Keith Baxter (actor)
Keith Baxter | |
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Born | Keith Stanley Baxter-Wright 29 April 1933 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Died | 24 September 2023 | (aged 90)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–2023 |
Spouse | Brian Holden |
Keith Stanley Baxter-Wright (29 April 1933 – 24 September 2023) was a Welsh theatre, film and television actor and director.
Early years and RADA
Keith Stanley Baxter-Wright was born in
Films
In 1960,
Broadway
In 1961, Baxter made his
Other selected theatrical appearances
- Macbeth, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, England, 1972
- Vershinin, Three Sisters, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1973
- Benedick, Much Ado about Nothing, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1973
- Antony, Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, 1976
- Witwoud, The Way of the World, Stratford Festival Theatre, 1976
- Vershinin, Three Sisters, Stratford Festival Theatre, 1976
- King, The Red Devil Battery Sign, Round House Theatre, then Phoenix Theatre, both London, 1977
- Lord Illingworth, A Woman of No Importance, Chichester Festival Theatre, 1978
- Antony, Antony and Cleopatra, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1982
- Elyot, Private Lives, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1990
- Cassius, Julius Caesar, Hartford Stage Company, 1990-1991
- The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Chichester and The Duchess Theatre, 2013
Directing
- Phoenix Theatre, 1977
- Time and the Conways, 1988–89
- Rope, Chichester Festival Theatre then Wyndham's Theatre, 1994
- Whitehall Theatre, 1995
- Gaslight
- After October, 1996–97
- Silhouette
Baxter regularly directed shows at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C., including:[3]
- The Country Wife (2000)
- The Rivals (2003)
- Lady Windermere's Fan (2003)[4]
- The Imaginary Invalid (2008)
- The Rivals (2009)
- Mrs. Warren's Profession (2010)[5]
- An Ideal Husband (2011)[6]
- The Importance of Being Earnest
Cleopatra
Baxter was signed for the role of Octavian "Augustus" Caesar opposite
Television work
Baxter's television work included appearances in
Other work
Baxter was the author of My Sentiments Exactly, memoirs.[8] He has written several plays including 56 Duncan Terrace, Cavell and Barnaby and the Old Boys.
In 1971, he recorded an
Baxter was an associate member of the
Personal life and death
During the 1960s, Baxter had a brief affair with the dancer Rudolf Nureyev.[10] In 1979, he met Brian Holden and formed a lasting relationship; they married in 2016, and moved from London to West Sussex.[2]
Keith Baxter died from a heart attack while swimming on holiday in Corsica, on 24 September 2023. He was 90, and was survived by his husband.[1]
Theatre awards
- 1962 Theatre World Award for A Man for All Seasons
- 1971 Drama Desk Award for Sleuth
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | She Stoops to Conquer | Thomas | TV film |
1957 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Charles Barrett | |
1958 | Incident at Echo Six | Duty officer | TV film |
1960 | Peeping Tom | Detective Baxter | Uncredited |
1963 | Where Angels Fear to Tread | Gino Carella | TV film |
1965 | Hold My Hand, Soldier | The Private | TV film |
Chimes at Midnight | Prince Hal | ||
1970 | With Love in Mind | Tony Preston | |
1973 | Ash Wednesday | David | |
1974 | The Regent's Wife | Don Fermín de Pas | |
1977 | Golden Rendezvous | Preston | |
1988 | Berlín Blues | Professor Huessler | |
1998 | Killing Time | Reilly Bodyguard #3 |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1957 | ITV Television Playhouse | Vivian Brent | Episode: "Six Stayed the Night" |
1958 | ITV Play of the Week
|
Ben Kent | Episode: "The Troublemakers" |
Desmond O'Malley | Episode: "The Young May Moon" | ||
Hector Malone | Episode: "Man and Superman" | ||
1959 | Stacey Crispin | Episode: "A Dead Secret" | |
Broadcaster | Episode: "Sweet Poison" | ||
ITV Television Playhouse | Police Constable Peterson | Episode: "The Extra Grave" | |
1960 | Tom Belton | Episode: "After the Party" | |
ITV Play of the Week
|
Adrian | Episode: "Square Dance" | |
1963 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Viazemsky | Episode: "The Reward of Silence" |
Nicholas | Episode: "For Tea on Sunday" | ||
The Sentimental Agent | Yanni | Episode: "Not Quite Fully Covered" | |
1964 | The Hidden Truth | Yanni | Episode: "One for the Road" |
Gideon's Way | Geoffrey Miles | Episode: "The 'V' Men" | |
1965 | Armchair Theatre | Harry | Episode: "I've Got a System" |
Public Eye | Paul Garston | Episode: "Nobody Kills Santa Claus" | |
ITV Sunday Night Drama | Drango | Episode: "Suspense Hour: Curtains for Sheila" | |
1968 | Love Story | David | Episode: "The Vast Horizons of the Mind" |
BBC Play of the Month
|
Dunois | Episode: "St. Joan" | |
1969 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Jim Garden | Episode: "Stake Money" |
The Avengers
|
Dunbar | Episode: "Homicide and Old Lace" | |
1973 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Philip Faulkner | Episode: "Farewell to the Faulkners" |
1974 | Dial M for Murder | Paul Duras | Episode: "The Vineyard" |
1976 | Thriller | Tony Risanti | Episode: "Nightmare for a Nightingale" |
1978 | Will Shakespeare | Earl of Essex | Episode: "Rebellion's Masterpiece" |
Hawaii Five-O | Reverend Andy | Episode: "The Miracle Man" | |
1992 | Performance
|
Actor | Episode: "Six Characters in Search of an Author" |
1998 | Merlin | Sir Hector | Miniseries |
References
- ^ a b "Keith Baxter, much-loved actor and theatre man who played Prince Hal to Orson Welles's Falstaff – obituary". The Telegraph. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Michael Coveney (22 October 2023). "Keith Baxter obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Complete Listing of Past Seasons at the Shakespeare Theatre Company". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Keith Baxter Directs Dixie Carter, Tessa Auberjonois in D.C. Shakespeare Theatre's Lady Windermere's Fan June 7". Playbill. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Marks, Peter (16 June 2010). "'Mrs. Warren's Profession' is alluring in Shakespeare Theatre Company production". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Marks, Peter (16 March 2011). "Theater review: Shakespeare Theatre Company's 'An Ideal Husband'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Keith Baxter acting credits". Stratford Festival Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "My Sentiments Exactly (Hardback)". Oberon Books. Oberon Books. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Reginald on house-parties, and other stories". SearchWorks. Stanford University Libraries. Retrieved 13 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 9780241986905.
External links
- Keith Baxter at IMDb
- Keith Baxter at the Internet Broadway Database
- Keith Baxter at Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Selected plays directed by Keith Baxter, Bristol University Theatre Archive