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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

147

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-01-07

Day of Death

2017-05-10 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Albert Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey Bayldon

Biography

Albert Geoffrey Bayldon 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

The Tenth Man

1988

The Tenth Man

as

Elderly Clerk

To Sir, with Love

1967

To Sir, with Love

as

Theo Weston

Asylum

1972

Asylum

as

Max Reynolds

Assignment K

1968

Assignment K

as

The Boffin

Scrooge

1970

Scrooge

as

Pringle - Toyshop Owner

Bullshot

1983

Bullshot

as

Col. Hinchcliff

Porridge

1979

Porridge

as

Governor Treadaway

A Child and a Half

1969

A Child and a Half

as

Henry Ramsden

Charleston

1977

Charleston

as

Onkel Fred

The Monster Club

1981

The Monster Club

as

Psychiatrist

All Passion Spent

1986

All Passion Spent

as

William

The Stranger Left No Card

1952

The Stranger Left No Card

as

Hotel Clerk

The Gathering Storm

1974

The Gathering Storm

as

Kurt von Schuschnigg

Journey to the Unknown

1969

Journey to the Unknown

as

Jim Plimmer

Say Hello to Yesterday

1971

Say Hello to Yesterday

as

Estate Agent

The Wood Demon

1974

The Wood Demon

as

Dyadin

Madame Sousatzka

1988

Madame Sousatzka

as

Mr. Cordle

The Bushbaby

1969

The Bushbaby

as

Tilison

Sky West and Crooked

1966

Sky West and Crooked

as

Rev. Phillip Moss

Greyfriars Bobby

1961

Greyfriars Bobby

as

The Vicar

Suspect

1960

Suspect

as

Rosson

55 Days at Peking

1963

55 Days at Peking

as

Smythe

Whirlpool

1959

Whirlpool

as

Wendel

The Prince and the Pauper

1962

The Prince and the Pauper

as

Sir Goeffrey

This Office Life

1984

This Office Life

as

Ferrier

Becket

1964

Becket

as

Brother Philip (uncredited)

Love/Loss

2010

Love/Loss

as

Alfie Wainwright

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

1978

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

as

Drosselmeyer (voice)

Au Pair Girls

1972

Au Pair Girls

as

Mr. Howard

Jigsaw

1962

Jigsaw

as

Simulation Exercise

1984

Simulation Exercise

as

Mr Lawson

The Slipper and the Rose

1976

The Slipper and the Rose

as

Archbishop

Dracula

1958

Dracula

as

Porter (uncredited)

King Rat

1965

King Rat

as

Vexley

Tom & Viv

1994

Tom & Viv

as

Harwent

Otley

1969

Otley

as

Insp. Hewitt

The Camp on Blood Island

1958

The Camp on Blood Island

as

New Prisoner (uncredited)

Ladies in Lavender

2004

Ladies in Lavender

as

Mr Penhaligon

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

The House That Dripped Blood

as

Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")

Cone of Silence

1960

Cone of Silence

as

Aircraft Controller

Where the Spies Are

1966

Where the Spies Are

as

Lecturer

Life at the Top

1965

Life at the Top

as

Industrial Psychologist

The Man with the Power

1976

The Man with the Power

as

Mr. Smythe

The Webster Boy

1962

The Webster Boy

as

Charles Jamieson

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

1971

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

as

Vernon (segment "Envy")

A Night to Remember

1958

A Night to Remember

as

Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

The Amorous Prawn

1962

The Amorous Prawn

as

2nd Telephone Operator

Trent's Last Case

1952

Trent's Last Case

as

Reporter in Court

The Raging Moon

1971

The Raging Moon

as

Mr Latbury

Libel

1959

Libel

as

Second Photographer

Platonov

1971

Platonov

as

Sergei

The Last Invasion

1966

The Last Invasion

as

Edward

Cause Célèbre

1987

Cause Célèbre

as

Mr. Justice Humphreys

The Adventures of Alice

1960

The Adventures of Alice

as

White Knight

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

1980

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

as

Justice Byrne

Space: 1999

Space: 1999

as

Number Eight

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Arthur Prewitt

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

as

Judge

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Organon

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Clapham

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Follett

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Sidney Johnson

The Saint

The Saint

as

Marcel Legrand

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

Edward Atkinson

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Kurt von Schuschnigg

Catweazle

Catweazle

as

Catweazle

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Joseph Kettner

Codename

Codename

as

Blair

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

as

Duke of York

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

as

Mr. Sedgewick

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

as

Jacob Marley

The Expert

The Expert

as

Lawrence Richie

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

as

The Crowman

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as

Dr. Alfred Austin French

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Henry Bernard

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Alby James

Casualty

Casualty

as

Duncan Frain

Magic Grandad

Magic Grandad

as

Grandad Albert

Campion

Campion

as

Rev. Swithin Cush

Justice

Justice

as

Dr. Lomax

Casualty

Casualty

as

James Ellington

Casualty

Casualty

as

Ralph Michaels

Casualty

Casualty

as

Wilf Simpson

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Nicolas Meijers

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Seymour Flint

Wycliffe

Wycliffe

as

Gilbert Rawle

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Elderly clerk

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

as

Mr Jim Plimmer

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Gilbert Percy

The Saint

The Saint

as

Wilfred Garniman

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

as

Jack Knight

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

as

Earl of Worcester

An Age of Kings

An Age of Kings

as

Lord Chief Justice

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Mr. Smythe

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Archbishop of Rheims

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Sergei Voinitsev

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

as

Arthur Gride

Production

Crew

Directing