Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Date of Birth:

Jan 27, 1950

Place of Birth:

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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:

Hidden City Hidden City

1987

Deacon Brodie Deacon Brodie

1997

Orphans Orphans

1998

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

1989

Every Picture Tells a Story Every Picture Tells a Story

1984

An Ungentlemanly Act An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

Scandal Scandal

1989

Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

1973

Gregory's Girl Gregory's Girl

1981

Little Voice Little Voice

1998

Comrades Comrades

1987

Chernobyl: The Final Warning Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991

Under Suspicion Under Suspicion

1991

The Thin End of the Wedge The Thin End of the Wedge

1977

Countdown to War Countdown to War

1989

Dragon Rider Dragon Rider

2020

Dream Me Up Scotty! Dream Me Up Scotty!

2013

Down Among the Big Boys Down Among the Big Boys

1993

Just Another Saturday Just Another Saturday

1975

White Hunter, Black Heart White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

Les Misérables Les Misérables

1998

Robin Hood Robin Hood

1991

White Goods White Goods

1994

The Hunch The Hunch

1967

Two Doors Down Two Doors Down

2013

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994

Beautiful Creatures Beautiful Creatures

2000

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023

The Game The Game

1998

Lucky Sunil Lucky Sunil

1988

A Sense of Freedom A Sense of Freedom

1985

Patriot Games Patriot Games

1992

Comfort and Joy Comfort and Joy

1984

Local Hero Local Hero

1983

Complicity Complicity

2000

Blame It on the Bellboy Blame It on the Bellboy

1992

Sir Billi Sir Billi

2012

Dead on Time Dead on Time

1983

Braveheart Braveheart

1995

Still Game: The Story So Far Still Game: The Story So Far

2014

Sean Connery: In His Own Words Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015

Ooh the Banter! Ooh the Banter!

2022

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

2023

When Saturday Comes When Saturday Comes

1996

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974

Billy Bongo Billy Bongo

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

Leaving Leaving

1989

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

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