This page will contain external links about Stanley Baxter, as they become available.Stanley BaxterStanley Baxter, born 1926 May 24 in Scotland, is a comic actor most well known for his UK TV shows. In particular The Stanley Baxter Show on BBC and The Stanley Baxter Picture Show on ITV ran from 1963 to 1985. This page about Stanley Baxter includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Stanley Baxter News stories about Stanley Baxter External links for Stanley Baxter Videos for Stanley Baxter Wikis about Stanley Baxter Discussion Groups about Stanley Baxter Blogs about Stanley Baxter Images of Stanley Baxter |
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In particular The Stanley Baxter Show on BBC and The Stanley Baxter Picture
Show on ITV ran from 1963 to 1985. In the 1950s, he starred in the television series The Real McCoys, and appeared in several other movies and television programs, usually as an eccentric "old-timer". Other films included Red River, Rio Bravo, My Darling Clementine, Meet John Doe, The Pride of the Yankees, To Have and Have Not, Bad Day at Black Rock and How the West Was Won. After working as an extra and a stunt man, he began receiving more substantial roles in the 1930s, culminating with the receiving of the very first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1937 for Come and Get It. After serving in World War I, he moved to Guatemala and raised pineapples, before settling in Los Angeles, California. While in school, he became interested in acting, and began to perform in vaudeville. Brennan was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and studied engineering in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards for acting than any other male actor. Walter Brennan, (25 July 1894 - 21 September 1974) was a veteran character actor, notably in westerns. 1937 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Come and Get It. 1939 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Kentucky. 1941 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Westerner. 1942 - Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Sergeant York. |