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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 (1970–71). Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series Watch (1995).
Birth Name
Albert Geoffrey Bayldon
Born
Monday, 07 January 1924
Died
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Too Much TV | The Crowman | 2016 |
| Amicus: House of Horrors | Self | 2012 |
| Love/Loss | Alfie Wainwright | 2010 |
| Ladies in Lavender | Mr. Penhaligan / Mr Penhaligon | 2004 |
| Looking for Victoria | Henry Ponsonby | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Leonard Casey | 2003 |
| My Family | Joe | 2000 |
| Waking the Dead | Edward Atkinson | 2000 |
| Doctors | Joseph Makin | 2000 |
| Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne | (voice) | 2000 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Too Much TV | The Crowman | 2016 |
| Amicus: House of Horrors | Self | 2012 |
| Love/Loss | Alfie Wainwright | 2010 |
| Ladies in Lavender | Mr. Penhaligan / Mr Penhaligon | 2004 |
| Looking for Victoria | Henry Ponsonby | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Leonard Casey | 2003 |
| My Family | Joe | 2000 |
| Waking the Dead | Edward Atkinson | 2000 |
| Doctors | Joseph Makin | 2000 |
| Les voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne | (voice) | 2000 |
| Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar | Additional voice | 1999 |
| Heat of the Sun | Rafe Goodwin | 1998 |
| Knight School | Dr. Spencer DePenser | 1997 |
| Where the Heart Is | Wally Vernon / Edward Smith | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Arthur Prewitt | 1997 |
| The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Merlin | 1997 |
| Cuts | Prof. Finiston | 1996 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | Hermit | 1996 |
| Faith in the Future | Mr. Quigley | 1995 |
| Asterix in America | Getafix / Getafix (voice) | 1994 |
| Wycliffe | Gilbert Rawle / Judge | 1994 |
| Tom & Viv | Harwent | 1994 |
| Pie in the Sky | Seymour Flint | 1994 |
| Peak Practice | Alby James | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | Gilbert Percy / Follett | 1992 |
| L'amore necessario | Bernardo | 1991 |
| Soldier Soldier | Jack Knight | 1991 |
| TECX | Alec Siemens | 1990 |
| Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Ramandu | 1989 |
| Mystery!: Campion | Rev. Swithin Cush | 1989 |
| The Tenth Man | Elderly Clerk | 1988 |
| Madame Sousatzka | Mr. Cordle | 1988 |
| MuppeTelevision | King | 1987 |
| Cause célèbre | Mr. Justice Humphreys | 1987 |
| Star Cops | Ernest Wolfhartt | 1987 |
| The Storyteller | King | 1987 |
| All Passion Spent | William | 1986 |
| Casualty | Wilf Simpson / Duncan Frain / Ralph Michaels / James Ellington | 1986 |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes | Sidney Johnson | 1986 |
| Hold the Back Page | Arthur Wordsworth | 1985 |
| There Comes a Time | Sam | 1985 |
| Blott on the Landscape | Ganglion | 1985 |
| Bullshot Crummond | Col. Hinchcliff | 1983 |
| Dramarama | Fishman | 1983 |
| Bergerac | Henry Bernard | 1981 |
| Hallelujah! | Mr. Sedgewick / Jacob Marley | 1981 |
| The Monster Club | Psychiatrist / Psychiatrist (Segment "Shadmock Story") | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | Jack Lord | 1980 |
| Cribb | Uncle Ezra Winter | 1980 |
| Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson | Morton Hadlock | 1979 |
| Doing Time | Governor / Treadaway - Governor | 1979 |
| Turtle's Progress | Sammy Violin | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Sid / Dr. Applegate | 1979 |
| Worzel Gummidge | The Crowman | 1979 |
| Give Us a Clue | Self - Panellist | 1979 |
| The Famous Five | Mr. Gringle | 1978 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Roland Partridge / Mr. Mason / Geoff Hatfield | 1978 |
| Devenish | Neville Liversedge | 1977 |
| Charleston | Uncle Fred / Onkel Fred | 1977 |
| Just William | Great Man | 1977 |
| The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Dr. Duval | 1976 |
| The Duchess of Duke Street | Collinghurst | 1976 |
| The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella | Archbishop | 1976 |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Brinsley Lampitt | 1975 |
| Space: 1999 | Number Eight | 1975 |
| Edward the King | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman | 1975 |
| The Gathering Storm | Kurt von Schuschnigg | 1974 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Mr. Smythe | 1974 |
| Napoleon and Love | Prince of Mecklenburg | 1974 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Undertaker | 1974 |
| The Wood Demon | Dyadin | 1974 |
| Alice Through the Looking Glass | White Knight | 1973 |
| Beryl's Lot | Ninian Phelps | 1973 |
| Men of Affairs | The attorney general | 1973 |
| Orson Welles' Great Mysteries | Magistrate | 1973 |
| Steptoe and Son Ride Again | Vicar | 1973 |
| Gawain and the Green Knight | Wiseman | 1973 |
| The Tomorrow People | Tirayaan | 1973 |
| Born to Boogie | Waiter | 1973 |
| Last of the Summer Wine | Broadbent | 1973 |
| Jackanory Playhouse | Old Father Time | 1972 |
| The Strauss Family | Schlumberger | 1972 |
| Crown Court | Edgar Dryden / Ambrose Baker | 1972 |
| The Adventures of Black Beauty | Professor Miles | 1972 |
| Van der Valk | Joseph Kettner / Nicolas Meijers | 1972 |
| Asylum | Max Reynolds / Max (segment "Mannikins of Horror") | 1972 |
| Au Pair Girls | Mr. Howard | 1972 |
| The Frighteners | The Man | 1972 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Guide | 1972 |
| The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | Vernon (segment "Envy") | 1971 |
| Justice | Dr. Lomax | 1971 |
| The Fenn Street Gang | Magistrate | 1971 |
| The House That Dripped Blood | Von Hartmann (segment "The Cloak") / Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak") | 1971 |
| Long Ago, Tomorrow | Mr. Latbury / Mr Latbury | 1971 |
| Say Hello to Yesterday | Estate Agent | 1971 |
| Scrooge | Pringle - Toyshop Owner | 1970 |
| Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Pringle - Toyshop Owner | 1970 |
| Codename | Blair | 1970 |
| Catweazle | Catweazle | 1970 |
| Seven Crystal Balls and the Prisoners of the Sun | Calculus | 1969 |
| In Loving Memory | Balloonist | 1969 |
| Special Branch | Alex Rushmer / Sumner | 1969 |
| The Bushbaby | Tilison | 1969 |
| Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed | Police Doctor | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Finsbury / Gleason | 1969 |
| Otley | Superintendent Hewitt / Insp. Hewitt | 1968 |
| Journey to the Unknown | Mr. Jim Plimmer | 1968 |
| The Expert | Lawrence Richie | 1968 |
| Two a Penny | Alec Fitch | 1968 |
| The First Lady | Albert Craig | 1968 |
| A Dandy in Aspic | Lake | 1968 |
| Inspector Clouseau | Gutch | 1968 |
| Assignment K | The Boffin | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Austin Withers | 1967 |
| To Sir, with Love | Theo Weston | 1967 |
| Casino Royale | 'Q' / Q | 1967 |
| Where the Spies Are | Lecturer | 1965 |
| Life at the Top | Industrial Psychologist | 1965 |
| Dead Man's Chest | Lane | 1965 |
| King Rat | Vexley | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Archbishop of Rheims / Cajetan / Dyadin / Sergei Voinitsev, Anna's stepson | 1965 |
| Gypsy Girl | Philip Moss / Rev. Phillip Moss | 1965 |
| Front Page Story | Jeremy Batson | 1965 |
| Secret Agent | Dickinson | 1964 |
| The Wednesday Play | Mr. Mileson / Henry Ramsden | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Charles / Don Antonio Capitani / Edmund / Gordon Shiplake / Palmer | 1964 |
| Detective | Stephen Protheroe / Kingston | 1964 |
| Becket | Brother Philip | 1964 |
| Doctor Who | Organon | 1963 |
| Maupassant | Parent | 1963 |
| 55 Days at Peking | Smythe | 1963 |
| The Amorous Mr. Prawn | 2nd Telephone Operator | 1962 |
| The Saint | Marcel Legrand / Wilfred Garniman | 1962 |
| The Longest Day | Officer at Eisenhower Briefing | 1962 |
| Jigsaw | Constable at Murder Scene | 1962 |
| The Webster Boy | Charles Jamieson | 1962 |
| The Winter's Tale | Antigonus | 1962 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | Sir Goeffrey | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | Franklyn Sims | 1961 |
| Bomb in the High Street | Clay | 1961 |
| Ghost Squad | Ernst Hartmann | 1961 |
| Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog | The Vicar | 1961 |
| Drama 61-67 | Matthew Dowd | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Clapham / Professor Kilbride | 1961 |
| Bootsie and Snudge | Adams | 1960 |
| The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | The Bombardier bartender | 1960 |
| Trouble in the Sky | Aircraft Controller | 1960 |
| An Age of Kings | Lord Chief Justice / Duke of York / Earl of Worcester | 1960 |
| Man from Interpol | Freddie | 1960 |
| The Risk | Rosson | 1960 |
| Libel | Second Photographer | 1959 |
| Portrait of a Sinner | Ransom | 1959 |
| No Hiding Place | Stephen Palmer / Dr. Penston | 1959 |
| Yesterday's Enemy | Soldier who Dies | 1959 |
| Idol on Parade | Record Producer. | 1959 |
| Whirlpool | Wendel | 1959 |
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Lane | 1959 |
| The Two-Headed Spy | Dietz | 1958 |
| A Night to Remember | Wireless Operator Cyril Evans | 1958 |
| Horror of Dracula | Porter | 1958 |
| The Camp on Blood Island | Foster - New Prisoner | 1958 |
| Hotel Imperial | Mr. Fosdyke | 1958 |
| Sword of Freedom | Physician / Muzio / Luigi | 1958 |
| O.S.S. | Abwehr Lieutenant | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Uncle Norman | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Butler / Dr. John Curtis / John Cadmus / Mell | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Count de Severne / Cal | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | TV producer / George | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Sir Goeffrey | 1954 |
| The Vise | Doctor | 1954 |
| Trent's Last Case | Reporter in Court | 1952 |
| The Stranger Left No Card | Hotel Clerk / Clerk | 1952 |
