Remembering... Geoffrey Bayldon
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Post by ChasWeazle on May 9, 2019 23:00:26 GMT
Let us remember...
Albert Geoffrey Bayldon, who passed on this day in 2017.
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).
Geoffreys other long-running parts include the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge(1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series Watch (1995).
He was born in Leeds and attended Bridlington School and Hull College of Architecture.
Following service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he appeared in amateur theatricals and then trained at the Old Vic Theatre School.
He enjoyed a substantial stage career, including work in the West End and for the RSC.
He 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.
He 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).
In 1963, Bayldon had been one of the first actors offered the role of the Doctor.
His other 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, where he displayed a number of otherwise unexploited talents (such as singing).
In1993, 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 later television appearances were the Five game show Fort Boyard (1998-2001), Waking the Dead (2004), Heartbeat (2004) and 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).
Geoffrey died on 10 May 2017, aged 93, from undisclosed causes.
His partner of many years, fellow actor Alan Rowe, predeceased him in 2000.
Film and Television roles include...
The Stranger Left No Card (1952) as a clerk.
It was a British short film directed by Wendy Toye.
The film won the Best Fiction award at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, where it was described as "a masterpiece" by Jean Cocteau, the French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Trent's Last Case (1952) as Reporter in Court (uncredited)
Sword of Freedom TV series (Episode, The Ship, 1957) as The Physician
Sword of Freedom TV series (Episode, The Lion and the Mouse, 1957) as Luigi
Sword of Freedom TV series (Episode, A Choice of Weapons, 1957) as Muzio
OSS TV series(Episode, Operation Dagger, 1957) as Abwehr Lieutenant
The Vise TV series (Episode, The Baby-Sitter, 1957)
The Life of Henry V (TV, 1957) as Pistol
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV series (Episode, The Angry Village, 1957) as Cal
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV series (Episode, The Genius, 1958) as Count De Severne
The Camp on Blood Island (1958) as Foster - New Prisoner (uncredited)
Dracula (1958) as Porter
A Night to Remember (1958) as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans - Californian
The Two-Headed Spy (1958) as Dietz
Whirlpool (1959) as Wendel
Idol on Parade (1959) as Record Producer. (uncredited)
The Rough and the Smooth (1959) as Ransom
Libel (1959) as Second Photographer
Cone of Silence (1960) as Aircraft Controller (uncredited)
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England(1960) as The Bombardier bartender (uncredited)
An Age of Kings (Mini-series, 1960) as Edmund of York / Worcester / Chief Justice
Man from Interpol (Episode, The International Diamond Incident, 1960) as Freddie
Suspect (1960) as Rosson
You Can't Win TV series (Episode, Epitaph on a Tin, 1961) as Mr. Wishart
The Avengers (Episode, The Deadly Air, 1961) as Professor Kilbride
Greyfriars Bobby (1961) as The Vicar (uncredited)
Disneyland (Episode, The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King, 1962) as Sir Goeffrey
The Winter's Tale (1962) as Antigonus
The Webster Boy (1962) as Charlies Jamieson
Jigsaw (1962) as Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)
The Longest Day (1962) as Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
Suspense TV series (Episode, Doctor Corbally and Certain Death, 1962) as Dr. Corbally
The Amorous Prawn (1962) as 2nd Telephone - Operator
55 Days at Peking (1963) as Smythe
Z-Cars (Alarm Call, 1963) as Blake
The Victorians (1963) as Dick Phenyl / Capt. Skinner / Digby Grant / Chodd Senior / Cool / Crumbs
Drama 60-67 (Drama '63: Loop, 1963) as Matthew Dowd
Bomb in the High Street (1963) as Clay
Becket (1964) as Brother Philip (uncredited)
Detective (End of Chapter, 1964) as Stephen Protheroe
The Saint (The Scorpion, 1964) as Wilfred Garniman
Ghost Squad (Rich Ruby Wine, 1964) as Hartmann
The Massingham Affair (6 episodes, 1964) as Mr. Lumley
Danger Man (A Very Dangerous Game, 1965) as Dickinson
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (Dead Man's Chest, 1965) as Laine
Play of the Month (Luther, 1965) as Cajetan
King Rat (1965) as Squadron leader Vexley
Life at the Top (1965) as Industrial Psychologist
Sky West and Crooked (1966) as Rev. Phillip Moss
Theatre 625 (The Family Reunion, 1966)
Where the Spies Are (1966) as Lecturer
The Saint (The Art Collectors, 1967) as Marcel Legrand
Theatre 625 (Incantation of Casanova, 1967) as Don Antonio Capitani
The Avengers (Escape in Time, 1967) as Clapham
Casino Royale (1967) as Q
Theatre 625 (Kittens Are Brave, 1967) as Gordon Shiplake
To Sir, with Love (1967) as Theo Weston
Two a Penny (1968) as Alec Fitch
Theatre 625 (To See How Far It Is, 1968) as Palmer
Assignment K (1968) as The Boffin
Inspector Clouseau (1968) as Gutch
A Dandy in Aspic (1968) as Lake
The Wednesday Play as Mr. Mileson (A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka, 1968)
The First Lady (King of Furness, 1968) as Albert Craig
Detective (The Case of the Late Pig, 1968) as Kingston
Play of the Month (Saint Joan, 1968) as Archbishop of Rheims
Z-Cars (Breakdown: Part 1 & 2, 1968) as Mr. Smayles
Otley (1969) as Inspector Hewett
The Wednesday Play (A Child and a Half, 1969) as Henry Ramsden
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) as Police Doctor
Journey to the Unknown (1969) as Mr. Plimmer (Episode 'The Last Visitor')
Boy Meets Girl (Portrait of Jenny, 1969) as Henry Matthews
Special Branch (The Promised Land, 1969) as Alex Rushmer
The Bushbaby (1969) as Tilison
Canterbury Tales (7 episodes, 1969) as The Friar's Tale Summoner
Prisoners of the Sun (1969) as Calculus (English version, voice, uncredited)
Codename (Opening Gambit, 1970) as Blair
Danton (1970) as Couthon
Scrooge (1970) as Pringle
Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) as Makelaar, Estate Agent
The Raging Moon (1971) as Mr. Latbury
The House That Dripped Blood (1971) as Theo Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")
Play of the Month (Platonov', 1971) as Sergei Voinitsev
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) as Vernon (segment "Envy")
Napoleon and Love (Mini-series, 1972) as Prince van Mecklenburg
Tales from the Crypt (1972) as Guide
Van der Valk (Blue Notes, 1972) as Joseph Kettner
Au Pair Girls (1972) as Mr. Howard
Asylum (1972) as Max (segment: "Mannikins of Horror")
Born To Boogie (1972) as Waiter
The Adventures of Black Beauty (The Viking Helmet: Part 1 & 2, 1972) as Professor Miles
Columbo (Dagger of the Mind, 1972)
The Pathfinders (Unusual Ally, 1973) as Dr. Pers Anderson
Special Branch (All the King's Men, 1973) as Sumner
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) as Wiseman
Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) as Vicar
Armchair Theatre (That Sinking Feeling, 1973) as Oom
Great Mysteries (The Ingenious Reporter, 1973) as Magistrate
Alice Through the Looking Glass (television film, 1974) as White Knight
Comedy Playhouse (Franklyn and Johnnie, 1974) as Franklyn Sims
Play of the Month (The Wood Demon, 1974) as Dyadin
Mother India (television film, 1975)
Crown Court (The Murder Monitor, 1975)
Edward the King (Mini-series, 1975) as Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Under Western Eyes (television film, 1975) as Peters
Abide with Me (television film, 1976)
The Tomorrow People (Into the Unknown: Part 1 t/m 4, 1976, part 1 alleen stem) as Tirayaan
The Slipper and the Rose (1976) as Archbishop
Space: 1999 - Number Eight (One Moment of Humanity, 1976)
BBC2 Playhouse (The Mind Beyond: The Man with the Power, 1976) as Mr. Smythe
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) as Dr. Claude Duval
Charleston (1977) as Uncle Fred
Just William (William's Lucky Day, 1977) as Great Man
The Duchess of Duke Street (Shadows, 1977) as Collinghurst
Devenish (1977–1978) as Neville Liversedge
Sky Hunter (1978) as Mr. Charles Trim
The Famous Five (Five Go to Billycock Hill, 1978) as Mr. Gringle
All Creatures Great and Small (Pride of Possession, 1978) as Roland Partridge
Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) as The Crowman
Porridge (1979) as Governor
Doctor Who- Organon (The Creature from the Pit, 1979)
Worzel Gummidge: A Cup o' Tea an' a Slice o' Cake (1980)
Cribb (Something Old, Something New, 1980) as Oom Ezra Winter
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (The Case of the Deadly Tower, 1980) as Hadlock
Tales of the Unexpected (Fat Chance, 1980) as Dr. Applegate
The Monster Club (1981) as Psychiatrist
Lady Killers (My Perfect Husband, 1981) as Dr. French
Juliet Bravo (Journeys, 1981) as Jack Lord
Bergerac (Relative Values, 1981) as Henry Bernard
Tales of the Unexpected (Down Among the Sheltering Palms, 1983) as Sid
Hallelujah! (Counselling, 1983|Luncheon Club, 1983) as Mr. Sedgewick
Bullshot (1983) as Col. Hinchcliff
All Creatures Great and Small 1983 Christmas special (television film, 1983) as Mr. Mason
Hallelujah! (A Goose for Mrs. Scratchit, 1984) as Jacob Marley
Blott on the Landscape (Mini-series, 1985) as Ganglion
Hold the Back Page (Fathers, Sons and Lovers, 1985)
In Loving Memory (Up in the World, 1986) as Balloonist
All Passion Spent (television film, 1986) as William
"Theme" B side to single "Anatomy of love" by Shelleyan Orphan (1987)
Cause célèbre (television film, 1987) as Humphreys
Rumpole of the Bailey (Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow, 1987) as Brinsley Lampitt
Star Cops (Other People's Secret, 1987) as Ernest Wolfhartt
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (The Bruce-Partington Plans, 1988) as Sidney Johnson
The Storyteller (Sapsorrow, 1988) as Koning
Madame Sousatzka (1988) as Mr. Cordle
The Tenth Man (television film, 1988)
Dramarama (The Pisces Connection, 1989) as Visser
All Creatures Great and Small (Where Sheep May Safely Graze, 1989) as Geoff Hatfield
Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (television film, 1989) as Ramandu
Campion - Rev. Swithin Cush (Mystery Mile: Part 1, 1990)
TECX - Alec Siemens (Deep Water, 1990)
Van der Valk (The Little Rascals, 1991) as Nicolas Meijers
l'Amore necessario (1991) as Bernardo
Casualty (Facing Up, 1991) as Duncan Frain
Soldier Soldier (Further Education, 1994) as Jack Knight
Never Mind (television film, 1994) as Ron
Tom & Viv (1994) as Harwent
Asterix in America (1994) as Getafix(English version, voice)
Magic Grandad (1995) as Magic Grandad
Last of the Summer Wine (Adopted by a Stray, 1995) as Mr. Broadbent
Wycliffe (Wild Oats, 1995) as Gilbert Rawle
Pie in the Sky (Black Pudding, 1995) as Seymour Flint
The Biz (1995, TV Series) as Markov
Faith in the Future (Art Lovers, 1996) as Mr. Quigley
Cuts (television film, 1996) as Prof. Finiston
Casualty (Déjà Vu, 1997) as Alby James
The New Adventures of Robin Hood (The Legend of Olwyn, 1997) as Merlijn
Casualty (A Taste of Freedom, 1997) as James Ellington
Wycliffe (Old Times, New Crimes, 1997) as Rechter
Heat of the Sun (Mini-series, 1998) as Rafe Goodwin
Heartbeat (Spellbound, 1998) as Follett
Peak Practice (Once in a Lifetime, 1998|A Change of View, 1998) as Alby James
Where the Heart Is (Love, 1998) as Edward Smith
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (1999) as Additional voice (voice, uncredited)
Midsomer Murders (Blue Herrings, 2000) as Arthur Prewitt
Where the Heart Is (Relative Strangers, 2002) as Wally Vernon
Fort Boyard (1998–2002) as professor
Looking for Victoria (television film, 2003) as Sir Henry Ponsonby
Ladies in Lavender (2004) as Mr. Penhaligan
Waking the Dead (In Sight of the Lord, 2004) as Edward Atkinson
Casualty (Inside Out, 2004) as Ralph Michaels
Heartbeat (Money, Money, Money, 2004) as Gilbert Percy
Casualty (Needle, 2006) as Wilf Simpson
New Tricks (God's Waiting Room, 2007) as Leonard Casey
Love/Loss (2010) as Alfie Wainwright
My Family (The Son'll Come Out, 2010) as Joe (final appearance)
.. and of course
Catweazle (26 episodes, 1970–1971) as Catweazle, for which the series won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best Children's TV Drama Script in 1971.
He was, in my opinion, a very under-estimated and under-appreciated actor, who should of been recognised by an honour of a knighthood.
Albert Geoffrey Bayldon, who passed on this day in 2017.
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).
Geoffreys other long-running parts include the Crowman in Worzel Gummidge(1979–81) and Magic Grandad in the BBC television series Watch (1995).
He was born in Leeds and attended Bridlington School and Hull College of Architecture.
Following service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he appeared in amateur theatricals and then trained at the Old Vic Theatre School.
He enjoyed a substantial stage career, including work in the West End and for the RSC.
He 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.
He 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).
In 1963, Bayldon had been one of the first actors offered the role of the Doctor.
His other 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, where he displayed a number of otherwise unexploited talents (such as singing).
In1993, 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 later television appearances were the Five game show Fort Boyard (1998-2001), Waking the Dead (2004), Heartbeat (2004) and 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).
Geoffrey died on 10 May 2017, aged 93, from undisclosed causes.
His partner of many years, fellow actor Alan Rowe, predeceased him in 2000.
Film and Television roles include...
The Stranger Left No Card (1952) as a clerk.
It was a British short film directed by Wendy Toye.
The film won the Best Fiction award at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, where it was described as "a masterpiece" by Jean Cocteau, the French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Trent's Last Case (1952) as Reporter in Court (uncredited)
Sword of Freedom TV series (Episode, The Ship, 1957) as The Physician
Sword of Freedom TV series (Episode, The Lion and the Mouse, 1957) as Luigi
Sword of Freedom TV series (Episode, A Choice of Weapons, 1957) as Muzio
OSS TV series(Episode, Operation Dagger, 1957) as Abwehr Lieutenant
The Vise TV series (Episode, The Baby-Sitter, 1957)
The Life of Henry V (TV, 1957) as Pistol
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV series (Episode, The Angry Village, 1957) as Cal
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV series (Episode, The Genius, 1958) as Count De Severne
The Camp on Blood Island (1958) as Foster - New Prisoner (uncredited)
Dracula (1958) as Porter
A Night to Remember (1958) as Wireless Operator Cyril Evans - Californian
The Two-Headed Spy (1958) as Dietz
Whirlpool (1959) as Wendel
Idol on Parade (1959) as Record Producer. (uncredited)
The Rough and the Smooth (1959) as Ransom
Libel (1959) as Second Photographer
Cone of Silence (1960) as Aircraft Controller (uncredited)
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England(1960) as The Bombardier bartender (uncredited)
An Age of Kings (Mini-series, 1960) as Edmund of York / Worcester / Chief Justice
Man from Interpol (Episode, The International Diamond Incident, 1960) as Freddie
Suspect (1960) as Rosson
You Can't Win TV series (Episode, Epitaph on a Tin, 1961) as Mr. Wishart
The Avengers (Episode, The Deadly Air, 1961) as Professor Kilbride
Greyfriars Bobby (1961) as The Vicar (uncredited)
Disneyland (Episode, The Prince and the Pauper: The Pauper King, 1962) as Sir Goeffrey
The Winter's Tale (1962) as Antigonus
The Webster Boy (1962) as Charlies Jamieson
Jigsaw (1962) as Constable at Murder Scene (uncredited)
The Longest Day (1962) as Officer at Eisenhower Briefing (uncredited)
Suspense TV series (Episode, Doctor Corbally and Certain Death, 1962) as Dr. Corbally
The Amorous Prawn (1962) as 2nd Telephone - Operator
55 Days at Peking (1963) as Smythe
Z-Cars (Alarm Call, 1963) as Blake
The Victorians (1963) as Dick Phenyl / Capt. Skinner / Digby Grant / Chodd Senior / Cool / Crumbs
Drama 60-67 (Drama '63: Loop, 1963) as Matthew Dowd
Bomb in the High Street (1963) as Clay
Becket (1964) as Brother Philip (uncredited)
Detective (End of Chapter, 1964) as Stephen Protheroe
The Saint (The Scorpion, 1964) as Wilfred Garniman
Ghost Squad (Rich Ruby Wine, 1964) as Hartmann
The Massingham Affair (6 episodes, 1964) as Mr. Lumley
Danger Man (A Very Dangerous Game, 1965) as Dickinson
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (Dead Man's Chest, 1965) as Laine
Play of the Month (Luther, 1965) as Cajetan
King Rat (1965) as Squadron leader Vexley
Life at the Top (1965) as Industrial Psychologist
Sky West and Crooked (1966) as Rev. Phillip Moss
Theatre 625 (The Family Reunion, 1966)
Where the Spies Are (1966) as Lecturer
The Saint (The Art Collectors, 1967) as Marcel Legrand
Theatre 625 (Incantation of Casanova, 1967) as Don Antonio Capitani
The Avengers (Escape in Time, 1967) as Clapham
Casino Royale (1967) as Q
Theatre 625 (Kittens Are Brave, 1967) as Gordon Shiplake
To Sir, with Love (1967) as Theo Weston
Two a Penny (1968) as Alec Fitch
Theatre 625 (To See How Far It Is, 1968) as Palmer
Assignment K (1968) as The Boffin
Inspector Clouseau (1968) as Gutch
A Dandy in Aspic (1968) as Lake
The Wednesday Play as Mr. Mileson (A Night with Mrs. Da Tanka, 1968)
The First Lady (King of Furness, 1968) as Albert Craig
Detective (The Case of the Late Pig, 1968) as Kingston
Play of the Month (Saint Joan, 1968) as Archbishop of Rheims
Z-Cars (Breakdown: Part 1 & 2, 1968) as Mr. Smayles
Otley (1969) as Inspector Hewett
The Wednesday Play (A Child and a Half, 1969) as Henry Ramsden
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) as Police Doctor
Journey to the Unknown (1969) as Mr. Plimmer (Episode 'The Last Visitor')
Boy Meets Girl (Portrait of Jenny, 1969) as Henry Matthews
Special Branch (The Promised Land, 1969) as Alex Rushmer
The Bushbaby (1969) as Tilison
Canterbury Tales (7 episodes, 1969) as The Friar's Tale Summoner
Prisoners of the Sun (1969) as Calculus (English version, voice, uncredited)
Codename (Opening Gambit, 1970) as Blair
Danton (1970) as Couthon
Scrooge (1970) as Pringle
Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) as Makelaar, Estate Agent
The Raging Moon (1971) as Mr. Latbury
The House That Dripped Blood (1971) as Theo Von Hartmann (segment 4 "The Cloak")
Play of the Month (Platonov', 1971) as Sergei Voinitsev
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) as Vernon (segment "Envy")
Napoleon and Love (Mini-series, 1972) as Prince van Mecklenburg
Tales from the Crypt (1972) as Guide
Van der Valk (Blue Notes, 1972) as Joseph Kettner
Au Pair Girls (1972) as Mr. Howard
Asylum (1972) as Max (segment: "Mannikins of Horror")
Born To Boogie (1972) as Waiter
The Adventures of Black Beauty (The Viking Helmet: Part 1 & 2, 1972) as Professor Miles
Columbo (Dagger of the Mind, 1972)
The Pathfinders (Unusual Ally, 1973) as Dr. Pers Anderson
Special Branch (All the King's Men, 1973) as Sumner
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973) as Wiseman
Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) as Vicar
Armchair Theatre (That Sinking Feeling, 1973) as Oom
Great Mysteries (The Ingenious Reporter, 1973) as Magistrate
Alice Through the Looking Glass (television film, 1974) as White Knight
Comedy Playhouse (Franklyn and Johnnie, 1974) as Franklyn Sims
Play of the Month (The Wood Demon, 1974) as Dyadin
Mother India (television film, 1975)
Crown Court (The Murder Monitor, 1975)
Edward the King (Mini-series, 1975) as Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Under Western Eyes (television film, 1975) as Peters
Abide with Me (television film, 1976)
The Tomorrow People (Into the Unknown: Part 1 t/m 4, 1976, part 1 alleen stem) as Tirayaan
The Slipper and the Rose (1976) as Archbishop
Space: 1999 - Number Eight (One Moment of Humanity, 1976)
BBC2 Playhouse (The Mind Beyond: The Man with the Power, 1976) as Mr. Smythe
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) as Dr. Claude Duval
Charleston (1977) as Uncle Fred
Just William (William's Lucky Day, 1977) as Great Man
The Duchess of Duke Street (Shadows, 1977) as Collinghurst
Devenish (1977–1978) as Neville Liversedge
Sky Hunter (1978) as Mr. Charles Trim
The Famous Five (Five Go to Billycock Hill, 1978) as Mr. Gringle
All Creatures Great and Small (Pride of Possession, 1978) as Roland Partridge
Worzel Gummidge (1979–81) as The Crowman
Porridge (1979) as Governor
Doctor Who- Organon (The Creature from the Pit, 1979)
Worzel Gummidge: A Cup o' Tea an' a Slice o' Cake (1980)
Cribb (Something Old, Something New, 1980) as Oom Ezra Winter
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (The Case of the Deadly Tower, 1980) as Hadlock
Tales of the Unexpected (Fat Chance, 1980) as Dr. Applegate
The Monster Club (1981) as Psychiatrist
Lady Killers (My Perfect Husband, 1981) as Dr. French
Juliet Bravo (Journeys, 1981) as Jack Lord
Bergerac (Relative Values, 1981) as Henry Bernard
Tales of the Unexpected (Down Among the Sheltering Palms, 1983) as Sid
Hallelujah! (Counselling, 1983|Luncheon Club, 1983) as Mr. Sedgewick
Bullshot (1983) as Col. Hinchcliff
All Creatures Great and Small 1983 Christmas special (television film, 1983) as Mr. Mason
Hallelujah! (A Goose for Mrs. Scratchit, 1984) as Jacob Marley
Blott on the Landscape (Mini-series, 1985) as Ganglion
Hold the Back Page (Fathers, Sons and Lovers, 1985)
In Loving Memory (Up in the World, 1986) as Balloonist
All Passion Spent (television film, 1986) as William
"Theme" B side to single "Anatomy of love" by Shelleyan Orphan (1987)
Cause célèbre (television film, 1987) as Humphreys
Rumpole of the Bailey (Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow, 1987) as Brinsley Lampitt
Star Cops (Other People's Secret, 1987) as Ernest Wolfhartt
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (The Bruce-Partington Plans, 1988) as Sidney Johnson
The Storyteller (Sapsorrow, 1988) as Koning
Madame Sousatzka (1988) as Mr. Cordle
The Tenth Man (television film, 1988)
Dramarama (The Pisces Connection, 1989) as Visser
All Creatures Great and Small (Where Sheep May Safely Graze, 1989) as Geoff Hatfield
Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (television film, 1989) as Ramandu
Campion - Rev. Swithin Cush (Mystery Mile: Part 1, 1990)
TECX - Alec Siemens (Deep Water, 1990)
Van der Valk (The Little Rascals, 1991) as Nicolas Meijers
l'Amore necessario (1991) as Bernardo
Casualty (Facing Up, 1991) as Duncan Frain
Soldier Soldier (Further Education, 1994) as Jack Knight
Never Mind (television film, 1994) as Ron
Tom & Viv (1994) as Harwent
Asterix in America (1994) as Getafix(English version, voice)
Magic Grandad (1995) as Magic Grandad
Last of the Summer Wine (Adopted by a Stray, 1995) as Mr. Broadbent
Wycliffe (Wild Oats, 1995) as Gilbert Rawle
Pie in the Sky (Black Pudding, 1995) as Seymour Flint
The Biz (1995, TV Series) as Markov
Faith in the Future (Art Lovers, 1996) as Mr. Quigley
Cuts (television film, 1996) as Prof. Finiston
Casualty (Déjà Vu, 1997) as Alby James
The New Adventures of Robin Hood (The Legend of Olwyn, 1997) as Merlijn
Casualty (A Taste of Freedom, 1997) as James Ellington
Wycliffe (Old Times, New Crimes, 1997) as Rechter
Heat of the Sun (Mini-series, 1998) as Rafe Goodwin
Heartbeat (Spellbound, 1998) as Follett
Peak Practice (Once in a Lifetime, 1998|A Change of View, 1998) as Alby James
Where the Heart Is (Love, 1998) as Edward Smith
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (1999) as Additional voice (voice, uncredited)
Midsomer Murders (Blue Herrings, 2000) as Arthur Prewitt
Where the Heart Is (Relative Strangers, 2002) as Wally Vernon
Fort Boyard (1998–2002) as professor
Looking for Victoria (television film, 2003) as Sir Henry Ponsonby
Ladies in Lavender (2004) as Mr. Penhaligan
Waking the Dead (In Sight of the Lord, 2004) as Edward Atkinson
Casualty (Inside Out, 2004) as Ralph Michaels
Heartbeat (Money, Money, Money, 2004) as Gilbert Percy
Casualty (Needle, 2006) as Wilf Simpson
New Tricks (God's Waiting Room, 2007) as Leonard Casey
Love/Loss (2010) as Alfie Wainwright
My Family (The Son'll Come Out, 2010) as Joe (final appearance)
.. and of course
Catweazle (26 episodes, 1970–1971) as Catweazle, for which the series won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain award for Best Children's TV Drama Script in 1971.
He was, in my opinion, a very under-estimated and under-appreciated actor, who should of been recognised by an honour of a knighthood.
) to the honours board it was for an OBE or MBE. He would have to have had many more lead roles for a knighthood. Certainly his early work on stage (and as large as that list that Chas has put on here is, in reality he has done more) was acclaimed and was held in high regard by the likes of Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Anthony Quayle, Bryan Forbes, John Mills Albert Finney, Richard Burton etc etc.