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Geoffrey Bayldon

Acting

Born January 7, 1924 · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Died May 10, 2017

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).

Filmography50+ titles

Pie in the Sky

1994as Seymour Flint

The Storyteller

1987as King

Sherlock Holmes

1984as Sidney Johnson

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976as Collinghurst

Doctor Who

1963as Organon

All Creatures Great & Small

1978as Geoff Hatfield

The Avengers

1961as Clapham

A Night to Remember

1958as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

The Longest Day

1962as Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)

Midsomer Murders

1997as Arthur Prewitt

To Sir, with Love

1967as Theo Weston

Blott on the Landscape

as Ganglion

The Saint

1962as Wilfred Garniman

New Tricks

2004

Jigsaw

1962as Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)

Waking the Dead

2001as Edward Atkinson

Heartbeat

1992as Gilbert Percy

Becket

1964as Brother Philip (uncredited)

The Prince and the Pauper

1962as Sir Goeffrey

Horror of Dracula

1958as Porter (uncredited)

Space: 1999

1975as Number Eight

King Rat

1965as Vexley

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975as Brinsley Lampitt

Madame Sousatzka

1988as Mr. Cordle

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976as Dr. Duval

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella

1976as Archbishop

55 Days at Peking

1963as Smythe

Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog

1961as The Vicar

Soldier Soldier

1991as Jack Knight

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Sid

Tales from the Crypt

1972as Guide

Scrooge

1970as Pringle - Toyshop Owner

Cone of Silence

1960as Aircraft Controller

Libel

1959as Second Photographer

The Tenth Man

1988as Elderly Clerk

Bergerac

1981as Henry Bernard

Ladies in Lavender

2004as Mr Penhaligon

The House That Dripped Blood

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

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955as Count de Severne

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969as Police Doctor

The Two-Headed Spy

1958as Dietz

Casualty

1986as Ralph Michaels

Van der Valk

1972as Nicolas Meijers

Tom & Viv

1994as Harwent

Campion

1989as Rev. Swithin Cush

Great Performances

1971

Wycliffe

1993as Gilbert Rawle

Asylum

1972as Max Reynolds

Bullshot

1983as Col. Hinchcliff

The Monster Club

1981as Psychiatrist