Birthday:
Jan 27, 1950
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Alex Norton
Alex Norton is a Scottish television, film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart, and Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down. He played eleven roles in Bill Douglas' 1986 film Comrades and has starred in the key films of Bill Forsyth (Gregory's Girl, Local Hero and Comfort and Joy) as well as big Hollywood productions like Braveheart, White Hunter Black Heart and Patriot Games. He was one of the founder members of the 7:84 company, touring Scotland with The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil in the 1970s.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Bellamy | 2006 |
| Comfort and Joy | Trevor | 1984 |
| Local Hero | Watt | 1983 |
| Complicity | Kenny Garnet | 2000 |
| Blame It on the Bellboy | Alfio | 1992 |
| Patriot Games | Dennis Cooley | 1992 |
| A Sense of Freedom | Malkie | 1985 |
| Beautiful Creatures | Det Insp Hepburn | 2000 |
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Harding | 1994 |
| Blackadder: The Lost Pilot | McAngus | 2023 |
| The Game | Tam | 1998 |
| Lucky Sunil | Des Organ | 1988 |
| Sir Billi | Butler / Baron McToff (voice) | 2012 |
| Dead on Time | Foreigner | 1983 |
| The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil | Various | 1974 |
| Billy Bongo | 2002 | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Napoleon Bonaparte | 2002 |
| Leaving | Tommy | 1989 |
| When Saturday Comes | Factory Boss | 1996 |
| Bill Douglas: My Best Friend | Self | 2023 |
| Braveheart | Bride's Father | 1995 |
| Still Game: The Story So Far | Self | 2014 |
| Sean Connery: In His Own Words | Self | 2015 |
| Ooh the Banter! | Self (archive footage) | 2022 |
| Two Doors Down | Eric | 2013 |
| The Hunch | 1967 | |
| Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket | 1973 | |
| Gregory's Girl | Alec | 1981 |
| Little Voice | Bunnie Morris | 1998 |
| Comrades | Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer | 1987 |
| Scandal | Detective Inspector | 1989 |
| An Ungentlemanly Act | Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb | 1992 |
| Deacon Brodie | Alisdair Gilzean | 1997 |
| Hidden City | Hillcombe | 1987 |
| Orphans | Hanson | 1998 |
| Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Harold | 1989 |
| Every Picture Tells a Story | William Scott | 1984 |
| Chernobyl: The Final Warning | Dr. Andreyev | 1991 |
| Under Suspicion | Prosecuting Lawyer | 1991 |
| White Hunter, Black Heart | Zibelinsky | 1990 |
| Les Misérables | General | 1998 |
| Robin Hood | Harry | 1991 |
| White Goods | Paul Ryan | 1994 |
| Just Another Saturday | 1975 | |
| Down Among the Big Boys | Dan Gibbons | 1993 |
| The Thin End of the Wedge | John | 1977 |
| Countdown to War | Stalin | 1989 |
| Dragon Rider | Gravelbeard (voice) | 2020 |
| Dream Me Up Scotty! | Presenter | 2013 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Bill | 1984 | |
| Taggart | DCI Matt Burke | 1983 |
| Renford Rejects | 1997 | |
| The Sweeney | Gibson | 1975 |
| Lovejoy | Murray McNally | 1986 |
| Unsolved | 2004 | |
| Blackadder | McAngus, Duke of Argyll | 1983 |
| Backup | 1995 | |
| Bad Boys | Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen | 1996 |
| Good Omens | Tulloch | 2019 |
| Shetland | Cameron Watt | 2013 |
| Two Doors Down | Eric | 2016 |
| The One Game | The Conjuror | 1988 |
| Bergerac | Acupuncturist | 1981 |
| The Crow Road | Lachlan Watt | 1996 |
| Extremely Dangerous | DCS Wallace | 1999 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant | 2011 |
| Hatton Garden | Kenny Collins | 2019 |
| Hamish Macbeth | Duncan Soutar | 1995 |
| Waterloo Road | Gerard Findlay | 2006 |
