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Stanley Baxter

May 24, 1926 - Dec 11, 2025 (99 years old) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

Known For

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The Wednesday Play
William Hazlitt
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The Goodies
Tourism Agent, Loch Ness Monster
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The Thief and the Cobbler
Gofer / Slap (voice)
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Crooks Anonymous
Brother R.S. Widdowes
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The Stanley Baxter Show
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Father Came Too!
Dexter Munro
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Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
Self
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The Stanley Baxter Picture Show
Stanley Baxter
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Geordie
Postman
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The Fast Lady
Murdoch Troon

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