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, 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 Stanley Baxter Show, Baxter On..., On The Bright Side, The Stanley Baxter Series, Mr. Majeika
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Quote
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I'm not mad about comics speaking a hundred words a minute and walking up and down that vast stage alone. It doesn't appeal to me. They lack repose. The comedians I love most really were the American ones. Well, particularly, Jack Benny who could stand there, raise one eyebrow and have the audience in hysterics. He was the only comedian I ever wanted to meet.
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[on Patricia Routledge] A great singing voice, she's a very good actress, vocally, but she's also a great clown.
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Scots can deny it as much as they like, but I've seen a lot of anti-English sentiment expressed north of the border but never anti-Scots sentiments south of the border. They don't know any better. It's got to do with these dreadful films they've made, anti-English films and that wretched Australian... Braveheart (1995) - it's not even correct historically.
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Fact
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A long-time resident of Highgate in North London, he is a neighbour of singer George Michael and actress Thelma Barlow.
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He was educated at Hillhead High School in Glasgow which he described as 'built like a fever hospital for the far east' and that he was quite convinced 'there was a perfectly good school out in the far east being used as a fever hospital'. (This on account of the open corridors leading to the classrooms).
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After spending three years at Glasgow Citizens Theatre, Stanley Baxter moved to London in 1959, where he took part in TV revues for BBC and ITV.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
2008
TV Movie
Stanley Baxter in Reel Terms
1996
TV Movie
Various Roles
The Princess and the Cobbler
1993
Gofer / Slap (voice)
Rab C. Nesbitt
1991
TV Series
Matt Fernie
Mr. Majeika
1988-1990
TV Series
Mr. Majeika / Mr. Majolica
Christmas Hamper
1985
TV Movie
Various Characters
The Stanley Baxter Hour
1982
TV Movie
Various Roles
Stanley Baxter on Television
1979
TV Movie
Various Roles
Christmas Box
1976
TV Movie
Various Characters
The Stanley Baxter Picture Show: Part III
1975
TV Movie
Various Roles
The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show
1974
TV Movie
Various Roles
Akenfield
1974
Blacksmith
The Stanley Baxter Big Picture Show
1973
TV Movie
Various Roles
The Stanley Baxter Picture Show
1972
TV Series
Various Roles
The Goodies
1971
TV Series
Tourism Agent / Loch Ness Monster
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963-1971
TV Series
Various Roles
A Christmas Night with the Stars
1960-1970
TV Series
Various / Various - Juke Box Jury segment
The Wednesday Play
1965
TV Series
William Hazlitt
Joey Boy
1965
Benny 'The Kid' Lindowski
Baxter On...
1964
TV Series
Various Roles
Espionage
1964
TV Series
James Boswell
Father Came Too!
1964
Dexter Munro
The Fast Lady
1962
Murdoch Troon
Crooks Anonymous
1962
R.S. Widdowes
Comedy Playhouse
1961
TV Series
Geoffrey Tupper
On the Brighter Side
1961
TV Short
Various Characters
A Coming-Out Party
1961
'Jock' Everett / Kommondant Stamfel
On the Bright Side
1959-1960
TV Series
Various Characters
Theatre Night
1960
TV Series
Corporal Sydney Green
Festival Fever
1956
TV Movie
Vassili Gortchakovitch
Wee Geordie
1955
Postman
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stanley Baxter's Picture Annual
1986
TV Movie
Christmas Box
1976
TV Movie writer
The Stanley Baxter Picture Show
1972
TV Series additional material
Baxter On...
1964
TV Series
The Stanley Baxter Show
1963
TV Series writer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Artworks Scotland
2010
TV Series documentary archivist - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Glasgow: Big Night Out
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Many Faces of...
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself / Various Characters
The Unforgettable Gordon Jackson
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Friend and Actor
Artworks Scotland
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Comedy Christmas
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Happy Birthday BAFTA
2007
TV Movie
The Comedy Map of Britain
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Return of the Goodies
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Greatest TV Comedy Moments
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself / Various
Heroes of Comedy
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Unforgettable Kenneth Williams
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
What a Performance!
1999
TV Series
Himself
Stanley Baxter in Person
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Tuned In: 75 Years of Broadcasting by the BBC in Scotland