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Stanley Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is an award-winning Scottish actor and impressionist, 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'', ''Mr Majeika''. He began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland. In a long career he has worked with some celebrated colleagues in a wide range of productions in radio, theatre, television and films. He 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 Combined Services Entertainment unit, working alongside comedy actor Kenneth Williams, film director John Schlesinger and dramatist Peter Nichols, who used the experience as the basis for his play ''Privates on Parade''. After the 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 followed by the Half Past Eight Shows, and their successors the Five Past Eight Shows at Glasgow's Alhambra Theatre.〔''The Kings Theatre, Glasgow: Entertaining a Nation'' by Graeme Smith published 2008 ISBN 978-0-9559420-0-6〕〔''Alhambra Glasgow'' by Graeme Smith published 2011 ISBN 978-0-9559420-1-3〕 He moved to London to work in television in 1959. In 1969 he 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. His exacting and demanding nature gave Scotland some of its most glittering pantomimes and Baxter nurtured the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage. Baxter remained a great favourite on the Scottish pantomime circuit, especially at The Kings Theatre, Glasgow, up until his retirement in 1992. His glorious costumes were, as in his TV shows, renowned. He starred, in pantomime, with popular Scottish stars, Jimmy Logan and Una McLean. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stanley Baxter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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