Stanley Livingstone Baxter was born on 24 May 1926 and is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author.
19 Facts About Stanley Baxter
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The son of an insurance manager, Stanley Baxter was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 24 May 1926.
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Stanley Baxter was educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow, and schooled for the stage by his mother.
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Stanley Baxter began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's Children's Hour.
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Stanley Baxter moved to London to work in television in 1959.
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In 1969, Stanley Baxter 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.
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Stanley Baxter nurtured the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage.
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Stanley Baxter remained a great favourite on the Scottish pantomime circuit, especially at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, up until his retirement in 1992.
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Stanley Baxter starred, in pantomime, with popular Scottish stars, Jimmy Logan and Una McLean.
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Stanley Baxter was known for his impressions of famous people, particularly The Queen.
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Stanley Baxter guest-starred in an episode of The Goodies and later appeared in the lead role in Mr Majeika, developed from the books by Humphrey Carpenter, a children's show about a magic teacher, expelled from Walpurgis for failing his professional examinations.
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Stanley Baxter later stated that he had wanted to retire after his spectacular hour-long shows had been cancelled and that the move to children's television was a "purely financial" arrangement.
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Stanley Baxter has written a number of books based on the language of Glasgow, as developed in his Parliamo Glasgow sketch, and on the humour of the city;.
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Stanley Baxter was brought up in the West End of Glasgow, in a tenement.
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Stanley Baxter lived there from the age of five until he married actress Moira Robertson at 26 years of age.
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Stanley Baxter was married for 46 years until his wife's death of an overdose in 1997.
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Stanley Baxter's biography described how Baxter had told Moira that he was gay before they married, with Baxter having sought to end their relationship as a result, but that she had threatened suicide, causing him to relent.
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Five years before then, Stanley Baxter had been arrested for cottaging and contemplated suicide for fear of scandal causing an end to his career.
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The set includes both half-hour ITV series that Stanley Baxter made for ITV and six of his ITV specials.