Geoffrey Bayldon
Born January 7, 1924 · Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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).
Notable Appearances
Movies
Casino Royale
The Longest Day
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
To Sir, with Love
55 Days at Peking
Dracula
A Night to Remember
Scrooge
The House That Dripped Blood
Inspector Clouseau
Tales from the Crypt
Ladies in Lavender
Becket
Where the Spies Are
The Prince and the Pauper
A Dandy in Aspic
Madame Sousatzka
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
King Rat
Asylum
The Monster Club
The Slipper and the Rose
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
The Winter's Tale
Libel
Abide with Me
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Tenth Man
Au Pair Girls
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
The Camp on Blood Island
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Two-Headed Spy
Tom & Viv
The Raging Moon
Jigsaw
Otley
Trent's Last Case
Charleston
Greyfriars Bobby
Porridge
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow
Yesterday's Enemy
Life at the Top
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Gawain and the Green Knight
Sky West and Crooked
Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit
Say Hello to Yesterday
Bullshot
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Whirlpool
The Man with the Power
Dead Man's Chest
Love/Loss
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
Two a Penny
Journey to the Unknown
Amicus: House of Horrors
Cause Célèbre
TV Shows
Crown Court
The Avengers
Heartbeat
The Wednesday Play
Peak Practice
ITV Playhouse
The Saint
BBC Play of the Month
New Tricks
Sherlock Holmes
Waking the Dead
No Hiding Place
Tales of the Unexpected
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Adventures of Robin Hood
All Creatures Great and Small
Bergerac
Rumpole of the Bailey
Sunday Night Theatre
Space: 1999
Playhouse
Theatre 625
Pie in the Sky
Soldier Soldier
The Expert
NET Playhouse
Churchill's People
Wycliffe
The Chronicles of Narnia
Van der Valk
Justice
Dramarama
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Storyteller
Worzel Gummidge
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Detective
Journey to the Unknown
Sergeant Cork
Catweazle
Campion
The Famous Five
An Age of Kings
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Star Cops
Lady Killers
Suspense
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Ghost Squad
The Frighteners
In Loving Memory
Boy Meets Girl
Cribb
Napoleon and Love
Hallelujah!
Nicholas Nickleby
Armchair Theatre
Blott on the Landscape
You Can't Win
