
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

The Longest Day

Casino Royale

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

To Sir, with Love

Dracula

A Night to Remember

Inspector Clouseau

55 Days at Peking

Becket

Ladies in Lavender

The House That Dripped Blood

Tales from the Crypt

A Dandy in Aspic

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

The Prince and the Pauper

The Monster Club

Asylum

Scrooge

The Slipper and the Rose

The Tenth Man

Where the Spies Are

King Rat

Charleston

Greyfriars Bobby

Assignment K

The Two-Headed Spy

Life at the Top

Madame Sousatzka

The Camp on Blood Island

Gawain and the Green Knight

Steptoe & Son Ride Again

Tom & Viv

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Alice Through the Looking Glass

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

Au Pair Girls

The Raging Moon

Sky West and Crooked

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Yesterday's Enemy

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Suspect

The Webster Boy

Jigsaw

Two a Penny

Libel

Porridge

Say Hello to Yesterday

Bullshot

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

Journey to the Unknown

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

Cone of Silence

Trent's Last Case

Whirlpool

Cause Célèbre

Amicus: House of Horrors

The Bushbaby

The Gathering Storm

Otley

The Winter's Tale

The Stranger Left No Card
TV Shows

Tales of the Unexpected

The Avengers

Sherlock Holmes

BBC Play of the Month

Crown Court

Peak Practice

Heartbeat

All Creatures Great and Small

Waking the Dead

The Saint

New Tricks

Theatre 625

Bergerac

The Wednesday Play

ITV Playhouse

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Playhouse

No Hiding Place

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Rumpole of the Bailey

Space: 1999

Pie in the Sky

Soldier Soldier

Sunday Night Theatre

Wycliffe

The Expert

Dramarama

The Duchess of Duke Street

Justice

The Chronicles of Narnia

NET Playhouse

Van der Valk

Churchill's People

Lady Killers

The Storyteller

Detective

Suspense

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

The Adventures of Black Beauty

An Age of Kings

Sergeant Cork

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Journey to the Unknown

Campion

Catweazle

Worzel Gummidge

Cribb

The Frighteners

Star Cops

The Famous Five

Napoleon and Love

Ghost Squad

In Loving Memory

Boy Meets Girl

Hallelujah!

Nicholas Nickleby

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

You Can't Win

Blott on the Landscape

Armchair Theatre















