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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	The son of an insurance manager, Baxter was born in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. He was educated at [[Hillhead High School]], Glasgow, and schooled for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''[[Children's Hour]]''. He developed his performing skills further during his [[national service]] with the [[British Army]]'s [[BFBS Live Events\|Combined Services Entertainment]] unit, working alongside comedy actor [[Kenneth Williams]], actor [[Peter Vaughan]], film director [[John Schlesinger]] and dramatist [[Peter Nichols (playwright)\|Peter Nichols]], who used the experience as the basis for his play ''Privates on Parade''.		The son of an insurance manager, Baxter was born in [[w:Glasgow\|Glasgow]], [[w:Scotland\|Scotland]]. He was educated at [[w:Hillhead High School\|Hillhead High School]], Glasgow, and schooled for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''[[w:Children's Hour\|Children's Hour]]''. He developed his performing skills further during his [[w:national service\|national service]] with the [[w:British Army\|British Army]]'s [[w:BFBS Live Events\|Combined Services Entertainment]] unit, working alongside comedy actor [[Kenneth Williams]], actor [[w:Peter Vaughan\|Peter Vaughan]], film director [[w:John Schlesinger\|John Schlesinger]] and dramatist [[w:Peter Nichols (playwright)\|Peter Nichols]], who used the experience as the basis for his play ''Privates on Parade''.

	After the [[World War II\|war]], Baxter returned to Glasgow taking to the stage for three years at Glasgow's [[Citizens' Theatre]]. Following success on the radio with [[Jimmy Logan]], [[Howard & Wyndham Ltd]] invited him to star in pantomime at the [[Theatre Royal, Glasgow\|Theatre Royal]] in Glasgow followed by the Half Past Eight Shows, and their successors the Five Past Eight Shows at Glasgow's [[Alhambra Theatre Glasgow\|Alhambra Theatre]].<ref>''The Kings Theatre, Glasgow: Entertaining a Nation'' by Graeme Smith published 2008 {{ISBN\|978-0-9559420-0-6}}</ref><ref>''Alhambra Glasgow'' by Graeme Smith published 2011 {{ISBN\|978-0-9559420-1-3}}</ref> He moved to London to work in television in 1959.		After the [[w:World War II\|war]], Baxter returned to Glasgow taking to the stage for three years at Glasgow's [[w:Citizens' Theatre\|Citizens' Theatre]]. Following success on the radio with [[w:Jimmy Logan\|Jimmy Logan]], [[w:Howard & Wyndham Ltd\|Howard & Wyndham Ltd]] invited him to star in pantomime at the [[w:Theatre Royal, Glasgow\|Theatre Royal]] in Glasgow followed by the Half Past Eight Shows, and their successors the Five Past Eight Shows at Glasgow's [[w:Alhambra Theatre Glasgow\|Alhambra Theatre]].<ref>''The Kings Theatre, Glasgow: Entertaining a Nation'' by Graeme Smith published 2008 {{ISBN\|978-0-9559420-0-6}}</ref><ref>''Alhambra Glasgow'' by Graeme Smith published 2011 {{ISBN\|978-0-9559420-1-3}}</ref> He moved to London to work in television in 1959.

	In 1969, Baxter performed in the original production of [[Joe Orton]]'s then controversial farce ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)\|What the Butler Saw]]'' at the Queen's Theatre in the [[West End theatre\|West End]] with Sir [[Ralph Richardson]], [[Coral Browne]] and [[Hayward Morse]]. Baxter nurtured the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage. Baxter remained a great favourite on the Scottish pantomime circuit, especially at the [[King's Theatre, Glasgow\|King's Theatre]], Glasgow, up until his retirement in 1992. He starred, in pantomime, with popular Scottish stars, [[Jimmy Logan]] and [[Una McLean]].		In 1969, Baxter performed in the original production of [[w:Joe Orton\|Joe Orton]]'s then controversial farce ''[[w:What the Butler Saw (play)\|What the Butler Saw]]'' at the Queen's Theatre in the [[w:West End theatre\|West End]] with Sir [[w:Ralph Richardson\|Ralph Richardson]], [[w:Coral Browne\|Coral Browne]] and [[w:Hayward Morse\|Hayward Morse]]. Baxter nurtured the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage. Baxter remained a great favourite on the Scottish pantomime circuit, especially at the [[w:King's Theatre, Glasgow\|King's Theatre]], Glasgow, up until his retirement in 1992. He starred, in pantomime, with popular Scottish stars, [[w:Jimmy Logan\|Jimmy Logan]] and [[w:Una McLean\|Una McLean]].

	==Radio==		==Radio==
	During the 1960s, Baxter had his own show on [[BBC Radio Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnKPnPhhYw \|title=Teach Yourself To Speak Scottish - 4 - Parliamo Glasgow \|publisher=YouTube \|date=11 January 2008 \|access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> In 1994 he returned to radio, taking the role of [[Noël Coward]] in the [[BBC World Service]] Play of the Week, ''Marvellous Party''<ref>^ Newley, Patrick. "Coward’s confidante - Esme Wynne", The Stage, 4 March 2005</ref> directed by Neil Cargill. Written by [[Jon Wynne-Tyson]], it also starred [[Dorothy Tutin]] as Coward's lifelong friend, Esme Wynne-Tyson (Jon's mother). Also with Cargill, he read ''Whisky Galore''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/w/wh/whisky_galore.html \|title=''Whisky Galore'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> and ''Jimmy Swan - The Joy Traveller''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/j/ji/jimmy_swan__the_joy_traveller.html \|title=''Jimmy Swan - The Joy Traveller'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|date=13 April 2012 \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> for BBC Radio, providing the voices of all the characters.		During the 1960s, Baxter had his own show on [[w:BBC Radio Scotland\|BBC Radio Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnKPnPhhYw \|title=Teach Yourself To Speak Scottish - 4 - Parliamo Glasgow \|publisher=YouTube \|date=11 January 2008 \|access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> In 1994 he returned to radio, taking the role of [[Noël Coward]] in the [[BBC World Service]] Play of the Week, ''Marvellous Party''<ref>^ Newley, Patrick. "Coward’s confidante - Esme Wynne", The Stage, 4 March 2005</ref> directed by Neil Cargill. Written by [[Jon Wynne-Tyson]], it also starred [[Dorothy Tutin]] as Coward's lifelong friend, Esme Wynne-Tyson (Jon's mother). Also with Cargill, he read ''Whisky Galore''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/w/wh/whisky_galore.html \|title=''Whisky Galore'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> and ''Jimmy Swan - The Joy Traveller''<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/j/ji/jimmy_swan__the_joy_traveller.html \|title=''Jimmy Swan - The Joy Traveller'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|date=13 April 2012 \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> for BBC Radio, providing the voices of all the characters.

	After a lengthy spell in self-imposed retirement, he appeared in 2004 in a series of four half-hour radio [[sitcom]]s for [[BBC Radio 4]], entitled ''Stanley Baxter and Friends'';<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/s/st/stanley_baxter_and_friends.html \|title=''Stanley Baxter and Friends'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> the success of this has led to further series entitled ''[[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Cold Call\|The Stanley Baxter Playhouse]]'' in 2006, [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The King's Kilt\|2008]], [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Astonishing Archie\|2009]], [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The Porter's Story\|2010]], 2013, 2014 and 2016, and ''[[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problems: A Streetcar Named Revenge\|Two Pipe Problems]]'' with [[Richard Briers]] in 2008, [[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problems\|2009]] and [[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problem 2010: Right Old Charlie\|2010]]. Two further plays in this series were broadcast in 2013 with [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)\|Geoffrey Palmer]] taking the Richard Briers role. In 2009 [[Eddie Izzard]] presented ''The Stanley Baxter Story'' on [[BBC Radio 2]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/s/st/stanley_baxter_story__the.html \|title=''The Stanley Baxter Story'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> A further series of ‘Playhouse’ commenced airing on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.		After a lengthy spell in self-imposed retirement, he appeared in 2004 in a series of four half-hour radio [[sitcom]]s for [[BBC Radio 4]], entitled ''Stanley Baxter and Friends'';<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/s/st/stanley_baxter_and_friends.html \|title=''Stanley Baxter and Friends'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> the success of this has led to further series entitled ''[[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Cold Call\|The Stanley Baxter Playhouse]]'' in 2006, [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The King's Kilt\|2008]], [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Astonishing Archie\|2009]], [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The Porter's Story\|2010]], 2013, 2014 and 2016, and ''[[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problems: A Streetcar Named Revenge\|Two Pipe Problems]]'' with [[Richard Briers]] in 2008, [[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problems\|2009]] and [[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problem 2010: Right Old Charlie\|2010]]. Two further plays in this series were broadcast in 2013 with [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)\|Geoffrey Palmer]] taking the Richard Briers role. In 2009 [[Eddie Izzard]] presented ''The Stanley Baxter Story'' on [[BBC Radio 2]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/s/st/stanley_baxter_story__the.html \|title=''The Stanley Baxter Story'' \|publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk \|access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> A further series of ‘Playhouse’ commenced airing on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.
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	'''Stanley Baxter''' (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a [[child actor]] on [[BBC Scotland]] and 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]]''.		'''Stanley Baxter''' (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a [[w:child actor\|child actor]] on [[w:BBC Scotland\|BBC Scotland]] and 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]]''.

	Baxter has also written a number of books based on [[Glasgow]].		Baxter has also written a number of books based on [[w:Glasgow\|Glasgow]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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'''Stanley Baxter''' (born 24 May 1926) is a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a [[child actor]] on [[BBC Scotland]] and 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]]''.

Baxter has also written a number of books based on [[Glasgow]].

==Early life==
The son of an insurance manager, Baxter was born in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. He was educated at [[Hillhead High School]], Glasgow, and schooled for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''[[Children's Hour]]''. He developed his performing skills further during his [[national service]] with the [[British Army]]'s [[BFBS Live Events|Combined Services Entertainment]] unit, working alongside comedy actor [[Kenneth Williams]], actor [[Peter Vaughan]], film director [[John Schlesinger]] and dramatist [[Peter Nichols (playwright)|Peter Nichols]], who used the experience as the basis for his play ''Privates on Parade''.

After the [[World War II|war]], Baxter returned to Glasgow taking to the stage for three years at Glasgow's [[Citizens' Theatre]]. Following success on the radio with [[Jimmy Logan]], [[Howard & Wyndham Ltd]] invited him to star in pantomime at the [[Theatre Royal, Glasgow|Theatre Royal]] in Glasgow followed by the Half Past Eight Shows, and their successors the Five Past Eight Shows at Glasgow's [[Alhambra Theatre Glasgow|Alhambra Theatre]].<ref>''The Kings Theatre, Glasgow: Entertaining a Nation'' by Graeme Smith published 2008 {{ISBN|978-0-9559420-0-6}}</ref><ref>''Alhambra Glasgow'' by Graeme Smith published 2011 {{ISBN|978-0-9559420-1-3}}</ref> He moved to London to work in television in 1959.

In 1969, Baxter performed in the original production of [[Joe Orton]]'s then controversial farce ''[[What the Butler Saw (play)|What the Butler Saw]]'' at the Queen's Theatre in the [[West End theatre|West End]] with Sir [[Ralph Richardson]], [[Coral Browne]] and [[Hayward Morse]]. Baxter nurtured the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage. Baxter remained a great favourite on the Scottish pantomime circuit, especially at the [[King's Theatre, Glasgow|King's Theatre]], Glasgow, up until his retirement in 1992. He starred, in pantomime, with popular Scottish stars, [[Jimmy Logan]] and [[Una McLean]].

==Radio==
During the 1960s, Baxter had his own show on [[BBC Radio Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMnKPnPhhYw |title=Teach Yourself To Speak Scottish - 4 - Parliamo Glasgow |publisher=YouTube |date=11 January 2008 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> In 1994 he returned to radio, taking the role of [[Noël Coward]] in the [[BBC World Service]] Play of the Week, ''Marvellous Party''<ref>^ Newley, Patrick. "Coward’s confidante - Esme Wynne", The Stage, 4 March 2005</ref> directed by Neil Cargill. Written by [[Jon Wynne-Tyson]], it also starred [[Dorothy Tutin]] as Coward's lifelong friend, Esme Wynne-Tyson (Jon's mother). Also with Cargill, he read ''Whisky Galore''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/w/wh/whisky_galore.html |title=''Whisky Galore'' |publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk |access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> and ''Jimmy Swan - The Joy Traveller''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/j/ji/jimmy_swan__the_joy_traveller.html |title=''Jimmy Swan - The Joy Traveller'' |publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> for BBC Radio, providing the voices of all the characters.

After a lengthy spell in self-imposed retirement, he appeared in 2004 in a series of four half-hour radio [[sitcom]]s for [[BBC Radio 4]], entitled ''Stanley Baxter and Friends'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/s/st/stanley_baxter_and_friends.html |title=''Stanley Baxter and Friends'' |publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk |access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> the success of this has led to further series entitled ''[[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Cold Call|The Stanley Baxter Playhouse]]'' in 2006, [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The King's Kilt|2008]], [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Astonishing Archie|2009]], [[Marilyn Imrie#The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The Porter's Story|2010]], 2013, 2014 and 2016, and ''[[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problems: A Streetcar Named Revenge|Two Pipe Problems]]'' with [[Richard Briers]] in 2008, [[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problems|2009]] and [[Marilyn Imrie#Two Pipe Problem 2010: Right Old Charlie|2010]]. Two further plays in this series were broadcast in 2013 with [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] taking the Richard Briers role. In 2009 [[Eddie Izzard]] presented ''The Stanley Baxter Story'' on [[BBC Radio 2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/s/st/stanley_baxter_story__the.html |title=''The Stanley Baxter Story'' |publisher=Radiolistings.co.uk |access-date=7 August 2012}}</ref> A further series of ‘Playhouse’ commenced airing on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

==Television==
Baxter was known for his impressions of famous people, particularly [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|The Queen]] (referred to in the context of the shows as 'the Duchess of Brendagh'). ''[[The Stanley Baxter Show]]'' ran between 1963 and 1971 on [[BBC One]], and ''[[The Stanley Baxter Picture Show]]'' from 1972 to 1975 on [[ITV Network|ITV]]; the six-part ''Stanley Baxter Series'' was made by [[LWT]] in 1981. Eight one-hour TV specials were made by LWT and the BBC between 1973 and 1986.

Baxter guest-starred in an episode of ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|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 (the wizard land) for failing his professional examinations. He 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.

In [[Bing Crosby]]'s final [[Christmas]] special, taped for CBS in the UK just a few weeks before Crosby's death in 1977, Baxter played multiple roles, including a butler, cook and - in one [[sketch comedy|skit]] opposite a cracking-up Crosby - the ghost of [[Bob Hope]]'s court jester ancestor. Having retired in 1990, Baxter returned for a one-off [[Christmas]] 2008 special for [[ITV Network|ITV]], containing a mix of archived and new material, with celebrity comedians commenting on Baxter's influence on their lives and careers.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7715647.stm Comedian Baxter to make TV return], BBCNews, Accessed 07/11/2008</ref>

==Film==
Baxter appeared in a number of films, including ''[[Geordie (film)|Geordie]]'' (1955), ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' (1961), ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1962), ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962) and ''[[Father Came Too!]]'' (1963), the last four alongside [[James Robertson Justice]], together with the animation ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'' (1995).

==Books==
He 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;<ref>{{cite book|title=Stanley Baxter's bedside book of Glasgow humour (Book, 1986) |publisher=[WorldCat.org] |date=1999-02-22 |oclc = 13795450}}</ref>
*''Bedside Book of Glasgow Humour'' {{ISBN|978-0094672703}}, may be same as {{ISBN|978-1841582467}}
*''Parliamo Glasgow Omnibus'' {{ISBN|978-1841587745}} and {{ISBN|978-1874744009}}
*''Let's Parliamo Glasgow Again - Merrorapattur'' {{ISBN|978-0862280734}}
*''Stanley Baxter's Suburban Shocker : Featuring Rosemary Morningside and the Garrulous Glaswegian Mr. Ballhead''

==Personal life==
Baxter was brought up in the [[West End of Glasgow]], in a [[tenement]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Beacom |first1=Brian |title=Stanley Baxter: Actor's secret gay life – and the woman who paid the price |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18845279.stanley-baxter-actors-secret-gay-life---woman-paid-price/ |work=HeraldScotland |date=7 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He lived there from the age of five until he married actress Moira Robertson at 26 years of age. He later lived in [[Highgate]], North London. He was married for 46 years until his wife's death in 1997 of an [[overdose]] while he was overseas.<ref name="Scotsman 2020-10-30">{{Cite news |title=Actor Stanley Baxter comes out as gay in new authorised biography which lifts the lid on his troubled private life |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/actor-stanley-baxter-comes-out-gay-new-book-lifting-lid-his-troubled-private-life-3020919 |author=Brian Ferguson |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=2020-10-30 |access-date=2020-10-31 |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2014, Baxter was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''[[The Guardian]]'' expressing their hope that [[Scotland]] would vote to remain part of the [[United Kingdom]] in September's [[2014 Scottish independence referendum|referendum on that issue]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/celebrities-open-letter-scotland-independence-full-text |title=Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2014-08-07 |access-date=2014-08-26}}</ref>

In August 2020, Baxter [[coming out|came out]] as gay, following the release of his authorised [[biography]].<ref name="Scotsman 2020-10-30"/> His 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.<ref name="Scotsman 2020-10-30"/> Moira accepted that he was gay and allowed him to bring men home for sex,<ref name="Scotsman 2020-10-30"/> despite homosexual acts being illegal in [[England and Wales]] until the passing of the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]] 16 years after their marriage. Five years before then, Baxter had been arrested for [[cottaging]] and contemplated suicide for fear of scandal causing an end to his career. The [[soliciting]] charges were subsequently dropped.<ref name="Scotsman 2020-10-30"/>

Baxter sought to maintain the secrecy around his sexual orientation, with his biography describing how he had taken legal action over the posthumous publication of [[Kenneth Williams]]' diaries after Williams, a long-time friend, died in 1988.<ref name="Scotsman 2020-10-30"/> In his biography, Baxter describes his discomfort with his homosexuality: "Anybody would be insane to choose to live such a very difficult life. There are many gay people these days who are fairly comfortable with their sexuality, fairly happy with who they are. I’m not. I never wanted to be gay. I still don’t."<ref>{{cite book |title=The Real Stanley Baxter |author=Brian Beacom |date=2020-11-01 |publisher=Luath Press |isbn=978-1910022054 |postscript=. Quoted in ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 30 October 2020 }}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[BAFTA Award]] for Light Entertainment Artist (1960)
* BAFTA Award for Light Entertainment Performance (1975) for the ''Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show''
* BAFTA Scotland Award for Outstanding Contribution (2020)
* Lifetime Achievement Award ([[British Comedy Awards]]) (1997)
* ''Oldie'' Camper of the Year - For continuing to endear and delight his audiences with original comic material by ''[[The Oldie]]'' magazine (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theoldie.co.uk/detail.php?item_id=207&page_id=7&keyword= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719142549/http://www.theoldie.co.uk/detail.php?item_id=207&page_id=7&keyword= |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2011 |title=In This Issue |work=[[The Oldie]] |access-date=6 June 2010 }}</ref>

Baxter was offered, but declined, an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14506696.i-wake-up-and-check-the-obituaries-in-the-paper-if-im-not-listed-i-get-up-stanley-baxter-on-turning-90/ |title=Showbusiness great Stanley Baxter on recording a new show for BBC |author=Brian Beacom |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=2016-05-21 |access-date=2020-11-01 }}</ref>

==DVD releases==
All six of Baxter's hour-long [[ITV Network|ITV]] specials were released on a two-disc DVD set in 2005 as ''The Stanley Baxter Collection''<ref name="networkdvd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=77 |title=Stanley Baxter: The Specials |publisher=Network DVD |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> with a further two-disc DVD set being released in 2006 under the title ''The Stanley Baxter Series & Picture Show'' featuring both of his series of half-hour shows for ITV.<ref name="networkdvd2">{{cite web|url=http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=488 |title=Stanley Baxter Series and Picture Show (The) |publisher=Network DVD |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> In 2008 a five-disc DVD box set was released titled ''The Stanley Baxter Television Set''. The set includes both half-hour ITV series that Baxter made for ITV and six of his ITV specials. It also includes two of the feature films he made with James Robertson Justice ''The Fast Lady'' and ''Father Came Too!''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.networkdvd.net/product_info.php?products_id=722 |title=Stanley Baxter Television Set (The) |publisher=Network DVD |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>

==List of film and television appearances==

===Stanley Baxter TV series===
* ''[[The Stanley Baxter Show]]'' (BBC, 22 x 30-minutes, 1963–71)
* ''Baxter On...'' (BBC, 1964)
* ''Time For Baxter'' (BBC Scotland, 1972)
* ''[[The Stanley Baxter Picture Show]]'' (LWT - four x 30-minutes, 1972)
* ''[[The Stanley Baxter Series]]'' (LWT - six x 30-minutes, 1981)<ref name="networkdvd2"/>

===Stanley Baxter TV specials===
* ''The Stanley Baxter Big Picture Show'' (LWT - 21 December 1973)
* ''The Stanley Baxter Scots Picture Show'' (STV - 1 January 1974)
* ''The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show'' (LWT - 7 September 1974)
* ''The Best of Baxter'' (LWT - 14 December 1974)
* ''The Stanley Baxter Show Part III'' (LWT - 19 September 1975)
* ''Stanley Baxter’s Christmas Box'' (LWT - 26 December 1976)
* ''Stanley Baxter's Greatest Hits'' (LWT - 26 December 1977)
* ''Stanley Baxter on Television'' (LWT - 1 April 1979)
* ''The Stanley Baxter Hour'' (LWT - 24 December 1982)
* ''Stanley Baxter's Christmas Hamper'' (BBC, 1985)
* ''Stanley Baxter's Television Annual'' (BBC, 1986)<ref name="networkdvd1"/>
* ''Stanley Baxter is Back'' (C4, 1995)
* ''Stanley Baxter in Reel Terms'' (C4, 1996)
* ''Stanley Baxter in Person'' (Carlton, 1998)
* ''Stanley Baxter Now and Then'' (ITV, 2008)<ref>{{cite web|author=Leigh Holmwood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/07/stanley-baxter-itv |title=Stanley Baxter returns to ITV for Christmas | Media |publisher=theguardian.com |date=2008-11-07 |access-date=2014-04-06}}</ref>

===Other TV appearances===
*''Shop Window'' (BBC, 1952)
*''This is Scotland'' (STV, 1957)
*''On The Bright Side'' (BBC, 1960)
*''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'': "Lunch in the Park" (BBC, 1961)
*''[[Espionage]]'' (BBC, 1963 Guest Appearance)
*''[[Wednesday Play]]'': "The Confidence Course" (BBC, 1965)
*''[[Christmas Night with the Stars]]'' (BBC, 1970, Guest Appearance)
*''[[The Goodies]]'' (BBC, 1971 Guest Appearance)
*''A Grand Tour'' (STV, 1974)
*''[[Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas]]'' (CBS/ITC Entertainment, 1977 Guest Appearances as multiple characters)
*''[[Mr Majeika]]'' (Television South, 1988–90, Title Role)
*''[[Rab C. Nesbitt]]'' (BBC, 1991, Guest Appearance)
*''[[The Thief and the Cobbler|Arabian Knight]]'' (Animation, 1995, Voice Only)
*''[[Meeow]]'' (Animation, 2000, Voice Only)
*''The Unforgettable...Kenneth Williams'' (Carlton, 2001, Interviewee)
*''The Sketch Show Story'' (BBC, 2001, Interviewee)
*EX:S''This is Stanley Baxter'' (BBC, 2001 75th Birthday Documentary)
*''Return of the Goodies'' (BBC, 2005, Interviewee)
*''The Story of Light Entertainment'' (BBC, 2006, Interviewee)
*''[[Comedy Map of Britain]]'' (BBC, 2007, Interviewee)
*''Happy Birthday BAFTA'' (2007, Guest)
*''The Comedy Christmas'' (2007, Interviewee)
*Artwork Scotland:''When Alan Cumming met Stanley Baxter'' (2010) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/tv-review-when-alan-cumming-met-stanley-baxter-1-791718 |title=TV review: When Alan Cumming Met Stanley Baxter |publisher=The Scotsman |date=2010-02-21 |access-date=2014-04-06}}</ref>
*''The Many Faces of Stanley Baxter'' (2013)
*[[Scottish Television]] Hogmanay shows (1980s and 1990s)
**''Road To Londonderry''
*''The Undiscovered Kenneth Williams'' (Associated-Rediffusion/Sky Arts, 2018, Interviewee)
*''Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter'' (Associated-Rediffusion/Channel 5, 2019, Subject/Interviewee)

===Films===
*''[[Geordie (film)|Geordie]]'' (Film, 1955)
*''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]'' (Rank, 1961)
*''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (Rank, 1962)
*''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (Film, 1962)
*''[[Father Came Too!]]'' (Rank, 1963)
*''[[Joey Boy (film)|Joey Boy]]'' (Film, 1965)
*''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'' (Animation, Voice Only, 1993)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110728101352/http://www.teletronic.co.uk/stanleybaxter.htm Teletronic.co.uk]
*{{IMDb name|0062820}}
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/541148/index.html Stanley Baxter biography and credits at BFI Screenonline]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/aboutus/wirelesstoweb/decades/clip_display.shtml?decade=50s&clip_name=parliamo_glasgow&size=a&media_type=video Parliamo Glasgow] audio clip from BBC Radio Scotland
* {{NPG name|id=56996}}

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