Geoffrey Bayldon

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Geoffrey Bayldon (born January 7, 1924 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British actor. After playing roles in dramas of Shakespeare, he became famous with the role of Catweazle in the early 1970s, after turning down the opportunity to play the first doctor in Doctor Who. Bayldon's other long-running parts include the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge and Magic Grandad in the BBC School's Television series Watch.<p>Bayldon made several film appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, including King Rat (1965), To Sir With Love (1967) Casino Royale (1967), the Envy segment of The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) and the film version of the television series Porridge (1979).<p>Among his more recent television appearances was the Five game show Fort Boyard.<p>He also had a guest appearance in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as Organon in The Creature from the Pit. More recently, he has also performed in two audio plays based on the Doctor Who television series by Big Finish...