Alex Norton
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1950-01-2776
Place of birth:Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Being Stanley BaxterSelf2025-12-310.00
- Daredevil: Born AgainMale Dancer2025-03-048.2987
- RikkiSelf2024-12-318.01
- ShoshanaTennant (CID)2024-01-256.366
- Bill Douglas: My Best FriendSelf2023-09-050.00
- Blackadder: The Lost PilotMcAngus2023-06-157.18
- Ooh the Banter!Self (archive footage)2022-12-310.00
- Dragon RiderGravelbeard (voice)2020-10-136.9183
- Good OmensTulloch2019-05-318.02,345
- Hatton GardenKenny Collins2019-05-205.915
- Two Doors DownEric2016-04-017.617
- Sean Connery: In His Own WordsSelf2015-08-186.01
- Still Game: The Story So FarSelf2014-12-3110.01
- Two Doors DownEric2013-12-316.52
- Dream Me Up Scotty!Presenter2013-12-230.00
- ShetlandCameron Watt2013-03-107.5209
- BraveAdditional Voices (voice)2012-06-217.014,234
- Sir BilliButler / Baron McToff (voice)2012-04-133.220
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestCaptain Bellamy2006-07-067.417,253
- Waterloo RoadGerard Findlay2006-03-097.137
- Unsolved2004-01-080.00
- The Count of Monte CristoNapoleon Bonaparte2002-01-237.72,036
- Billy Bongo2002-01-0110.01
- Beautiful CreaturesDet Insp Hepburn2000-08-235.678
- ComplicityKenny Garnet2000-05-065.816
- Extremely DangerousDCS Wallace1999-11-119.01
- Little VoiceBunnie Morris1998-11-056.5198
- OrphansHanson1998-09-036.540
- Les MisérablesGeneral1998-05-017.2682
- Deacon BrodieAlisdair Gilzean1997-03-089.52
- Renford Rejects1997-02-237.04
- The Crow RoadLachlan Watt1996-11-046.917
- Bad BoysMalky 'Tissue' Mulhernen1996-05-2910.01
- When Saturday ComesFactory Boss1996-03-015.729
- Backup1995-09-076.03
- BraveheartBride's Father1995-05-247.911,167
- Hamish MacbethDuncan Soutar1995-03-267.717
- Signs and WondersWilliam Gimble1995-01-167.01
- Signs and WondersWilliam Grimble1995-01-167.01
- Squanto: A Warrior's TaleHarding1994-10-286.845
- White GoodsPaul Ryan1994-01-017.03
- Down Among the Big BoysDan Gibbons1993-09-198.03
- ComicsHaggis1993-07-063.33
- An Ungentlemanly ActChief of Police Ronnie Lamb1992-06-135.816
- Patriot GamesDennis Cooley1992-06-046.71,832
- Blame It on the BellboyAlfio1992-01-245.460
- Under SuspicionProsecuting Lawyer1991-09-275.9123
- Robin HoodHarry1991-04-265.8180
- Chernobyl: The Final WarningDr. Andreyev1991-04-225.815
- White Hunter, Black HeartZibelinsky1990-05-166.4312
- The ChiefGordon Mackie1990-04-207.02
- Bearskin: An Urban FairytaleHarold1989-11-058.33
- Countdown to WarStalin1989-04-076.73
- ScandalDetective Inspector1989-03-036.0103
- LeavingTommy1989-02-050.00
- The One GameThe Conjuror1988-06-046.02
- Lucky SunilDes Organ1988-04-177.01
- ComradesLanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer1987-08-236.925
- Hidden CityHillcombe1987-06-245.48
- LovejoyMurray McNally1986-01-107.453
- A Sense of FreedomMalkie1985-10-186.521
- Every Picture Tells a StoryWilliam Scott1984-12-018.01
- The Bill1984-10-166.846
- Comfort and JoyTrevor1984-08-146.663
- TaggartDCI Matt Burke1983-09-066.422
- BlackadderMcAngus, Duke of Argyll1983-06-158.0555
- Local HeroWatt1983-02-176.8403
- Dead on TimeForeigner1983-01-016.711
- BergeracAcupuncturist1981-10-186.723
- Gregory's GirlAlec1980-11-296.8148
- A Question of GuiltCaptain William Cranstoun1980-03-250.00
- Shakespeare's Mounted Foot1979-08-270.00
- StrangersCooper1978-06-057.34
- The Thin End of the WedgeJohn1977-12-200.00
- Just Another Saturday1975-07-058.45
- The SweeneyGibson1975-01-028.027
- The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black OilVarious1974-06-068.01
- PlayhouseMax Beerbohm1974-03-137.01
- Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket1973-01-010.00
- Michael ReganJerry's Mate1971-11-188.01
- The Hunch1967-01-0110.01