Alex Norton
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-01-27 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also known As
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Alex Norton
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.
Acting
2006
1984
as Trevor
1983
as Watt
2000
as Kenny Garnet
1992
as Alfio
1992
as Dennis Cooley
1985
as Malkie
2000
as Det Insp Hepburn
1994
as Harding
2023
as McAngus
1998
as Tam
1988
as Des Organ
2012
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
1983
as Foreigner
1974
2002
2002
as Napoleon Bonaparte
1989
as Tommy
1996
as Factory Boss
2023
as Self
1995
as Bride's Father
2014
as Self
2015
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2013
as Eric
1967
1981
as Alec
1998
as Bunnie Morris
1987
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
1989
as Detective Inspector
1992
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
1997
as Alisdair Gilzean
1987
as Hillcombe
1998
as Hanson
1989
as Harold
1984
as William Scott
1991
as Dr. Andreyev
1991
as Prosecuting Lawyer
1990
as Zibelinsky
1998
as General
1991
as Harry
1994
as Paul Ryan
1993
as Dan Gibbons
1977
as John
1989
as Stalin
2020
as Gravelbeard (voice)
2013
as Presenter
1971
as Jerry's Mate
2024
as Self
2024
as Tennant (CID)
Production
2022
as ADR & Dubbing
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