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Geoffrey Bayldon

Acting · Born 1924-01-07 · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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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Credits · 141

Amicus: House of Horrors

Ladies in Lavender

2004 · Mr Penhaligon

Looking for Victoria

Looking for Victoria

2003 · Henry Ponsonby

Waking the Dead

2001 · Edward Atkinson

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Arthur Prewitt

1994 · Harwent

1994 · Seymour Flint

1993 · Alby James

1993 · Grandad Albert

1992 · Follett

Soldier Soldier

1991 · Jack Knight

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

1989 · Ramandu

1989 · Rev. Swithin Cush

1988 · Elderly Clerk

The Chronicles of Narnia

1988 · Ramandu

Madame Sousatzka

1988 · Mr. Cordle

The Storyteller

Cause Célèbre

1987 · Mr. Justice Humphreys

1987 · Ernest Wolfhartt

All Passion Spent

All Passion Spent

1986 · William

All Passion Spent

1986 · William

1986 · Duncan Frain

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986 · Sidney Johnson

Blott on the Landscape

1985 · Ganglion

Sherlock Holmes

1984 · Sidney Johnson

1983 · Col. Hinchcliff

1983 · Fishman

1981 · Henry Bernard

1981 · Mr. Sedgewick

The Monster Club

1981 · Psychiatrist

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

1980 · The Crowman

1980 · Dr. Alfred Austin French

1980 · Uncle Ezra Winter

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

1979 · Organon

1979 · Governor Treadaway

Tales of the Unexpected

Worzel Gummidge

1979 · The Crowman

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

1978 · Drosselmeyer (voice)

The Famous Five

1978 · Mr Gringle

All Creatures Great and Small

1978 · Roland Partridge

1977 · Onkel Fred

The Man with the Power

1976 · Mr. Smythe

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976 · Dr. Duval

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976 · Collinghurst

The Slipper and the Rose

1976 · Archbishop

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975 · Brinsley Lampitt

1975 · Number Eight

Churchill's People

The Gathering Storm

1974 · Kurt von Schuschnigg

1974 · Mr. Smythe

Napoleon and Love

1974 · Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

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

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

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1973 · The White Knight

1973 · The Attorney General

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973 · Magistrate

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973 · Wiseman

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

1972 · Max Reynolds

The Adventures of Black Beauty

1972 · Professor Miles

1972 · Joseph Kettner

The Frighteners

1972 · The Man

1972 · Mr. Howard

Tales from the Crypt

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971 · Vernon (segment "Envy")

1971 · Dr. Lomax

The House That Dripped Blood

1971 · Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")

Great Performances

The Raging Moon

1971 · Mr Latbury

Say Hello to Yesterday

1971 · Estate Agent

1970 · Pringle - Toyshop Owner

1970 · Catweazle

In Loving Memory

1969 · Tilison

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969 · Police Doctor

A Child and a Half

A Child and a Half

1969 · Henry Ramsden

1969 · Insp. Hewitt

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Finsbury

Journey to the Unknown

1968 · Mr Jim Plimmer

Inspector Clouseau

1968 · Lawrence Richie

A Dandy in Aspic

1968 · The Boffin

Nicholas Nickleby

1968 · Arthur Gride

1967 · Austin Withers

1967 · Henry Matthews

To Sir, with Love

1967 · Theo Weston

Where the Spies Are

1966 · Lecturer

Sky West and Crooked

1966 · Rev. Phillip Moss

Life at the Top

1965 · Industrial Psychologist

Dead Man's Chest

BBC Play of the Month

The Wednesday Play

1964 · Mr. Mileson

The Massingham Affair

The Massingham Affair

1964 · Mr. Lumley

1964 · Brother Philip (uncredited)

1963 · Organon

1963 · Menzies

55 Days at Peking

The Amorous Prawn

1962 · 2nd Telephone Operator

1962 · Marcel Legrand

The Longest Day

1962 · Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)

1962 · Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)

The Webster Boy

1962 · Charles Jamieson

1962 · Doctor Corbally

The Winter's Tale

1962 · Antigonus

The Prince and the Pauper

1962 · Sir Goeffrey

Greyfriars Bobby

1961 · The Vicar

1961 · Clapham

Cone of Silence

1960 · Aircraft Controller

An Age of Kings

1960 · Duke of York

1959 · Second Photographer

No Hiding Place

Yesterday's Enemy

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

The Two-Headed Spy

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1958 · Philostrate

A Night to Remember

1958 · Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

1958 · Porter (uncredited)

The Camp on Blood Island

1958 · New Prisoner (uncredited)

Armchair Theatre

1956 · Uncle Norman

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Trent's Last Case

1952 · Reporter in Court

The Stranger Left No Card

1952 · Hotel Clerk

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Kurt von Schuschnigg

Sunday Night Theatre

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