Stanley Baxter
| Stanley Baxter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stanley Baxter 24 May 1926 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor Author |
| Spouse(s) | Moira (died 1997) |
| Awards |
British Comedy Awards 1997 Lifetime Achievement Award Oldie Camper of the Year, 2008 BAFTA for Light Entertainment Performance, (1959, 1972, 1981) |
Stanley Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is an award-winning Scottish actor and impressionist, known for his highly popular British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter Show, Baxter On..., Time For Baxter, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series and Mr Majeika.
He began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland. In a long career he has worked with some celebrated colleagues in a wide range of productions in radio, theatre, television and films. He has also written a number of books based on Glasgow.
The son of an insurance manager, Baxter was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow, and schooled for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's Children's Hour. He developed his performing skills further during his national service with the Combined Services Entertainment unit, working alongside comedy actor Kenneth Williams, film director John Schlesinger and dramatist Peter Nichols, who used the experience as the basis for his play Privates on Parade.
After the war Baxter returned to Glasgow taking to the stage for three years at Glasgow’s Citizens' Theatre. Following success on the radio with Jimmy Logan, Howard & Wyndham Ltd invited him to star in pantomime at The Theatre Royal in Glasgow followed by the Half Past Eight Shows, and their successors the Five Past Eight Shows at Glasgow's Alhambra Theatre. He moved to London to work in television in 1959. In 1969 he performed in the original production of Joe Orton's then controversial farce What The Butler Saw at the Queen's Theatre in the West End with Sir Ralph Richardson, Coral Browne and Hayward Morse. Baxter nurtured the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage. Baxter remained a great favourite on the Scottish pantomime circuit, especially at The Kings Theatre, Glasgow, up until his retirement in 1992. He starred, in pantomime, with popular Scottish stars, Jimmy Logan and Una McLean.
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