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).

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Doctor Who

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

Casualty

The Avengers

New Tricks

All Movies (82)

• A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee2013
• Amicus: House of Horrors2012 · as Self
• Love/Loss2010 · as Alfie Wainwright
• Ladies in Lavender2004 · as Mr Penhaligon
• Tom & Viv1994 · as Harwent
• The Tale of Little Pig Robinson1990 · as Mr. Mumby
• The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader1989 · as Ramandu
• The Tenth Man1988 · as Elderly Clerk
• Madame Sousatzka1988 · as Mr. Cordle
• The Storyteller: Sapsorrow1988 · as King
• Cause Célèbre1987 · as Mr. Justice Humphreys
• All Passion Spent1986 · as William
• This Office Life1984 · as Ferrier
• Simulation Exercise1984 · as Mr Lawson
• Bullshot1983 · as Col. Hinchcliff
• The Monster Club1981 · as Psychiatrist
• A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special1980 · as The Crowman
• The Trial of Lady Chatterley1980 · as Justice Byrne
• Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit1979 · as Organon
• Porridge1979 · as Governor Treadaway
• The Nutcracker and the Mouse King1978 · as Drosselmeyer (voice)
• Charleston1977 · as Onkel Fred
• Abide with Me1976 · as The Vicar
• The Man with the Power1976 · as Mr. Smythe
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976 · as Dr. Duval
• The Slipper and the Rose1976 · as Archbishop
• The Gathering Storm1974 · as Kurt von Schuschnigg
• The Wood Demon1974 · as Dyadin
• If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them1974
• Alice Through the Looking Glass1973 · as The White Knight
• That Sinking Feeling1973 · as Norman
• Gawain and the Green Knight1973 · as Wiseman
• Steptoe & Son Ride Again1973 · as Vicar
• Just in Time for Christmas1972 · as Mr. Nottage
• Asylum1972 · as Max Reynolds
• Au Pair Girls1972 · as Mr. Howard
• Tales from the Crypt1972 · as Guide
• The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins1971 · as Vernon (segment "Envy")
• Platonov1971 · as Sergei
• The House That Dripped Blood1971 · as Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")
• The Raging Moon1971 · as Mr Latbury
• Say Hello to Yesterday1971 · as Estate Agent
• Scrooge1970 · as Pringle - Toyshop Owner
• The Bushbaby1969 · as Tilison
• Journey to the Unknown1969 · as Jim Plimmer
• Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed1969 · as Police Doctor
• A Child and a Half1969 · as Henry Ramsden
• Otley1969 · as Insp. Hewitt
• Inspector Clouseau1968 · as Gutch
• A Dandy in Aspic1968
• Assignment K1968 · as The Boffin
• Two a Penny1967
• To Sir, with Love1967 · as Theo Weston
• Casino Royale1967 · as Q
• The Last Invasion1966 · as Edward
• Where the Spies Are1966 · as Lecturer
• Sky West and Crooked1966 · as Rev. Phillip Moss
• Life at the Top1965 · as Industrial Psychologist
• Dead Man's Chest1965 · as Lane
• King Rat1965 · as Vexley
• Becket1964 · as Brother Philip (uncredited)
• 55 Days at Peking1963 · as Smythe
• The Amorous Prawn1962 · as 2nd Telephone Operator
• The Longest Day1962 · as Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
• Jigsaw1962 · as Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)
• The Webster Boy1962 · as Charles Jamieson
• The Winter's Tale1962 · as Antigonus
• The Prince and the Pauper1962 · as Sir Goeffrey
• Greyfriars Bobby1961 · as The Vicar
• The Adventures of Alice1960 · as White Knight
• Suspect1960 · as Rosson
• Cone of Silence1960 · as Aircraft Controller
• Libel1959 · as Second Photographer
• Yesterday's Enemy1959
• Whirlpool1959 · as Wendel
• The Two-Headed Spy1958 · as Dietz
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1958 · as Philostrate
• A Night to Remember1958 · as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans
• Dracula1958 · as Porter (uncredited)
• The Camp on Blood Island1958 · as New Prisoner (uncredited)
• Trent's Last Case1952 · as Reporter in Court
• The Stranger Left No Card1952 · as Hotel Clerk

All TV Shows (94)

• New Tricks2004
• Looking for Victoria2003 · as Henry Ponsonby
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Edward Atkinson
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Arthur Prewitt
• Wycliffe1994 · as Judge
• Wycliffe1994 · as Gilbert Rawle
• Pie in the Sky1994 · as Seymour Flint
• Peak Practice1993 · as Alby James
• Magic Grandad1993 · as Grandad Albert
• Heartbeat1992 · as Follett
• Heartbeat1992 · as Gilbert Percy
• Soldier Soldier1991 · as Jack Knight
• TECX1990
• Campion1989 · as Rev. Swithin Cush
• The Chronicles of Narnia1988 · as Ramandu
• The Storyteller1988 · as King
• Star Cops1987 · as Ernest Wolfhartt
• All Passion Spent1986 · as William
• Casualty1986 · as Duncan Frain
• Casualty1986 · as James Ellington
• Casualty1986 · as Ralph Michaels
• Casualty1986 · as Wilf Simpson
• The Return of Sherlock Holmes1986 · as Sidney Johnson
• Blott on the Landscape1985 · as Ganglion
• Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Sidney Johnson
• Dramarama1983 · as Fishman
• Bergerac1981 · as Henry Bernard
• Hallelujah!1981
• Hallelujah!1981 · as Mr. Sedgewick
• Hallelujah!1981 · as Jacob Marley
• Lady Killers1980 · as Dr. Alfred Austin French
• Cribb1980 · as Uncle Ezra Winter
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Sid
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Dr Applegate
• Worzel Gummidge1979 · as The Crowman
• All Creatures Great and Small1978 · as Roland Partridge
• All Creatures Great and Small1978 · as Geoff Hatfield
• The Duchess of Duke Street1976 · as Collinghurst
• Rumpole of the Bailey1975 · as Brinsley Lampitt
• Space: 19991975 · as Number Eight
• Churchill's People1974
• Playhouse1974 · as Mr. Smythe
• Napoleon and Love1974 · as Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Men of Affairs1973 · as The Attorney General
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries1973 · as Magistrate
• Crown Court1972
• The Adventures of Black Beauty1972 · as Professor Miles
• Van der Valk1972 · as Joseph Kettner
• Van der Valk1972 · as Nicolas Meijers
• The Frighteners1972 · as The Man
• Justice1971 · as Dr. Lomax
• Great Performances1971
• Codename1970 · as Blair
• Catweazle1970 · as Catweazle
• In Loving Memory1969
• ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Finsbury
• Journey to the Unknown1968 · as Mr Jim Plimmer
• The Expert1968 · as Lawrence Richie
• Nicholas Nickleby1968 · as Arthur Gride
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Austin Withers
• Boy Meets Girl1967 · as Henry Matthews
• NET Playhouse1966 · as Cool
• You Can't Win1966
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Dyadin
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Cajetan
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Archbishop of Rheims
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Sergei Voinitsev
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Mr. Mileson
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Henry Ramsden
• The Massingham Affair1964
• Theatre 6251964 · as Edmund
• Theatre 6251964 · as Charles
• Theatre 6251964 · as Don Antonio Capitani
• Theatre 6251964 · as Gordon Shiplake
• Theatre 6251964 · as Palmer
• Detective1964
• Doctor Who1963 · as Organon
• Sergeant Cork1963 · as Menzies
• The Saint1962 · as Marcel Legrand
• The Saint1962 · as Wilfred Garniman
• Suspense1962 · as Doctor Corbally
• Ghost Squad1961
• The Avengers1961 · as Clapham
• An Age of Kings1960 · as Duke of York
• An Age of Kings1960 · as Earl of Worcester
• An Age of Kings1960 · as Lord Chief Justice
• No Hiding Place1959
• Edgar Wallace Mysteries1959 · as Lane
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Uncle Norman
• The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Cal
• The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Count de Severne
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Kurt von Schuschnigg
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Elderly clerk
• Sunday Night Theatre1950