Say Hello to YesterdayEstate Agent
- 1970ScroogePringle - Toyshop Owner
- 1970CodenameBlair
- 1970CatweazleCatweazle
- 1969In Loving Memory
- 1969The BushbabyTilison
- 1969Journey to the UnknownJim Plimmer
- 1969Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedPolice Doctor
- 1969A Child and a HalfHenry Ramsden
- 1969OtleyInsp. Hewitt
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreFinsbury
- 1968Journey to the UnknownMr Jim Plimmer
- 1968Inspector ClouseauGutch
- 1968The ExpertLawrence Richie
- 1968A Dandy in Aspic
- 1968Assignment KThe Boffin
- 1968Nicholas NicklebyArthur Gride
- 1967Two a Penny
- 1967ITV PlayhouseAustin Withers
- 1967Boy Meets GirlHenry Matthews
- 1967To Sir, with LoveTheo Weston
- 1967Casino RoyaleQ
- 1966NET PlayhouseCool
- 1966The Last InvasionEdward
- 1966You Can't Win
- 1966Where the Spies AreLecturer
- 1966Sky West and CrookedRev. Phillip Moss
- 1965Life at the TopIndustrial Psychologist
- 1965Dead Man's ChestLane
- 1965King RatVexley
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthDyadin
- 1964The Wednesday PlayMr. Mileson
- 1964The Massingham AffairMr. Lumley
- 1964Theatre 625Edmund
- 1964Detective
- 1964BecketBrother Philip (uncredited)
- 1963Doctor WhoOrganon
- 1963Sergeant CorkMenzies
- 196355 Days at PekingSmythe
- 1962The Amorous Prawn2nd Telephone Operator
- 1962The SaintMarcel Legrand
- 1962The Longest DayOfficer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
- 1962JigsawConstable at Murder Scene (uncredited)
- 1962The Webster BoyCharles Jamieson
- 1962SuspenseDoctor Corbally
- 1962The Winter's TaleAntigonus
- 1962The Prince and the PauperSir Goeffrey
- 1961Ghost Squad
- 1961Greyfriars BobbyThe Vicar
- 1961The AvengersClapham
- 1960The Adventures of AliceWhite Knight
- 1960SuspectRosson
- 1960Cone of SilenceAircraft Controller
- 1960An Age of KingsDuke of York
- 1959LibelSecond Photographer
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1959Yesterday's Enemy
- 1959WhirlpoolWendel
- 1959Edgar Wallace MysteriesLane
- 1958The Two-Headed SpyDietz
- 1958A Midsummer Night's DreamPhilostrate
- 1958A Night to RememberWireless Operator Cyril Evans
- 1958DraculaPorter (uncredited)
- 1958The Camp on Blood IslandNew Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1956Armchair TheatreUncle Norman
- 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodCal
- 1952Trent's Last CaseReporter in Court
- 1952The Stranger Left No CardHotel Clerk
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameKurt von Schuschnigg
- 1950Sunday Night Theatre
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