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Stanley Baxter

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Stanley Baxter
Born
Stanley Livingstone Baxter

(1926-05-24)24 May 1926
Glasgow, Scotland
Died11 December 2025(2025-12-11) (aged 99)
Occupation(s)Actor
Author
Spouse
Moira Robertson
(m. 1951; died 1997)
AwardsBritish Comedy Awards
1997 Lifetime Achievement Award
Oldie Camper of the Year, 2008
BAFTA for Light Entertainment Performance, (1959, 1972, 1981)

Stanley Livingstone Baxter (24 May 1926 – 11 December 2025) was a Scottish actor and impressionist. He was known for his highly popular British television comedy shows The Stanley Baxter Show, Baxter On..., Time For Baxter, The Stanley Baxter Picture Show, The Stanley Baxter Series and Mr Majeika.[1]

Baxter was openly gay.[2]

Baxter died on 11 December 2025 at a retirement home in Northwood, London at the age of 99.[3]

References

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  1. "''The Stanley Baxter Story''". Radiolistings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. Beacom, Brian (1 November 2020). The Real Stanley Baxter (Quoted in The Scotsman, 30 October 2020). Luath Press. ISBN 978-1910022054.
  3. "Comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99". BBC News. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.

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