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For 25 years the multi-faceted comic actor and impressionist Stanley Baxter produced for television a series of spectacular comedy specials reminiscent of Hollywood extravaganzas.
His powers of imitation showed no bounds, ranging from famous film and television personalities to the Pope and the Queen and attracting both controversy and huge audiences.
The Glasgow-born Baxter began his career on stage with a variety of impressions in a routine co-devised by his mother.
During his army service he entertained the troops and then obtained employment at the Citizen's Theatre, Glasgow.
Stanley baxter nowHe made his television debut on the BBC's Shop Window in 1952, followed by guest appearances on variety shows. His major television break came with the satirical sketch show On the Bright Side (BBC, 1959), co-hosting with Betty Marsden, for which he was awarded the BAFTA for Light Entertainment Performance.
The Stanley Baxter Show (1963-71) cemented his reputation and catapulted him to telev