Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 14, 2015 PB always wins. Maybe in a straight fight but I picture Maryport as being more of a sneak-up-and-stab-him-in-the-back kind of person... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted September 22, 2015 PB always wins. Maybe in a straight fight but I picture Maryport as being more of a sneak-up-and-stab-him-in-the-back kind of person... You sound like my bitter ex-business partner. Saw him in Carlisle a while back, didn't chuck him any change, mind! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. Bayldon's 83, not sure he's as good a bet as Gudrun for general entertainment value, though he did make a gloriously eccentric appearance in Marc Bolan's Born to Boogie movie. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. He appeared in Worzel Gummidge as the Crowman. He is now 91. Last TV appearence before retirement was 2010. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. He appeared in Worzel Gummidge as the Crowman. He is now 91. Last TV appearence before retirement was 2010. I have heard he is in poor health (no specifics though) these days, though that's from the old Lord Hennessey "private information" trick rather than the press. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,152 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. He appeared in Worzel Gummidge as the Crowman. He is now 91. Last TV appearence before retirement was 2010. I have heard he is in poor health (no specifics though) these days, though that's from the old Lord Hennessey "private information" trick rather than the press. He was in 'A Night To Remember' so he is in my Titanic theme team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. He appeared in Worzel Gummidge as the Crowman. He is now 91. Last TV appearence before retirement was 2010. Oh shit, my bad re accusing him of being 83, bet he wishes he was 83. So, in conclusion, a good 2016 pick if he makes the start line, but unlikely to have a Gudrun as our new Dunny! Fate may be sneaking up and stabbing PB's pick in the back, or summat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. He appeared in Worzel Gummidge as the Crowman. He is now 91. Last TV appearence before retirement was 2010. Oh shit, my bad re accusing him of being 83, bet he wishes he was 83. So, in conclusion, a good 2016 pick if he makes the start line, but unlikely to have a Gudrun as our new Dunny! Fate may be sneaking up and stabbing PB's pick in the back, or summat. He was on my shortlist at one point, but he's currently been subbed for a terminally ill writer. The trouble with these old folk in (presumed age related) poor health is you never know exactly how much fight they have in. Look at Bill Speakman. Or when I picked Derek Martinus, and swiftly dropped him the year he died. Then you have Francis Matthews, whom a friend told me was in very poor health, so I noted it down, and he died three weeks later! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted September 22, 2015 Roy Dotrice (b.1923) is a year older than Bayldon but maybe not as well known but has been working more recently. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted September 22, 2015 Roy Dotrice (b.1923) is a year older than Bayldon but maybe not as well known but has been working more recently. Good actor. "Dickens of London" is recommended, though no longer on YouTube. I'd mention he was a villain in Murder She Wrote, but that seems to come free with the SAG card. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted September 22, 2015 Roy Dotrice (b.1923) is a year older than Bayldon but maybe not as well known but has been working more recently. Good actor. "Dickens of London" is recommended, though no longer on YouTube. I'd mention he was a villain in Murder She Wrote, but that seems to come free with the SAG card. He also had the obligatory role in Game of Thrones (pyromancer Hallyne in season 2) and was originally supposed to play Grand Maester Pycelle, but had to decline because of health issues. Edit: Oh, and apparently he also narrated the Game of Thrones audio books. Obit guaranteed. Second edit: His health issue was cancer, but he says he's totally cured. Source: Youtube video Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. Jon Pertwee played Worzel Gummidge Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted September 22, 2015 Just found out that Catweazle actor Geoffrey Bayldon is still alive.I assumed he had died years ago.He also played Worzel Gummidge so made a career playing characters older than he was at the time. Jon Pertwee played Worzel Gummidge My mistake I meant to put the crowman out of Worzel Gummidge but didn`t proofread or edit before posting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. and father-in-law of Edward Woodward Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. and father-in-law of Edward Woodward Well I'll go to the foot of our stairs; you learn summat new every day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. and father-in-law of Edward Woodward and grandfather to Emily Woodward but no relation to Ed Wood, Roy Wood or Woody Woodpecker or summat. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. and father-in-law of Edward Woodward and grandfather to Emily Woodward but no relation to Ed Wood, Roy Wood or Woody Woodpecker or summat. So, what state - health-wise - is Roy Dotrice in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. and father-in-law of Edward Woodward and grandfather to Emily Woodward but no relation to Ed Wood, Roy Wood or Woody Woodpecker or summat. So, what state - health-wise - is Roy Dotrice in? Pretty good for 92 as far as I know apart from being a bit thin and having previously fought cancer. Geoffrey Bayldon on the other hand looks pretty bad in this public appearance last year.Looks like a cold or fall could easily finish him off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. and father-in-law of Edward Woodward and grandfather to Emily Woodward but no relation to Ed Wood, Roy Wood or Woody Woodpecker or summat. So, what state - health-wise - is Roy Dotrice in? Pretty good for 92 as far as I know apart from being a bit thin and having previously fought cancer. Geoffrey Bayldon on the other hand looks pretty bad in this public appearance last year.Looks like a cold or fall could easily finish him off. Well Im guessing that his family have kept the shoe box and the receipt, those shoes look fugging brand new and its not like they are going to get much wear is it. A quick gob and polish and they will be as new ready to take back to Deichmanns, eh. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,152 Posted September 22, 2015 He is also the father of Michelle Dotrice who played Betty in Some mothers do ave em and Karen Dotrice the little girl out of MaryPoppins. and father-in-law of Edward Woodward and grandfather to Emily Woodward but no relation to Ed Wood, Roy Wood or Woody Woodpecker or summat. So, what state - health-wise - is Roy Dotrice in? Pretty good for 92 as far as I know apart from being a bit thin and having previously fought cancer. Geoffrey Bayldon on the other hand looks pretty bad in this public appearance last year.Looks like a cold or fall could easily finish him off. Well Im guessing that his family have kept the shoe box and the receipt, those shoes look fugging brand new and its not like they are going to get much wear is it. A quick gob and polish and they will be as new ready to take back to Deichmanns, eh. Why the crappy wheelchair, though? Surely he must have a decent one of his own? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 23, 2015 Roy Dotrice (b.1923) is a year older than Bayldon but maybe not as well known but has been working more recently. Good actor. "Dickens of London" is recommended, though no longer on YouTube. I'd mention he was a villain in Murder She Wrote, but that seems to come free with the SAG card. Also well-respected by SF fans for playing the slimy politician Simmonds in Space: 1999. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted September 23, 2015 Roy Dotrice (b.1923) is a year older than Bayldon but maybe not as well known but has been working more recently. Good actor. "Dickens of London" is recommended, though no longer on YouTube. I'd mention he was a villain in Murder She Wrote, but that seems to come free with the SAG card. Also well-respected by SF fans for playing the slimy politician Simmonds in Space: 1999. Trapped in a perspex coffin because the suspended animation didn't work on him. https://youtu.be/4pQVZ2nikSU?t=2575 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,588 Posted September 23, 2015 Roy Dotrice (b.1923) is a year older than Bayldon but maybe not as well known but has been working more recently. Good actor. "Dickens of London" is recommended, though no longer on YouTube. I'd mention he was a villain in Murder She Wrote, but that seems to come free with the SAG card. Also well-respected by SF fans for playing the slimy politician Simmonds in Space: 1999. Trapped in a perspex coffin because the suspended animation didn't work on him. https://youtu.be/4pQVZ2nikSU?t=2575 He also played a politician in Babylon 5 and his Grandson Peter Woodward played a regular character in the follow up series Crusade (Edward Woodward was a guest star). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
