Person Details

Birthday: 1950-01-27 22:08:49

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Hamish Macbeth
Average
8

Hamish Macbeth

(1995) Duncan Soutar
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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7
Shetland
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8

Shetland

(2013) Cameron Watt
Taggart
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6

Taggart

(1983) DCI Matt Burke
Bergerac
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6

Bergerac

(1981) Acupuncturist
Hatton Garden
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6

Hatton Garden

(2019) Kenny Collins
Braveheart
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8

Braveheart

(1995) Bride's Father
The Sweeney
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8

The Sweeney

(1975) Gibson

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 McAngus
2022 Self (archive footage)
2020 Gravelbeard (voice)
2019 Tulloch
Kenny Collins
2016 Eric
2015 Self
2013 Eric
Presenter
Cameron Watt
2012 Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
2006 Bellamy
2004 N/A
2002 Napoleon Bonaparte
N/A
2000 Det Insp Hepburn
Kenny Garnet
1999 DCS Wallace
1998 Bunnie Morris
Hanson
Tam
General
1997 Alisdair Gilzean
N/A
1996 Lachlan Watt
Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen
Factory Boss
1995 N/A
Bride's Father
Duncan Soutar
1994 Harding
Paul Ryan
1993 Dan Gibbons
1992 Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Dennis Cooley
Alfio
1991 Prosecuting Lawyer
Harry
Dr. Andreyev
1990 Zibelinsky
1989 Harold
Stalin
Detective Inspector
Tommy
1988 The Conjuror
Des Organ
1987 Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Hillcombe
1986 Murray McNally
1984 William Scott
N/A
Trevor
1983 DCI Matt Burke
McAngus, Duke of Argyll
Watt
Foreigner
1981 Acupuncturist
Alec
1979 Malkie
1977 John
1975 N/A
Gibson
1974 Various
1967 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 ADR & Dubbing
Year Role Movie/Tv

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