Trevor Baxter (18 November 1932 – 16 July 2017) was a British actor and playwright. He was educated at

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and the

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Early years

A postal worker's son, Baxter was born in

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, London, England, and was educated at

and the

Career

His credits include: '' Adam Adamant Lives!'', ''

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'', '' Maelstrom'', ''

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'', '' The New Avengers'', ''

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'', (1988) '' The Barchester Chronicles'' (1982) '' An Englishman Abroad'' (1983) and '' Doctors''. He is known for his appearance in the '' Doctor Who'' serial ''

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'' (1977) as Professor George Litefoot and in 1978 in ''

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''. He reprised his role of Professor Litefoot in an episode of the audio series, '' Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles'': ''

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''. The following year he was Professor Litefoot again for a continuing series of '' Jago & Litefoot''. Trevor Baxter worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and in the

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, toured Shakespeare in South America with Sir

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, and also appeared in the US in

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's '' A Life in the Theatre'' at Shakespeare Santa Cruz in 1986. He appeared in many films including ''

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'' (1983), '' Parting Shots'' (1999), ''

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'' (2004) and '' Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj'' (2006). He also wrote a number of plays including ''Lies'', ''The Undertaking'', and ''Office Games''. His play ''Ripping Them Off'' was given its first performance at the Warehouse Theatre Croydon on 5 October 1990, directed by

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and designed by Michael Pavelka. The cast consisted of: Ian Targett (Graham), Angus Mackay (Revd. Parkinson), Caroline Blakiston (Grace), Annette Badland (Hilda), Frank Ellis (Julian), Ewart James Walters (Max), Anthony Woodruff (Pauken), Ian Burford (Inspector Sands), Richard Clifford (Jeff) and C.P. Grogan (Susanna). In 2003, he adapted

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's novella ''

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'' for the stage, followed in March 2005 by a touring version of Wilde's short story, ''

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'', revived in January 2010 at the Theatre Royal Windsor, starring Lee Mead in the title role. Baxter continued to record ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas for Big Finish Productions as Professor Litefoot, having completed thirteen series. On 17 July 2017, it was announced that Trevor Baxter had died the previous day. The cause of death was not made public.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baxter, Trevor 1932 births 2017 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art British male television actors People educated at Dulwich College