RIP Geoffery Bayldon

[amethyst]

Geoffrey Bayldon age 93 has passed away famous for being Catweazle

[darren]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

He also played the crowmanm in worzel gummidge.

R i p geoffrey.

[darren]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

Bayldon made several film appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, including King Rat (1965), To Sir, with Love (1967), Casino Royale (as Q) (1967), the Envy segment of The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971), the Marc Bolan/T. Rex film Born To Boogie (1972), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), as well as the film versions of Steptoe and Son, Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) as the vicar, and Porridge (1979) as the Governor. Bayldon also appeared in several horror films; Dracula and Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed for Hammer Film Productions and The House That Dripped Blood, Asylum and Tales from the Crypt for Amicus Productions. In 2004, after many years of successful television work he appeared in the film Ladies in Lavender.
He appeared in Doctor Who with a guest appearance as Organon in The Creature from the Pit (1979) opposite Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. Subsequently, he played an alternative First Doctor in two audio plays based on the Doctor Who television series by Big Finish Productions in the Doctor Who Unbound series: Auld Mortality (2003) and A Storm of Angels (2005).
Other notable television roles include, ITV Play of the Week (1957, 1959, 1964, 1967), The Avengers (1961 and 1967), Z-Cars (1963, 1968), Theatre 625 (1964-1968), The Wednesday Play (1968, 1969), ITV Sunday Night Theatre (1970, 1972), Space: 1999 (1976), The Tomorrow People (1976), Tales of the Unexpected (1980, 1983), Blott on the Landscape (1985), Star Cops (1987), Rumpole of the Bailey (1987), The Chronicles of Narnia (1989). He later took part in a number of BBC Schools programmes,^[5] where he displayed a number of otherwise unexploited talents (such as singing). In 1993, he played Simplicio in the Open University video Newton's Revolution.

In 1986 Bayldon provided the vocals on Paul Hardcastle's The Wizard which was also used (without the vocal) as the theme for BBC1's Top of the Pops.

Among his more recent television appearances were the Five game show Fort Boyard (1998-2001), Waking the Dead (2004), Heartbeat (2004), Casualty (2006, after previous appearances in 1991, 1997 and 2004). His final television appearances before his retirement were New Tricks (2007) and My Family (2010)

[Twocky61]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

Geoffrey also played the village vicar in Sky West & Crooked starring Hayley Mills & Ian McShane

This film was probably overlooked by many film devotee's = other films starring Hayley Mills include Whistle Down The Wind & Tiger Bay & the original The Parent Trap

[Richard1978]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

Sad news, twice he was considered for the lead role in Dr Who, before playing a supporting part.

[Twocky61]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

I reckon Geoffrey would have made a brilliant Dr Who

[marc]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

R.I.P. Geoffrey Bayldon.

[zabadak]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

Catweazle - ace show, ace theme

[battyrat]

Re: Geoffrey Bayldon

So sad. Another part of my childhood gone. I will remember him for Catweazle.

[80sChav]

RIP Geoffery Bayldon

Sadly Geoffrey has passed on aged 93 years old

Here is a recent-ish probably last picture I've just found of Geoffrey on the Internet



RIP Geoffrey Bayldon

[Richard1978]

Re: RIP Geoffery Bayldon - Worsel Gumage legend

He died nearly 2 years ago according to the Wikipedia.

Iconic as Catweazle & the Crowmaster, & at least once was considered for Dr Who at least once.

Another interesting part was the narration on the Paul Hardcastle song The Wizard which was the Top Of The Pops theme in the late 1980s.