Stanley Baxter
Actor
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
Crooks Anonymous
as Brother R.S. Widdowes 1962
The Fast Lady
as Murdoch Troon 1962
Father Came Too!
as Dexter Munro 1964
Very Important Person
as Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel 1961
Geordie
as Postman 1955
An Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1980
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
as Self 1977
Joey Boy
as Benny 'The Kid' Lindowski 1965
Stanley Baxter's Picture Annual
as Self 1986
Stanley Baxter's Christmas Hamper
as Various characters 1985
Stanley Baxter in Person
as Self 1998
Ooh the Banter!
as Self (archive footage) 2022
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
as Self 2008
Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box
as Various characters 1976
Stanley Baxter on Television
as Various Characters 1979
Being Stanley Baxter
as Self (archive) 2025