Geoffrey Bayldon

Born: 7 January 1924, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died: 10 May 2017, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

A character actor in film and television from the 1950s until his retirement in the 2010s. To many children of the 1970s he is best known for playing the title character in the television series 'Catweazle'.

A Night to Remember (1958) as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans

Sky West and Crooked (1966) as Philip Moss

With Hayley Mills.

To Sir, with Love (1967) as Theo Weston

Catweazle (1970)(Season 1, Episode 1) as Catweazle

Geoffrey Bayldon at the unveiling of the Catweazle bust in the grounds of The Brickendonbury Conference Centre in Hertfordshire in June 2014. In the world of Catweazle it's better known as King's Farthing, the home of Lord and Lady Collingford in series 2.

The Catweazle bust.