People
Alex Norton
- Name: Alex Norton
- Birthday: 1950-01-27
- Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Popularity: 3.903
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Bill Douglas: My Best Friend as Self | 2023-09-05 |
| Blackadder: The Lost Pilot as McAngus | 2023-06-15 |
| Ooh the Banter! as Self (archive footage) | 2022-12-31 |
| Dragon Rider as Gravelbeard (voice) | 2020-10-13 |
| Sean Connery: In His Own Words as Self | 2015-08-18 |
| Still Game: The Story So Far as Self | 2014-12-31 |
| Two Doors Down as Eric | 2013-12-31 |
| Dream Me Up Scotty! as Presenter | 2013-12-23 |
| Sir Billi as Butler / Baron McToff (voice) | 2012-04-13 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Bellamy | 2006-07-06 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo as Napoleon Bonaparte | 2002-01-23 |
| Billy Bongo | 2002-01-01 |
| Beautiful Creatures as Det Insp Hepburn | 2000-08-23 |
| Complicity as Kenny Garnet | 2000-05-06 |
| Little Voice as Bunnie Morris | 1998-11-05 |
| Orphans as Hanson | 1998-09-03 |
| The Game as Tam | 1998-06-06 |
| Les Misérables as General | 1998-05-01 |
| Deacon Brodie as Alisdair Gilzean | 1997-03-08 |
| When Saturday Comes as Factory Boss | 1996-03-01 |
| Braveheart as Bride's Father | 1995-05-24 |
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale as Harding | 1994-10-28 |
| White Goods as Paul Ryan | 1994-01-01 |
| Down Among the Big Boys as Dan Gibbons | 1993-09-19 |
| An Ungentlemanly Act as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb | 1992-06-13 |
| Patriot Games as Dennis Cooley | 1992-06-04 |
| Blame It on the Bellboy as Alfio | 1992-01-24 |
| Under Suspicion as Prosecuting Lawyer | 1991-09-27 |
| Robin Hood as Harry | 1991-05-13 |
| Chernobyl: The Final Warning as Dr. Andreyev | 1991-04-22 |
| White Hunter, Black Heart as Zibelinsky | 1990-05-16 |
| Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale as Harold | 1989-11-05 |
| Countdown to War as Stalin | 1989-04-07 |
| Scandal as Detective Inspector | 1989-03-03 |
| Leaving as Tommy | 1989-02-05 |
| Lucky Sunil as Des Organ | 1988-04-17 |
| Comrades as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer | 1987-08-23 |
| Hidden City as Hillcombe | 1987-06-24 |
| A Sense of Freedom as Malkie | 1985-10-18 |
| Every Picture Tells a Story as William Scott | 1984-12-01 |
| Comfort and Joy as Trevor | 1984-08-14 |
| Local Hero as Watt | 1983-02-17 |
| Dead on Time as Foreigner | 1983-01-01 |
| Gregory's Girl as Alec | 1981-04-23 |
| The Thin End of the Wedge as John | 1977-12-20 |
| Just Another Saturday | 1975-07-05 |
| The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as Various | 1974-06-06 |
| Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket | 1973-01-01 |
| The Hunch | 1967-01-01 |
