Geoffrey Bayldon
Acting1924Leeds, 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 History
Future
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
as King
2012
Amicus: House of Horrors
as Self
2010
Love/Loss
as Alfie Wainwright
2007
2004
Ladies in Lavender
as Mr Penhaligon
Heartbeat
TVas Gilbert Percy• 1 eps
Waking the Dead
TVas Edward Atkinson• 2 eps
2000
Midsomer Murders
TVas Arthur Prewitt• 1 eps
1998
Peak Practice
TVas Alby James• 2 eps
1995
Pie in the Sky
TVas Seymour Flint• 1 eps
Wycliffe
TVas Gilbert Rawle / Judge• 1 eps
1994
Tom & Viv
as Harwent
Soldier Soldier
TVas Jack Knight• 1 eps
1993
Magic Grandad
TVas Grandad Albert
1991
Van der Valk
TVas Nicolas Meijers• 1 eps
1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Mr. Mumby
1989
All Creatures Great and Small
TVas Geoff Hatfield• 1 eps
Campion
TVas Rev. Swithin Cush
The Chronicles of Narnia
TVas Ramandu• 1 eps
1988
Madame Sousatzka
as Mr. Cordle
The Tenth Man
as Elderly Clerk
The Storyteller
TVas King• 1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
TVas Sidney Johnson• 1 eps
1987
Cause Célèbre
as Mr. Justice Humphreys
Star Cops
TVas Ernest Wolfhartt• 1 eps
Rumpole of the Bailey
TVas Brinsley Lampitt• 1 eps
1986
All Passion Spent
as William
Casualty
TVas Duncan Frain / James Ellington / Ralph Michaels / Wilf Simpson
1985
Blott on the Landscape
TVas Ganglion
1984
This Office Life
as Ferrier
Simulation Exercise
as Mr Lawson
1981
The Monster Club
as Psychiatrist
Bergerac
TVas Henry Bernard• 1 eps
Hallelujah!
TVas Mr. Sedgewick / Jacob Marley
1980
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
as Justice Byrne
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Dr Applegate• 1 eps
Lady Killers
TVas Dr. Alfred Austin French
1979
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
as Organon
Porridge
as Governor Treadaway
Worzel Gummidge
TVas The Crowman
1978
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
as Drosselmeyer (voice)
1977
Charleston
as Onkel Fred
1976
The Slipper and the Rose
as Archbishop
The Man with the Power
as Mr. Smythe
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Dr. Duval
Space: 1999
TVas Number Eight• 1 eps
Playhouse
TVas Mr. Smythe• 1 eps
The Duchess of Duke Street
TVas Collinghurst
1975
1974
The Wood Demon
as Dyadin
The Gathering Storm
as Kurt von Schuschnigg
Justice
TVas Dr. Lomax• 1 eps
Napoleon and Love
TVas Ludwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1973
1972
Asylum
as Max Reynolds
Au Pair Girls
as Mr. Howard
Tales from the Crypt
as Guide
Just in Time for Christmas
as Mr. Nottage
The Adventures of Black Beauty
TVas Professor Miles
The Frighteners
TVas The Man
1971
The House That Dripped Blood
as Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")
The Raging Moon
as Mr Latbury
Platonov
as Sergei
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
as Vernon (segment "Envy")
Say Hello to Yesterday
as Estate Agent
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Sergei Voinitsev• 1 eps
1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Police Doctor
Otley
as Insp. Hewitt
The Bushbaby
as Tilison
A Child and a Half
as Henry Ramsden
Journey to the Unknown
as Jim Plimmer
The Expert
TVas Lawrence Richie• 1 eps
1968
Assignment K
as The Boffin
Inspector Clouseau
as Gutch
Journey to the Unknown
TVas Mr Jim Plimmer
Nicholas Nickleby
TVas Arthur Gride
Theatre 625
TVas Gordon Shiplake / Charles / Don Antonio Capitani / Palmer / Edmund• 1 eps
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
55 Days at Peking
as Smythe
Doctor Who
TVas Organon
1962
Jigsaw
as Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)
The Prince and the Pauper
as Sir Goeffrey
The Amorous Prawn
as 2nd Telephone Operator
The Webster Boy
as Charles Jamieson
Suspense
TVas Doctor Corbally• 1 eps
1961
1960
Suspect
as Rosson
Cone of Silence
as Aircraft Controller
The Adventures of Alice
as White Knight
An Age of Kings
TVas Lord Chief Justice• 2 eps
1959
1958
The Camp on Blood Island
as New Prisoner (uncredited)
Dracula
as Porter (uncredited)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Philostrate
A Night to Remember
as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans
The Two-Headed Spy
as Dietz
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Count de Severne• 1 eps
1952
Trent's Last Case
as Reporter in Court
The Stranger Left No Card
as Hotel Clerk
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Elderly clerk / Kurt von Schuschnigg