Geoffrey Bayldon
View on IMDb ↗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
Amicus: House of Horrors
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
The Webster Boy
The Wood Demon
The Expert
Detective
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Frighteners
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Pie in the SkyFilmography (153)
- 2013
A Dandy and a Clown: The Life of Jon Pertwee - 2012
Amicus: House of HorrorsSelf - 2010
Love/LossAlfie Wainwright - 2004
New Tricks - 2004
Ladies in LavenderMr Penhaligon - 2003Looking for VictoriaHenry Ponsonby
- 2001
Waking the DeadEdward Atkinson - 1997
Midsomer MurdersArthur Prewitt - 1994
Pie in the SkySeymour Flint - 1994
WycliffeJudge - 1994
Tom & VivHarwent - 1993
Peak PracticeAlby James - 1993Magic GrandadGrandad Albert
- 1992
HeartbeatFollett - 1991
Soldier SoldierJack Knight - 1990TECX
- 1990
The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonMr. Mumby - 1989
CampionRev. Swithin Cush - 1989
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderRamandu - 1988
The StorytellerKing - 1988
The Chronicles of NarniaRamandu - 1988
Madame SousatzkaMr. Cordle - 1988
The Tenth ManElderly Clerk - 1988
The Storyteller: SapsorrowKing - 1987
Star CopsErnest Wolfhartt - 1987
Cause CélèbreMr. Justice Humphreys - 1986All Passion SpentWilliam
- 1986
The Return of Sherlock HolmesSidney Johnson - 1986
All Passion SpentWilliam - 1986
CasualtyDuncan Frain - 1985
Blott on the LandscapeGanglion - 1984
Sherlock HolmesSidney Johnson - 1984
This Office LifeFerrier - 1984
Simulation ExerciseMr Lawson - 1983
DramaramaFishman - 1983
BullshotCol. Hinchcliff - 1981
BergeracHenry Bernard - 1981
Hallelujah! - 1981
The Monster ClubPsychiatrist - 1980
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas SpecialThe Crowman - 1980
CribbUncle Ezra Winter - 1980
Lady KillersDr. Alfred Austin French - 1980
The Trial of Lady ChatterleyJustice Byrne - 1979
Tales of the UnexpectedSid - 1979
PorridgeGovernor Treadaway - 1979
Worzel GummidgeThe Crowman - 1979
Doctor Who: The Creature from the PitOrganon - 1978
All Creatures Great and SmallRoland Partridge - 1978
The Nutcracker and the Mouse KingDrosselmeyer (voice) - 1977
CharlestonOnkel Fred - 1976
The Duchess of Duke StreetCollinghurst - 1976
The Man with the PowerMr. Smythe - 1976
The Slipper and the RoseArchbishop - 1976
The Pink Panther Strikes AgainDr. Duval - 1976Abide with MeThe Vicar
- 1975
Space: 1999Number Eight - 1975
Rumpole of the BaileyBrinsley Lampitt - 1974
The Wood DemonDyadin - 1974
The Gathering StormKurt von Schuschnigg - 1974
PlayhouseMr. Smythe - 1974
Napoleon and LoveLudwig, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin - 1974
Churchill's People - 1974If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
- 1973Men of AffairsThe Attorney General
- 1973
Steptoe & Son Ride AgainVicar - 1973
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesMagistrate - 1973
Alice Through the Looking GlassThe White Knight - 1973
Gawain and the Green KnightWiseman - 1973That Sinking FeelingNorman
- 1972
The FrightenersThe Man - 1972
Tales from the CryptGuide - 1972
Van der ValkJoseph Kettner - 1972
The Adventures of Black BeautyProfessor Miles - 1972
AsylumMax Reynolds - 1972
Crown Court - 1972
Au Pair GirlsMr. Howard - 1972Just in Time for ChristmasMr. Nottage
- 1971PlatonovSergei
- 1971
JusticeDr. Lomax - 1971
The Raging MoonMr Latbury - 1971
The House That Dripped BloodVon Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak") - 1971
Great Performances - 1971
The Magnificent Seven Deadly SinsVernon (segment "Envy") - 1971
Say Hello to YesterdayEstate Agent - 1970CodenameBlair
- 1970
CatweazleCatweazle - 1970
ScroogePringle - Toyshop Owner - 1969A Child and a HalfHenry Ramsden
- 1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreFinsbury - 1969
In Loving Memory - 1969
The BushbabyTilison - 1969
OtleyInsp. Hewitt - 1969
Frankenstein Must Be DestroyedPolice Doctor - 1969
Journey to the UnknownJim Plimmer - 1968
The ExpertLawrence Richie - 1968
Journey to the UnknownMr Jim Plimmer - 1968
Nicholas NicklebyArthur Gride - 1968
A Dandy in Aspic - 1968
Assignment KThe Boffin - 1968
Inspector ClouseauGutch - 1967
To Sir, with LoveTheo Weston - 1967
ITV PlayhouseAustin Withers - 1967
Casino RoyaleQ - 1967
Two a Penny - 1967
Boy Meets GirlHenry Matthews - 1966
NET PlayhouseCool - 1966
Sky West and CrookedRev. Phillip Moss - 1966
Where the Spies AreLecturer - 1966The Last InvasionEdward
- 1966
You Can't Win - 1965
King RatVexley - 1965
Dead Man's ChestLane - 1965
Life at the TopIndustrial Psychologist - 1965
BBC Play of the MonthDyadin - 1964
Detective - 1964
Theatre 625Edmund - 1964
BecketBrother Philip (uncredited) - 1964
The Wednesday PlayMr. Mileson - 1964The Massingham AffairMr. Lumley
- 1963
Doctor WhoOrganon - 1963
Sergeant CorkMenzies - 1963
55 Days at PekingSmythe - 1962
The Webster BoyCharles Jamieson - 1962
The Longest DayOfficer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited) - 1962
The Winter's TaleAntigonus - 1962
The SaintMarcel Legrand - 1962
JigsawConstable at Murder Scene (uncredited) - 1962
The Prince and the PauperSir Goeffrey - 1962
SuspenseDoctor Corbally - 1962
The Amorous Prawn2nd Telephone Operator - 1961
The AvengersClapham - 1961
Greyfriars BobbyThe Vicar - 1961
Ghost Squad - 1960
SuspectRosson - 1960
Cone of SilenceAircraft Controller - 1960
An Age of KingsDuke of York - 1960The Adventures of AliceWhite Knight
- 1959
Edgar Wallace MysteriesLane - 1959
Yesterday's Enemy - 1959
LibelSecond Photographer - 1959
WhirlpoolWendel - 1959
No Hiding Place - 1958
A Night to RememberWireless Operator Cyril Evans - 1958
DraculaPorter (uncredited) - 1958
A Midsummer Night's DreamPhilostrate - 1958
The Camp on Blood IslandNew Prisoner (uncredited) - 1958
The Two-Headed SpyDietz - 1956
Armchair TheatreUncle Norman - 1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodCal - 1952
The Stranger Left No CardHotel Clerk - 1952
Trent's Last CaseReporter in Court - 1951
Hallmark Hall of FameKurt von Schuschnigg - 1950
Sunday Night Theatre