
Geoffrey Bayldon
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1924-01-07
- Died
- 2017-05-10
- Place of birth
- Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Albert 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
TV Shows (67)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Arthur Prewitt

Doctor Who
1963
as Organon

Casualty
1986
as Duncan Frain / James Ellington / Ralph Michaels / Wilf Simpson

The Avengers
1961
as Clapham

Great Performances
1971

Crown Court
1972

Heartbeat
1992
as Follett / Gilbert Percy

The Saint
1962
as Marcel Legrand / Wilfred Garniman

Peak Practice
1993
as Alby James

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Dyadin / Cajetan / Archbishop of Rheims / Sergei Voinitsev

Wycliffe
1994
as Judge / Gilbert Rawle

Waking the Dead
2001
as Edward Atkinson

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Sid / Dr Applegate

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Brinsley Lampitt

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Sidney Johnson

Bergerac
1981
as Henry Bernard

New Tricks
2004

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Mr. Mileson / Henry Ramsden

Playhouse
1974
as Mr. Smythe

Theatre 625
1964
as Edmund / Charles / Don Antonio Capitani / Gordon Shiplake / Palmer

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Austin Withers

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Cal / Count de Severne

Space: 1999
1975
as Number Eight

No Hiding Place
1959

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Roland Partridge / Geoff Hatfield

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Finsbury

Pie in the Sky
1994
as Seymour Flint

Sunday Night Theatre
1950

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Jack Knight

Justice
1971
as Dr. Lomax

Van der Valk
1972
as Joseph Kettner / Nicolas Meijers

The Expert
1968
as Lawrence Richie

Catweazle
1970
as Catweazle

Churchill's People
1974

The Storyteller
1988
as King

Ghost Squad
1961

The Chronicles of Narnia
1988
as Ramandu

Dramarama
1983
as Fishman

Campion
1989
as Rev. Swithin Cush

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Collinghurst

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Magistrate

Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Mr Jim Plimmer

Detective
1964

The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972
as Professor Miles

Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
as Lane

Lady Killers
1980
as Dr. Alfred Austin French

Worzel Gummidge
1979
as The Crowman

Cribb
1980
as Uncle Ezra Winter

An Age of Kings
1960
as Duke of York / Earl of Worcester / Lord Chief Justice

Suspense
1962
as Doctor Corbally

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Kurt von Schuschnigg / Elderly clerk
Magic Grandad
1993
as Grandad Albert
Codename
1970
as Blair

The Frighteners
1972
as The Man

In Loving Memory
1969

Nicholas Nickleby
1968
as Arthur Gride

Hallelujah!
1981
as Mr. Sedgewick / Jacob Marley

Napoleon and Love
1974
as Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Uncle Norman

Star Cops
1987
as Ernest Wolfhartt
Movies (82)

The Longest Day
1962
as Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)

Casino Royale
1967
as Q

Dracula
1958
as Porter (uncredited)

Where the Spies Are
1966
as Lecturer

Scrooge
1970
as Pringle - Toyshop Owner

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
as Dr. Duval

55 Days at Peking
1963
as Smythe

Becket
1964
as Brother Philip (uncredited)

A Night to Remember
1958
as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

Inspector Clouseau
1968
as Gutch

To Sir, with Love
1967
as Theo Weston

Ladies in Lavender
2004
as Mr Penhaligon

King Rat
1965
as Vexley

The Tenth Man
1988
as Elderly Clerk

Tales from the Crypt
1972
as Guide

Asylum
1972
as Max Reynolds

Whirlpool
1959
as Wendel

Cause Célèbre
1987
as Mr. Justice Humphreys

Assignment K
1968
as The Boffin

The Monster Club
1981
as Psychiatrist

The Raging Moon
1971
as Mr Latbury

The Slipper and the Rose
1976
as Archbishop

The House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")

Jigsaw
1962
as Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)

Porridge
1979
as Governor Treadaway

Au Pair Girls
1972
as Mr. Howard

The Prince and the Pauper
1962
as Sir Goeffrey

Madame Sousatzka
1988
as Mr. Cordle

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
1969
as Police Doctor

Greyfriars Bobby
1961
as The Vicar

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971
as Vernon (segment "Envy")

Cone of Silence
1960
as Aircraft Controller

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
1989
as Ramandu

Libel
1959
as Second Photographer

Life at the Top
1965
as Industrial Psychologist

Otley
1969
as Insp. Hewitt

Trent's Last Case
1952
as Reporter in Court

The Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Dietz

Tom & Viv
1994
as Harwent

Sky West and Crooked
1966
as Rev. Phillip Moss

The Camp on Blood Island
1958
as New Prisoner (uncredited)

The Winter's Tale
1962
as Antigonus
Platonov
1971
as Sergei

A Dandy in Aspic
1968
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1974

The Amorous Prawn
1962
as 2nd Telephone Operator

The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980
as Justice Byrne

Yesterday's Enemy
1959

Bullshot
1983
as Col. Hinchcliff

Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Wiseman

The Bushbaby
1969
as Tilison

Suspect
1960
as Rosson

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973
as The White Knight

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Mr. Mumby

Charleston
1977
as Onkel Fred

This Office Life
1984
as Ferrier

Love/Loss
2010
as Alfie Wainwright

The Gathering Storm
1974
as Kurt von Schuschnigg

Dead Man's Chest
1965
as Lane

Journey to the Unknown
1969
as Jim Plimmer

Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Vicar

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
1988
as King

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
1979
as Organon

The Webster Boy
1962
as Charles Jamieson

A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee
2013

The Stranger Left No Card
1952
as Hotel Clerk
That Sinking Feeling
1973
as Norman

The Man with the Power
1976
as Mr. Smythe

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
as The Crowman

Say Hello to Yesterday
1971
as Estate Agent

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Philostrate

The Wood Demon
1974
as Dyadin

Two a Penny
1967
All Passion Spent
1986
as William

Amicus: House of Horrors
2012
as Self

Simulation Exercise
1984
as Mr Lawson
The Last Invasion
1966
as Edward
Abide with Me
1976
as The Vicar
The Adventures of Alice
1960
as White Knight

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
1978
as Drosselmeyer (voice)
A Child and a Half
1969
as Henry Ramsden
Just in Time for Christmas
1972
as Mr. Nottage
About Geoffrey Bayldon
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). With 149 credits spanning from 1950 to 2013, Geoffrey Bayldon has appeared in 82 films and 67 TV shows.
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- The Longest Day (1962) — as Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
- Casino Royale (1967) — as Q
- Dracula (1958) — as Porter (uncredited)
- Where the Spies Are (1966) — as Lecturer
- Scrooge (1970) — as Pringle - Toyshop Owner
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