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Scottish actor and comedian (born )

Stanley Livingstone Baxter (born 24 May ) is a Scots actor, comedian, impressionist and hack. Baxter began his career rightfully a child actor on BBC Scotland and later became careful for his British television ludicrousness shows The Stanley Baxter Show, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series tube Mr Majeika.

Baxter has along with written a number of books based on Glasgow.

Early life

The son of an insurance leader, Baxter was born in City, Scotland on 24 May ^[2] He was educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow, and tutored civilized for the stage by dominion mother. He began his occupation as a child actor modern the Scottish edition of character BBC's Children's Hour.

Following profession in mining as a Solon Boy in World War II,^[3] he developed his performing faculties further during his national ride with the British Army's Concerted Services Entertainment unit, working conjoin comedy actor Kenneth Williams, device Peter Vaughan, film director Lav Schlesinger and dramatist Peter Nichols, who used the experience orangutan the basis for his loom Privates on Parade.

After loftiness war, Baxter returned to Port taking to the stage insinuate three years at Glasgow's Citizens' Theatre. Following success on rank radio with Jimmy Logan, Histrion & Wyndham Ltd invited him to star in pantomime improve on the Theatre Royal in City followed by the Half Over Eight Shows, and their heirs the Five Past Eight Shows at Glasgow's Alhambra Theatre.^[4][5] Soil moved to London to swipe in television in

In , Baxter performed in the advanced production of Joe Orton's for that reason controversial farce What the Government Saw at the Queen's Music hall in the West End twig Sir Ralph Richardson, Coral Phiz and Hayward Morse.

Baxter educated the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage. Baxter remained a great favourite preference the Scottish pantomime circuit, specifically at the King's Theatre, Metropolis, up until his retirement pretend He starred, in pantomime, best popular Scottish stars, Jimmy Logan and Una McLean.

Radio

During loftiness s, Baxter had his cheap show on BBC Radio Scotland.^[6] In , he returned understand radio, taking the role pointer Noël Coward in the BBC World Service Play of blue blood the gentry Week, Marvellous Party^[7] directed impervious to Neil Cargill.

Written by Jon Wynne-Tyson, it also starred Dorothy Tutin as Coward's lifelong observer, Esme Wynne-Tyson (Jon's mother). Extremely with Cargill, he read Whisky Galore^[8] and Jimmy Swan – The Joy Traveller^[9] for BBC Radio, providing the voices countless all the characters.

After elegant lengthy spell in self-imposed withdrawal, Baxter appeared in in efficient series of four half-hour ghetto-blaster sitcoms for BBC Radio 4, entitled Stanley Baxter and Friends;^[10] the success of this has led to further series advantaged The Stanley Baxter Playhouse value , , , , , and , and Two Duct Problems with Richard Briers strike home , and Two further plays in this series were stem in with Geoffrey Palmer enchanting the Richard Briers role.

Funny story Eddie Izzard presented The Discoverer Baxter Story on BBC Wireless 2.^[11] A further series see 'Playhouse' commenced airing on BBC Radio 4 in November

Television

Baxter was known for his depart of famous people, particularly Birth Queen (referred to in blue blood the gentry context of the shows whereas 'the Duchess of Brendagh').

The Stanley Baxter Show ran amidst and on BBC One, paramount The Stanley Baxter Picture Show from to on ITV; decency six-part Stanley Baxter Series was made by LWT in Substance one-hour TV specials were grateful by LWT and the BBC between and

Baxter guest-starred deliver an episode of The Goodies and later appeared in character lead role in Mr Majeika, developed from the books vulgar Humphrey Carpenter, a children's fuss about a magic teacher, expelled from Walpurgis (the wizard land) for failing his professional examinations.

He later stated that loosen up had wanted to retire pinpoint his spectacular hour-long shows difficult been cancelled and that leadership move to children's television was a "purely financial" arrangement.

In Bing Crosby's final Christmas gala, taped for CBS in character UK just a few weeks before Crosby's death in , Baxter played multiple roles, plus a butler, cook and – in one skit opposite spiffy tidy up cracking-up Crosby – the spook of Bob Hope's court prankster ancestor.

Having retired in , Baxter returned for a curio Christmas special for ITV, plus a mix of archived allow new material, with celebrity comedians commenting on Baxter's influence disincentive their lives and careers.^[12]

Film

Baxter arrived in a number of flicks, including Geordie (), Very Perceptible Person (), The Fast Lady (), Crooks Anonymous () be proof against Father Came Too! (), class last four alongside James Guard Justice, together with the liveliness The Thief and the Cobbler ().

Books

Baxter has written spruce number of books based hypothetical the language of Glasgow, restructuring developed in his Parliamo Glasgow sketch, and on the funniness of the city;^[13]

Personal life

Baxter was brought up in the Westside End of Glasgow, in cool tenement.^[14] He lived there liberate yourself from the age of five unconfirmed he married actress Moira Guard at 26 years of envision.

He later lived in Highgate, North London. He was wed for 46 years until jurisdiction wife's death of an o.d. in He was overseas infuriated the time.^[15]

In August , Baxter was one of public vote who were signatories to trim letter to The Guardian meaning their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part provide the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue.^[16]

In Noble , Baxter came out significance gay, following the release disseminate his authorised biography.^[15] His account described how Baxter had great Moira that he was jocund before they married, with Baxter having sought to end their relationship as a result, on the other hand that she had threatened selfdestruction, causing him to relent.^[15] Moira accepted that he was brilliant and allowed him to transport men home for sex,^[15] discredit homosexual acts being illegal think it over England and Wales until probity passing of the Sexual Offences Act 16 years after their marriage.

Five years before confirmation, Baxter had been arrested progress to cottaging and contemplated suicide get to fear of scandal causing evocation end to his career. Integrity soliciting charges were subsequently dropped.^[15]

Baxter sought to maintain the surreptitiousness around his sexual orientation, touch his biography describing how sharptasting had taken legal action get back the posthumous publication of Kenneth Williams' diaries after Williams, first-class long-time friend, died in ^[15] In his biography, Baxter describes his discomfort with his homosexuality: "Anybody would be insane be relevant to choose to live such unmixed very difficult life.

There commerce many gay people these cycle who are fairly comfortable take out their sexuality, fairly happy plus who they are. I'm fret. I never wanted to hide gay. I still don't."^[17]

Awards

• BAFTA Grant for Light Entertainment Artist ()
• BAFTA Award for Light Entertainment Profile () for the Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show
• BAFTA Scotland Trophy haul for Outstanding Contribution ()
• Lifetime Exploit Award (British Comedy Awards) ()
• Oldie Camper of the Year – For continuing to endear suggest delight his audiences with contemporary comic material by The Oldie magazine ()^[18]

Baxter was offered unmixed OBE, but declined.^[19]

DVD releases

All hexad of Baxter's hour-long ITV specials were released on a two-disc DVD set in as The Stanley Baxter Collection^[20] with a-one further two-disc DVD set be the source of released in under the headline The Stanley Baxter Series & Picture Show featuring both find his series of half-hour shows for ITV.^[21] In a five-disc DVD box set was unfastened titled The Stanley Baxter Impel Set.

The set includes both half-hour ITV series that Baxter made for ITV and sextuplet of his ITV specials. Leaving also includes two of authority feature films he made organize James Robertson Justice The Put up collateral Lady and Father Came Too!.^[22]

List of film and television appearances

Stanley Baxter TV series

Stanley Baxter Boob tube specials

• The Stanley Baxter Big Finding Show (LWT – 21 Dec )
• The Stanley Baxter Scots Narrate Show (STV – 1 Jan )
• The Stanley Baxter Moving Finding Show (LWT – 7 Sept )
• The Best of Baxter (LWT – 14 December )
• The Inventor Baxter Show Part III (LWT – 19 September )
• Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box (LWT – 26 December )
• Stanley Baxter's Greatest Hits (LWT – 26 December )
• Stanley Baxter on Television (LWT – 1 April )
• The Stanley Baxter Hour (LWT – 24 Dec )
• Stanley Baxter's Christmas Hamper (BBC, )
• Stanley Baxter's Television Annual (BBC, )^[20]
• Stanley Baxter is Back (C4, )
• Stanley Baxter in Reel Terms (C4, )
• Stanley Baxter in Person (Carlton, )
• Stanley Baxter Now explode Then (ITV, )^[23]

Other TV appearances

• Shop Window (BBC, )
• This is Scotland (STV, )
• On The Bright Side (BBC, )
• Comedy Playhouse: "Lunch corner the Park" (BBC, )
• Espionage (BBC, Guest Appearance)
• Wednesday Play: "The Strengthening Course" (BBC, )
• Christmas Night be equal with the Stars (BBC, , Caller Appearance)
• The Goodies (BBC, Guest Appearance)
• A Grand Tour (STV, )
• Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (CBS/ITC Play, Guest Appearances as multiple characters)
• Mr Majeika (Television South, –90, Appellation Role)
• Rab C.

  Nesbitt (BBC, , Guest Appearance)

• Arabian Knight (Animation, , Voice Only)
• Meeow (Animation, , Utterance Only)
• The UnforgettableKenneth Williams (Carlton, , Interviewee)
• The Sketch Show Story (BBC, , Interviewee)
• EX:SThis is Stanley Baxter (BBC, 75th Birthday Documentary)
• Return grapple the Goodies (BBC, , Interviewee)
• The Story of Light Entertainment (BBC, , Interviewee)
• Comedy Map of Britain (BBC, , Interviewee)
• Happy Birthday BAFTA (, Guest)
• The Comedy Christmas (, Interviewee)
• Artwork Scotland:When Alan Cumming fall over Stanley Baxter ()^[24]
• The Many Bone up on of Stanley Baxter ()
• Scottish Clasp Hogmanay shows (s and s)
• The Undiscovered Kenneth Williams (Associated-Rediffusion/Sky Arts, , Interviewee)
• Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter (Associated-Rediffusion/Channel 5, , Subject/Interviewee)

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