Stanley Baxter
Born: 1926-05-24 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Died: 2025-12-11
Known For: Acting
Biography
Stanley Baxter (born 24 May 1926) was a popular Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland and then starring along Leslie Phillips and James Robertson Justice. Very Important Person (1961) Crooks Anonymous (1962) The Fast Lady (1962) and finally Father Came Too! (1963) Baxter later became known for his British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter Show, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series and Mr Majeika.
Filmography
2025
- Being Stanley Baxter as Self (archive)
2022
- Ooh the Banter! as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter as Himself
2013
- The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter as Self/Various
2008
- Stanley Baxter: Now and Then as Self
2001
- This is Stanley Baxter as Self
1998
- Stanley Baxter in Person as Self
1993
- The Thief and the Cobbler as Gofer / Slap (voice)
1986
- Stanley Baxter's Picture Annual as Self
1985
- Stanley Baxter's Christmas Hamper as Various characters
1982
- The Stanley Baxter Hour as Various
1979
- Stanley Baxter on Television as Various Characters
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
1977
1976
- Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box as Various characters
1972
- The Stanley Baxter Picture Show as Stanley Baxter
1970
- The Goodies as Tourism Agent, Loch Ness Monster
1965
- Joey Boy as Benny 'The Kid' Lindowski
1964
- The Wednesday Play as William Hazlitt
- Father Came Too! as Dexter Munro
1963
- Espionage as James Boswell
- The Stanley Baxter Show
1962
- Crooks Anonymous as Brother R.S. Widdowes
- The Fast Lady as Murdoch Troon
1961
- Very Important Person as Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
1959
1955
- Geordie as Postman