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Alex Norton

Alex Norton

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 27, 1950 (75)
Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Popularity 10 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

Filmography

Shoshana

Shoshana

2024

as Tennant (CID)

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023

as McAngus

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider

2020

as Gravelbeard (voice)

Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down

2013

as Eric

Dream Me Up Scotty!

Dream Me Up Scotty!

2013

as Presenter

Sir Billi

Sir Billi

2012

as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

as Napoleon Bonaparte

Complicity

Complicity

2000

as Kenny Garnet

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2000

as Det Insp Hepburn

Orphans

Orphans

1998

as Hanson

Little Voice

Little Voice

1998

as Bunnie Morris

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1998

as General

Deacon Brodie

Deacon Brodie

1997

as Alisdair Gilzean

When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes

1996

as Factory Boss

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

as Bride's Father

White Goods

White Goods

1994

as Paul Ryan

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994

as Harding

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992

as Alfio

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

as Dennis Cooley

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991

as Dr. Andreyev

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1991

as Harry

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

1991

as Prosecuting Lawyer

White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

as Zibelinsky

Scandal

Scandal

1989

as Detective Inspector

Countdown to War

Countdown to War

1989

as Stalin

Lucky Sunil

Lucky Sunil

1988

as Des Organ

Hidden City

Hidden City

1987

as Hillcombe

Comrades

Comrades

1987

as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer

Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story

1984

as William Scott

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy

1984

as Trevor

Dead on Time

Dead on Time

1983

as Foreigner

Local Hero

Local Hero

1983

as Watt

Gregory's Girl

Gregory's Girl

1981

as Alec

A Sense of Freedom

A Sense of Freedom

1979

as Malkie

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

2022

ADR & Dubbing

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Taggart

as DCI Matt Burke

Episodes: 58

First Aired: Sep 06, 1983

Waterloo Road

as Gerard Findlay

Episodes: 30

First Aired: Mar 09, 2006

Bad Boys

as Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 29, 1996

Two Doors Down

as Eric

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 01, 2016

The One Game

as The Conjuror

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 04, 1988

The Crow Road

as Lachlan Watt

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 04, 1996

Extremely Dangerous

as DCS Wallace

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 11, 1999

Hatton Garden

as Kenny Collins

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 20, 2019

Blackadder

as McAngus, Duke of Argyll

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 15, 1983

Shetland

as Cameron Watt

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 10, 2013

The Sweeney

as Gibson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1975

Lovejoy

as Murray McNally

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Good Omens

as Tulloch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 31, 2019

Bergerac

as Acupuncturist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Hamish Macbeth

as Duncan Soutar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Renford Rejects

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Feb 23, 1997

Unsolved

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Jan 08, 2004

Backup

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 07, 1995

The Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1984

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2011

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