Paxton Whitehead

Paxton Whitehead (born 17 October 1937) is a British actor who made his professional debut in 1956. He played Professor Phillip Barbay in the 1986 comedy film Back to School.

Early years

Paxton was born in East Malling, Kent, the son of Louise (née Hunt) and Charles Parkin Paxton, a lawyer. He trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art beginning when he was 17 years old. After attending the academy he worked in repertory, small touring companies that rehearsed and performed a new play each week. In 1958 he was signed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Career

In 1961, Whitehead directed Doric Wilson's first play to be performed, his comedy And He Made a Her, a production at the off-off-Broadway venue Caffe Cino. He made his Broadway debut in "The Affair" (1962) after appearing in Canadian stage and TV productions. Whitehead replaced Jonathan Miller in the Broadway production of Beyond the Fringe in 1964 and appeared on the LP recording of the show, Beyond the Fringe '64. He went on to appear with the American Shakespeare Company to direct in regional repertory.

Whitehead, Paxton Filmography

Play in Full Screen The Importance of Being Earnest

2011, role: actor , character name: Rev. Canon Chasuble
Play in Full Screen The Aristocrat

2009, role: actor , character name: Bob Wirtz
Play in Full Screen Kate & Leopold

2001, role: actor , character name: Uncle Millard
Play in Full Screen The Duke

1999, role: actor , character name: Basil Rathwood
Play in Full Screen Wakko's Wish

1999, role: actor , character name: King Salazar
Play in Full Screen RocketMan

1997, role: actor , character name: British Reporter
Play in Full Screen London Suite

1996, role: actor , character name: Dr. McMerlin
Play in Full Screen Goldilocks and the Three Bears

1995, role: actor , character name: McReady
Play in Full Screen Trick of the Eye

1994, role: actor , character name: Deane
Play in Full Screen Where Are My Children?

1994, role: actor
Play in Full Screen The Adventures of Huck Finn

1993, role: actor , character name: Harvey Wilks
Play in Full Screen 12:01

1993, role: actor , character name: Dr. Tiberius Scott
Play in Full Screen My Boyfriend's Back

1993, role: actor , character name: Judge In Heaven
Play in Full Screen Nervous Ticks

1992, role: actor , character name: Cheshire
Play in Full Screen Boris and Natasha

1992, role: actor , character name: Anton
Play in Full Screen Boris and Natasha

1992, role: actor , character name: Kreeger Paulovitch
Play in Full Screen Monster in My Pocket: The Big Scream

1992, role: actor , character name: Dr. Henry Davenport, the Invisible Man
Play in Full Screen Rover Dangerfield

1991, role: actor , character name: Count
Play in Full Screen Child of Darkness, Child of Light

1991, role: actor , character name: Father Rosetti
Play in Full Screen An Inconvenient Woman

1991, role: actor , character name: Hector Paradiso
Play in Full Screen Chips, the War Dog

1990, role: actor , character name: Smythe
Play in Full Screen Baby Boom

1987, role: actor , character name: 'Center' Instructor
Play in Full Screen The Alan King Show

1986, role: actor , character name: John Emerson
Play in Full Screen Back to School

1986, role: actor , character name: Dr. Phillip Barbay
Play in Full Screen Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986, role: actor , character name: Lord Malcolm Billings
Play in Full Screen Riel

1979, role: actor , character name: McDougall
Play in Full Screen The First Night of 'Pygmalion'

1975, role: actor , character name: Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Play in Full Screen The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway

1974, role: actor , character name: Lord Dufferin
Play in Full Screen The Naked Mind

1974, role: actor

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ICE Acting Director Breaks With Trump On Immigrants, Don't Commit More Crime

Edit WorldNews.com 29 Jun 2017

The top official at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Wednesday appeared to break with one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s key campaign assertions, suggesting he didn’t believe illegal immigrants in the country illegally commit more crimes than Americans, Business Insider reported ... “They already committed one crime by entering the country illegally ... They're bringing crime. They're rapists....

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Trump Given Revised Options For North Korean Response

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A published report Thursday says U.S. President Donald Trump has received revised options on how to deal with the growing threat of North Korea with one option including a military response should the rogue Asian nation launch a nuclear or ballistic strike against the U.S., two military experts told CNN.The U.S. military is ready and now considers the North Korean threat far more urgent than in the past, U.S ... Newsweek reported....

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Aspiring YouTube Star Shoots and Kills Boyfriend in Stunt Gone Horribly Wrong

Edit The Hollywood Gossip 29 Jun 2017

Monalisa Perez, an aspiring YouTube star from Minnesota, has been arrested after shooting her boyfriend in the chest and killing him. But Perez says she did not intend to kill, or even injure, Pedro Ruiz III. The fatality was the result of a stunt for horribly, terribly wrong. According to court documents, Perez shot Ruiz with a gold Desert Eagle .50 caliber handgun, which is considered one of the most powerful pistols on the planet ... ....

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.

North Korea to give death penalty to Kim Jong Un assassination plotters

Edit Mid Day 29 Jun 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Pic/AFP. North Korea said it would impose the death penalty on those involved in an assassination plot against its top leader Kim Jong Un ... North Korea has got enough evidence to prove that Park started plotting to kill Kim since late 2015, said the statement ... ....

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Delaware-Sized Iceberg From Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf Nearing Break

Edit WorldNews.com 29 Jun 2017

Researchers monitoring Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf say a 1,000-foot-chunk, Delaware-sized iceberg is edging closer to breaking off within “hours, days or weeks” researchers told Business Insider Thursday ... The crack has not lengthened in the past month, so the ice is still attached. However, that ice has suddenly started to move far faster than it ever has. More than 30 feet per day....

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Oinks! Police reunites lost pot-bellied pig with owner

Edit Toronto Sun 29 Jun 2017

Rhonda Paxton said the man stayed with the pig until she and her partner arrived, keeping an eye on it as it moved off the road and into a yard. “When we arrived on scene it was eating shrubbery and nosing around in the dirt with its snout,” Paxton said. Paxton said her partner, Const ... pig so she had it secured,” said Paxton....

Judge delays decision to set trial date in Ken Paxton criminal case

Edit The Dallas Morning News 29 Jun 2017

HOUSTON — The judge presiding over Attorney General Ken Paxton's criminal cases did not set a trial date on Thursday, instead asking to reconvene in about a month for more discussion ... Johnson, elected to the bench last year, was just chosen to take over Paxton's cases after they were moved from Collin to Harris County ... Collin County fights to rid itself of costly Ken Paxton lawsuits ... Paxton's attorneys disagreed....

Dallas County DA Partners With Texas AG On Voter Fraud Investigation

Edit CBS Sports 29 Jun 2017

At a news conference at the Frank Crowley Courts Building, Attorney General Paxton told reporters that District Attorney Johnson requested help from the attorney general’s office as she expands the scope of her investigation into voter fraud allegations. During the news conference, Attorney General Paxton emphasized the importance of making sure election results accurately reflect the will of Texas voters....

Paxton threatens to sue over DACA if Trump does not rescind program

Edit The Dallas Morning News 29 Jun 2017

AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and a 10-state coalition have threatened to sue the federal government over an Obama-era program that protects unauthorized immigrants if the program is not rescinded by September. "We respectfully request that the Secretary of Homeland Security phase out the DACA program," Attorney General Paxton said in a letter to U.S ... In his letter, Paxton gives the federal government a legal ultimatum....

State AGs threaten to sue Trump to stop Dreamer amnesty

Edit The Washington Times 29 Jun 2017

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Thursday that he will sue the Trump administration to stop the deportation amnesty for Dreamers unless the government voluntarily phases out the program. In a letter joined by nine other state attorneys general and the governor of Idaho, Mr. Paxton says the 2012 amnesty ... ....

GrowMax Resources Announces Results of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

Edit Market Watch 29 Jun 2017

CALGARY, ALBERTA, Jun 29, 2017 (Marketwired via COMTEX) -- CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 29, 2017) - GrowMax Resources Corp ... At the Meeting, the number of directors of GrowMax was set at seven (90.7% FOR) and included the re-election of Messrs ... Steven Paxton (99.8% FOR) and John Van Brunt (99.7% FOR) as directors of the Company ... Van Brunt and Mr. Paxton in conjunction with their appointments as Board members ... Steven Paxton and Mr....

Open records law change closes doors

Edit Star Telegram 29 Jun 2017

“An open government is the cornerstone of a free society,” says the website of Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Open Records Division. As a taxpayer, you can ask almost any question ... ....

Paxton wants Trump to end amnesty for 'Dreamers'

Edit Houston Chronicle 29 Jun 2017

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a handful of Republican officials from other states to ask the Trump administration on Thursday to begin formally phasing out an Obama-era program that shielded from deportation certain undocumented immigrants who were brought the country as children ... ....

Voter fraud, Cornyn protest, Dallas bond vote: Your Thursday morning roundup

Edit The Dallas Morning News 29 Jun 2017

Good morning! ... High ... 👋 Stay in touch ... 'Disturbing' voter fraud allegations inspire Ken Paxton to team up with Dallas County DA. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that he will team up with the Dallas County district attorney's office to investigate voter fraud in Dallas County elections. . In a joint news conference, Paxton called the allegations of voter fraud in West Dallas and Grand Prairie "disturbing." ... Meanwhile ... ....

Ademan, Davis lead the way for Eugene

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 29 Jun 2017

EUGENE, Ore ... With the victory, the Emeralds swept the three-game series ... Hillsboro tied the game 1-1 in the third after Paxton De La Garza hit an RBI single, scoring Connor Owings ... Keywords. Baseball, BBM, Sports Extra ....

R2-D2 droid used in Star Wars films sells for $3.7 million

Edit TVNZ 29 Jun 2017

An R2-D2 droid that was used in several Star Wars films has sold at auction for $3.7 million ... The Force Awakens. Source. Supplied ... A helmet worn by late actor Bill Paxton on the set of Aliens sold for $69,000 ... ....

A droid bidder snaps up Star Wars' R2-D2 at LA auction

Edit Irish Independent 29 Jun 2017

An R2-D2 droid used in several Star Wars films has been sold for more than £2 million at a Los Angeles auction ... A helmet worn by the late actor Bill Paxton on the set of Aliens fetched 51,000 dollars (£39,500) ... AP. ....

Fox guest: "Denying someone Medicaid is not going to kill them. People die on Medicaid ...

Edit Media Matters 29 Jun 2017

NEIL CAVUTO (HOST).�If you have any concern about this, then you're heartless or clueless. For example, these arrests going on Capitol Hill are those who say essentially�that, the Republican efforts to sort of change this ... How do you counter an argument like that? BRE PAXTON ... People die on Medicaid all the time....

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