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Alex Norton

Actor

Alex Norton

Born January 27, 1950 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK45 films

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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Braveheart posterFirst watchBraveheart19957.9as Bride's FatherEnraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers.View film

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster7.4Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006Brave poster7.0Brave2012The Count of Monte Cristo poster7.7The Count of Monte Cristo2002Patriot Games poster6.7Patriot Games1992Les Misérables poster7.2Les Misérables1998Local Hero poster6.8Local Hero1983White Hunter, Black Heart poster6.4White Hunter, Black Heart1990Dragon Rider poster6.9Dragon Rider2020

Filmography

45 films as actor
  1. 2024ShoshanaTennant (CID)
  2. 2020Dragon RiderGravelbeard (voice)
  3. 2013Two Doors DownEric
  4. 2012BraveAdditional Voices (voice)
  5. 2012Sir BilliButler / Baron McToff (voice)
  6. 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestCaptain Bellamy
  7. 2002The Count of Monte CristoNapoleon Bonaparte
  8. 2002Billy Bongo
  9. 2000Beautiful CreaturesDet Insp Hepburn
  10. 2000ComplicityKenny Garnet
  11. 1998Little VoiceBunnie Morris
  12. 1998OrphansHanson
  13. 1998The GameTam
  14. 1998Les MisérablesGeneral
  15. 1997Deacon BrodieAlisdair Gilzean
  16. 1996When Saturday ComesFactory Boss
  17. 1995BraveheartBride's Father
  18. 1994Squanto: A Warrior's TaleHarding
  19. 1994White GoodsPaul Ryan
  20. 1993Down Among the Big BoysDan Gibbons
  21. 1992An Ungentlemanly ActChief of Police Ronnie Lamb
  22. 1992Patriot GamesDennis Cooley
  23. 1992Blame It on the BellboyAlfio
  24. 1991Under SuspicionProsecuting Lawyer
  25. 1991Robin HoodHarry
  26. 1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningDr. Andreyev
  27. 1990White Hunter, Black HeartZibelinsky
  28. 1989Bearskin: An Urban FairytaleHarold
  29. 1989Countdown to WarStalin
  30. 1989ScandalDetective Inspector
  31. 1989LeavingTommy
  32. 1988Lucky SunilDes Organ
  33. 1987ComradesLanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
  34. 1987Hidden CityHillcombe
  35. 1985A Sense of FreedomMalkie
  36. 1984Every Picture Tells a StoryWilliam Scott
  37. 1984Comfort and JoyTrevor
  38. 1983Local HeroWatt
  39. 1983Dead on TimeForeigner
  40. 1980Gregory's GirlAlec
  41. 1979Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
  42. 1977The Thin End of the WedgeJohn
  43. 1975Just Another Saturday
  44. 1971Michael ReganJerry's Mate
  45. 1967The Hunch