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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-01-07 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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

Acting

2013

2012

2010

Love/Loss as Alfie Wainwright

2004

Ladies in Lavender as Mr Penhaligon

2001

Waking the Dead as Edward Atkinson

1997

Midsomer Murders as Arthur Prewitt

1994

Tom & Viv as Harwent
Wycliffe as Judge
Pie in the Sky as Seymour Flint
Wycliffe as Gilbert Rawle

1993

Peak Practice as Alby James
Magic Grandad as Grandad Albert

1992

Heartbeat as Follett
Heartbeat as Gilbert Percy

1991

Soldier Soldier as Jack Knight

1990

1989

Campion as Rev. Swithin Cush

1988

The Tenth Man as Elderly Clerk
Madame Sousatzka as Mr. Cordle

1987

Cause Célèbre as Mr. Justice Humphreys

1986

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

1984

This Office Life as Ferrier
Simulation Exercise as Mr Lawson
Sherlock Holmes as Sidney Johnson

1983

Bullshot as Col. Hinchcliff

1981

The Monster Club as Psychiatrist
Hallelujah! as Mr. Sedgewick
Hallelujah! as Jacob Marley
Bergerac as Henry Bernard

1980

Lady Killers as Dr. Alfred Austin French

1979

Porridge as Treadaway - Governor
Worzel Gummidge as The Crowman
Tales of the Unexpected as Dr Applegate

1978

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King as Drosselmeyer (voice)
All Creatures Great and Small as Roland Partridge

1977

Charleston as Onkel Fred

1976

1975

Space: 1999 as Number Eight

1974

The Gathering Storm as Kurt von Schuschnigg
The Wood Demon as Dyadin

1973

1972

Asylum as Max Reynolds
Au Pair Girls as Mr. Howard
Van der Valk as Joseph Kettner
Van der Valk as Nicolas Meijers
The Frighteners as The Man

1971

Say Hello to Yesterday as Estate Agent
The House That Dripped Blood as Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins as Vernon (segment "Envy")
The Raging Moon as Mr Latbury
Platonov as Sergei
Justice as Dr. Lomax

1970

Scrooge as Pringle - Toyshop Owner
Catweazle as Catweazle
Codename as Blair

1969

A Child and a Half as Henry Ramsden
Journey to the Unknown as Jim Plimmer
The Bushbaby as Tilison
Otley as Insp. Hewitt

1968

Assignment K as The Boffin
The Expert as Lawrence Richie
Journey to the Unknown as Mr Jim Plimmer

1967

To Sir, with Love as Theo Weston

1966

1965

Sky West and Crooked as Rev. Phillip Moss
King Rat as Vexley
Life at the Top as Industrial Psychologist
BBC Play of the Month as Sergei Voinitsev, Anna's stepson

1964

Becket as Brother Philip (uncredited)

1963

Doctor Who as Organon

1962

The Webster Boy as Charles Jamieson
The Amorous Prawn as 2nd Telephone Operator
The Saint as Marcel Legrand
The Saint as Wilfred Garniman

1961

Greyfriars Bobby as The Vicar
The Avengers as Clapham

1960

Suspect as Rosson
Cone of Silence as Aircraft Controller
An Age of Kings as Duke of York

1959

Whirlpool as Wendel
Libel as Second Photographer

1958

Dracula as Porter (uncredited)
The Camp on Blood Island as New Prisoner (uncredited)
A Night to Remember as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood as Count de Severne

1952

Trent's Last Case as Reporter in Court

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Kurt von Schuschnigg
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Elderly clerk