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Geoffrey Bayldon 1924

He served in the RAF before training to be an actor at the Old Vic Theatre School from 1947-1949. He spent time with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon as well as with Glasgow Citizen's and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

He was apparantly offered the role of the 1st Dr Who. (Taken by William Harnell).

He was nominated as "Best Actor" for the Royal Midland Television Awards for his role as Alby James in an episode of "Peak Practice" in 1993.

Played the Doctor Who twice, in 2 audio plays - "Auld Mortality" (2003) and "A Storm Of Angels" (2005).
Appeared as a butler in the rock and roll movie "Born to Boogie" featuring Marc Bolan, T. Rex, and directed by Ringo Starr



Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1949 Old Vic The Clandestine Marriage ..... .. ..... .. ..
1949 .. Tough at the Top ..... .. ..... .. ..
1951 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Henry V ..... .. ..... .. ..
1952 Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh The Happy Time ..... .. ..... The Stranger Left No Card Hotel Clerk
1952 Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh The Player King ..... .. ..... .. ..
1953 Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow Tapsalteerie-O ..... .. ..... .. ..
1953 Royal Princess's Theatre Glasgow The diary of a scoundrel ..... .. ..... .. ..
1953 .. Richard II ..... .. ..... .. ..
1953 Citizens' Theatre Company When We Are Married ..... .. ..... .. ..
1953 Royal Princess's Theatre Glasgow The Thistle and the Rose ..... .. ..... .. ..
1954 Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Macbeth ..... .. ..... .. ..
1956 Old Vic Caesar and Cleopatra Caesar .. ..... .. ..
1956 International Festival, Paris Caesar and Cleopatra Caesar .. ..... .. ..
1957 .. .. ..... The Life of Henry V Pistol .. ..
1957 .. .. ..... The Vise - The Baby-Sitter Doctor .. ..
1957 .. .. ..... O.S.S. - Operation Dagger Abwehr Lieutenant .. ..
1957 .. .. ..... Sword of Freedom - The Lion and the Mouse Luigi .. ..
1957 .. .. ..... Sword of Freedom - The Ship The Physician .. ..
1957 .. .. ..... Sword of Freedom - A Choice of Weapons Muzio .. ..
1957 .. .. ..... The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Angry Village Cal .. ..
1958 .. .. ..... The Adventures of Robin Hood - The Genius Count de Severne A Night to Remember Wireless Operator Cyril Evans
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... Dracula Porter
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Two-Headed Spy Dietz
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Libel Second Photographer
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... Whirlpool Wendel
1959 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Rough and the Smooth Ransom
1960 .. .. ..... Man from Interpol - The International Diamond Incident ..... Suspect Rosson
1960 .. .. ..... An Age of Kings Edmund/York/Worcester/Chief Justice .. ..
1961 .. .. ..... You Can't Win - Epitaph on a Tin Mr. Wishart Bomb in the High Street Clay
1961 .. .. ..... The Avengers - The Deadly Air Professor Kilbride .. ..
1962 .. .. ..... The Prince and the Pauper ..... The Amorous Prawn Telephone Operator
1962 .. .. ..... Suspense - Doctor Corbally and Certain Death Dr. Corbally The Webster Boy Charles Jamieson
1962 .. .. ..... The Winter's Tale Antigonus .. ..
1963 .. .. ..... The Victorians Various Characters 55 Days at Peking Smythe
1963 .. .. ..... Z Cars - Alarm Call Blake .. ..
1963 .. .. ..... Loop Matthew Dowd .. ..
1964 Chicago Ravinia Shakespeare Festival ..... Ghost Squad - Rich Ruby Wine Hartmann Becket Brother Philip
1964 .. .. ..... Detective - End of Chapter Stephen Protheroe .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... The Saint - The Scorpion Wilfred Garniman .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... The Massingham Affair Mr. Lumley .. ..
1965 .. .. ..... Play of the Month - Luther ..... Life at the Top Industrial Psychologist
1965 .. .. ..... Danger Man - A Very Dangerous Game Dickinson Where the Spies Are Lecturer
1965 .. .. ..... .. ..... King Rat Squadron Leader Vexley
1965 .. .. ..... .. ..... Dead Man's Chest Laine
1966 .. .. ..... Theatre 625 - The Family Reunion ..... Sky West and Crooked Rev. Phillip Moss
1967 .. .. ..... Theatre 625 - Kittens Are Brave/Incantation of Casanova Gordon Shiplake Two a Penny Alec Fitch
1967 .. .. ..... The Avengers - Escape in Time Clapham Casino Royale Q
1967 .. .. ..... The Saint - The Art Collectors Marcel Legrand To Sir, with Love Weston
1968 .. .. ..... Z Cars - Breakdown Mr. Smayles Inspector Clouseau Gutch
1968 .. .. ..... The Wednesday Play - A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka Mr. Mileson Otley Insp. Hewett
1968 .. .. ..... Detective - The Case of the Late Pig Kingston Assignment K The Boffin
1968 .. .. ..... Theatre 625 - To See How Far It Is Palmer A Dandy in Aspic ..
1968 .. .. ..... Play of the Month - St. Joan Archbishop of Rheims .. ..
1968 .. .. ..... The First Lady - King of Furness Albert Craig .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... Journey to the Unknown - The Last Visitor Mr. Plimmer The Bushbaby Tilison
1969 .. .. ..... Special Branch - The Promised Land Rushner Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Police Doctor
1969 .. .. ..... The Wednesday Play - A Child and a Half Henry Ramsden .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... Canterbury Tales ..... .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... Boy Meets Girl - Portrait of Jennie Henry Matthews .. ..
1970 .. .. ..... Danton Couthon Scrooge Toyshop Owner
1970 .. .. ..... Codename - Opening Gambit Blair .. ..
1970 - 1971 .. .. ..... Catweazle Catweazle .. ..
1971 .. .. ..... Play of the Month - Platonov ..... The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins Vernon
1971 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Raging Moon Mr. Latbury
1971 .. .. ..... .. ..... Say Hello to Yesterday Estate Agent
1971 .. .. ..... .. ..... The House That Dripped Blood Theo von Hartmann
1972 .. .. ..... Napoleon and Love Prince of Mecklenburg Au Pair Girls Mr. Howard
1972 .. .. ..... The Adventures of Black Beauty - The Viking Helmet Professor Miles Tales from the Crypt The Crypt Tour Guide
1972 .. .. ..... Van der Valk - Blue Notes Joseph Kettner Asylum Max Reynolds
1973 .. .. ..... The Pathfinders - Unusual Ally Dr. Pers Anderson Steptoe and Son Ride Again Vicar
1973 .. .. ..... Special Branch - All the King's Men Sumner Gawain and the Green Knight Wiseman
1973 .. .. ..... Armchair Theatre - That Sinking Feeling Uncle .. ..
1973 .. .. ..... Great Mysteries - The Ingenious Reporter Magistrate .. ..
1974 .. .. ..... Play of the Month - The Wood Demon ..... .. ..
1974 .. .. ..... Comedy Playhouse - Franklyn and Johnnie Franklyn Sims .. ..
1974 .. .. ..... Alice Through the Looking Glass White Knight .. ..
1975 .. .. ..... Mother India ..... .. ..
1975 .. .. ..... Under Western Eyes Peters .. ..
1975 .. .. ..... Edward the King Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman .. ..
1975 .. .. ..... Crown Court - The Murder Monitor ..... .. ..
1976 .. .. ..... Abide with Me ..... The Slipper and the Rose Archbishop
1976 .. .. ..... BBC2 Playhouse - The Mind Beyond: The Man with the Power Mr. Smythe The Pink Panther Strikes Again Dr. Claude Duval
1976 .. .. ..... Space: 1999 - One Moment of Humanity Number 8 .. ..
1976 .. .. ..... The Tomorrow People - Into the Unknown Tirayaan .. ..
1977 .. .. ..... The Duchess of Duke Street - Shadows Collinghurst Charleston ..
1977 .. .. ..... Just William - William's Lucky Day Great Man .. ..
1977 .. .. ..... Devenish Neville Liversedge .. ..
1978 .. .. ..... All Creatures Great and Small - Pride of Possession Roland Partridge .. ..
1978 .. .. ..... Sky Hunter Mr. Charles Trim .. ..
1978 .. .. ..... The Famous Five - Five Go to Billycock Hill Mr. Gringle .. ..
1979 .. .. ..... < href=" http://www.gallifreyone.com/"> Doctor Who - The Creature from the Pit Organon Porridge Governor
1979 .. .. ..... Worzel Gummidge The Crowman .. ..
1980 .. .. ..... Cribb - Something Old, Something New Uncle Ezra Winter The Monster Club Psychiatrist
1980 .. .. ..... Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson - The Case of the Deadly Tower Hadlock Worzel Gummidge: A Cup o' Tea an' a Slice o' Cake The Crowman
1980 .. .. ..... Tales of the Unexpected - Fat Chance Dr. Applegate .. ..
1981 .. .. ..... Bergerac - Relative Values Henry Bernard .. ..
1981 .. .. ..... Juliet Bravo - Journeys Jack Lord .. ..
1981 .. .. ..... Lady Killers - My Perfect Husband Dr. French .. ..
1983 .. .. ..... Tales of the Unexpected - Down Among the Sheltering Palms Sid Bullshot Col. Hinchcliff
1983 .. .. ..... All Creatures Great and Small: 1983 Christmas Special Mr. Mason .. ..
1983 .. .. ..... Hallelujah! - Luncheon Club/Counselling Mr. Sedgewick .. ..
1984 .. .. ..... Hallelujah! - A Goose for Mrs. Scratchit Jacob Marley .. ..
1985 .. .. ..... Blott on the Landscape Ganglion .. ..
1985 .. .. ..... Hold the Back Page ..... .. ..
1986 .. .. ..... In Loving Memory - Up in the World Ballonist .. ..
1986 .. .. ..... All Passion Spent William .. ..
1987 .. .. ..... Rumpole of the Bailey - Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow Brinsley Lampitt .. ..
1987 .. .. ..... Cause célèbre Judge Humphreys .. ..
1987 .. .. ..... Star Cops - Other People's Secrets Ernest Wolfhartt .. ..
1988 .. .. ..... The Tenth Man Elderly Clerk Madame Sousatzka Mr. Cordle
1988 .. .. ..... The Storyteller - Sapsorrow King .. ..
1988 .. .. ..... The Return of Sherlock Holmes - The Bruce-Partington Plans Sidney Johnson .. ..
1989 Old Vic Marya ..... Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader Ramandu .. ..
1989 .. .. ..... All Creatures Great and Small - Where Sheep May Safely Graze Geoff Hatfield .. ..
1989 .. .. ..... Dramarama - The Pisces Connection Fisherman .. ..
1990 .. .. ..... TECX ..... .. ..
1990 .. .. ..... Campion - Mystery Mile Rev. Swithin Cush .. ..
1991 Houston, Texas My Fair Lady Pickering Casualty - Facing Up Duncan Frain L'Amore necessario Bernardo
1991 .. .. ..... Van der Valk - The Little Rascals Nicolas Meijers .. ..
1993 Barbican Theatre Unfinished Business ..... .. ..... .. ..
1994 .. .. ..... Never Mind Ron Tom & Viv Harwent
1994 .. .. ..... Soldier Soldier - Further Education Jack Knight Asterix in Amerika Getafix (Voice)
1994 .. .. ..... The Biz Markov .. ..
1995 .. .. ..... Pie in the Sky - Black Pudding Seymour Flint .. ..
1995 .. .. ..... Last of the Summer Wine - Adopted by a Stray Mr. Broadbent .. ..
1995 .. .. ..... Magic Grandad Grandad .. ..
1996 .. .. ..... Wycliffe - Wild Oats Gilbert Rawle .. ..
1996 .. .. ..... Faith in the Future - Art Lovers Mr. Quigley .. ..
1996 .. .. ..... Cuts Prof. Finiston .. ..
1997 .. .. ..... The New Adventures of Robin Hood - The Legend of Olwyn Merlin .. ..
1997 .. .. ..... Wycliffe - Old Times, New Crimes Judge .. ..
1997 .. .. ..... Casualty - A Taste of Freedom/- Déjà Vu James Ellington/Alby James .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Heat of the Sun Pole Goodwin .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Peak Practice - Once in a Lifetime/A Change of View Alby James .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Fort Boyard The Professor .. ..
1998 .. .. ..... Heartbeat - Spellbound Gilbert Percy .. ..
2000 .. .. ..... Midsomer Murders - Blue Herrings Arthur Prewitt .. ..
2002 .. .. ..... Where the Heart Is - Relative Strangers/Love Wally Vernon/Edward Smith .. ..
2003 .. .. ..... Looking for Victoria Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria .... ..
2004 .. .. ..... Waking the Dead - In Sight of the Lord Edward Atkinson Ladies in Lavender Mr. Penhaligan
2004 .. .. ..... Heartbeat - Money, Money, Money Gilbert Percy .. ..
2004 .. .. ..... Casualty - Inside Out Ralph Michaels .. ..
2006 .. .. ..... Casualty - Needle Wilf Simpson .. ..
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