Alex Norton

Born: 1950-01-27

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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as Bellamy
Released: 2006-07-06

Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davy Jones to avoid...

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as Bride's Father
Released: 1995-05-24

Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William...

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The Count of Monte Cristo

as Napoleon Bonaparte
Released: 2002-01-23

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best...

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as Dennis Cooley
Released: 1992-06-04

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack...

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Dragon Rider

as Gravelbeard (voice)
Released: 2020-10-13

An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure...

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Local Hero

as Watt
Released: 1983-02-17

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to...

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Les Misérables

as General
Released: 1998-05-01

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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Under Suspicion

as Prosecuting Lawyer
Released: 1991-09-27

In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with...

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Blame It on the Bellboy

as Alfio
Released: 1992-01-24

Mike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a...

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Scandal

as Detective Inspector
Released: 1989-03-03

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live...

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White Hunter, Black Heart

as Zibelinsky
Released: 1990-05-16

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to...

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Gregory's Girl

as Alec
Released: 1981-04-23

A teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts...

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Robin Hood

as Harry
Released: 1991-05-13

The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled...

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Little Voice

as Bunnie Morris
Released: 1998-11-05

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and...

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Beautiful Creatures

as Det Insp Hepburn
Released: 2000-08-23

When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a...

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Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

as McAngus
Released: 2023-06-15

Sir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to...

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Comfort and Joy

as Trevor
Released: 1984-08-14

Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry...

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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

as Harding
Released: 1994-10-28

Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which...

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An Ungentlemanly Act

as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Released: 1992-06-13

Based on actual accounts, this film portrays the days and hours before and during the invasion...

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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

as Harold
Released: 1989-11-05

Johnny Fortune (Damon Lowry) is no good to anyone, not mean, but just no good. Surrounded by...

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When Saturday Comes

as Factory Boss
Released: 1996-03-01

Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working...

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A Sense of Freedom

as Malkie
Released: 1979-10-19

The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.

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Sean Connery: In His Own Words

as Self
Released: 2015-08-18

Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends,...

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Sir Billi

as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
Released: 2012-04-13

An aging, skateboarding veterinarian Sir Billi goes above and beyond the call of duty fighting...

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Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

as Self
Released: 2023-09-05

The story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish film maker Bill Douglas and his...

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Orphans

as Hanson
Released: 1998-09-03

A group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the...

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Comrades

as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Released: 1987-08-23

The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed...

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Complicity

as Kenny Garnet
Released: 2000-05-06

Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the...

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Still Game: The Story So Far

as Self
Released: 2014-12-31

A celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with the cast, celebrities who have...

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Two Doors Down

as Eric
Released: 2013-12-31

Comedy set in a chaotic Hogmanay party. Beth and Eric Baird's Hogmanay goes horribly wrong as...

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Chernobyl: The Final Warning

as Dr. Andreyev
Released: 1991-04-22

True story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.

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Down Among the Big Boys

as Dan Gibbons
Released: 1993-09-19

Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His...

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Hidden City

as Hillcombe
Released: 1987-06-24

Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government...

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Ooh the Banter!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-12-31

Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a...

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Deacon Brodie

as Alisdair Gilzean
Released: 1997-03-08

Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In...

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Leaving

as Tommy
Released: 1989-02-05

A moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland,...

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Just Another Saturday

as uncredited
Released: 1975-07-05

It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and...

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Dead on Time

as Foreigner
Released: 1983-01-01

Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard...

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Countdown to War

as Stalin
Released: 1989-04-07

Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland,...

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The Game

as Tam
Released: 1998-06-06

A play about three Scottish football fans (and one of their long suffering football widow...

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Every Picture Tells a Story

as William Scott
Released: 1984-12-01

James Scott's biopic of his father William Scott, his childhood and his origins as a painter.

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White Goods

as Paul Ryan
Released: 1994-01-01

Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker...

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Dream Me Up Scotty!

as Presenter
Released: 2013-12-23

Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For...

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The Thin End of the Wedge

as John
Released: 1977-12-20

A student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for...

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Lucky Sunil

as Des Organ
Released: 1988-04-17

Young, handsome and alone in London at the start of a great career. But will Sunil's luck hold...

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Shetland

as Cameron Watt
First aired: 2013-03-10

Created from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy...

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Waterloo Road

as Gerard Findlay
First aired: 2006-03-09

Waterloo Road is a UK television drama series the first broadcast was in the United Kingdom on...

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Blackadder

as McAngus, Duke of Argyll
First aired: 1983-06-15

Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders...

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Bergerac

as Acupuncturist
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant
First aired: 2011-10-24

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...

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Good Omens

as Tulloch
First aired: 2019-05-31

Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.

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The Sweeney

as Gibson
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Taggart

as DCI Matt Burke
First aired: 1983-09-06

Taggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of...

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Lovejoy

as Murray McNally
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Hamish Macbeth

as Duncan Soutar
First aired: 1995-03-26

Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is...

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Renford Rejects

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-02-23

Renford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1997 and...

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The Crow Road

as Lachlan Watt
First aired: 1996-11-04

History student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan family...

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Two Doors Down

as Eric
First aired: 2016-04-01

Comedy centred around a couple and their insufferable neighbours.

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Hatton Garden

as Kenny Collins
First aired: 2019-05-20

The story of the audacious jewellery, gold and cash burglary at the heart of London's diamond...

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Backup

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-09-07

Drama about the working lives of policemen and women in an Operational Support Unit.

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Extremely Dangerous

as DCS Wallace
First aired: 1999-11-11

Extremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-National...

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The One Game

as The Conjuror
First aired: 1988-06-04

The One Game is a four-part 1988 British television drama serial, produced by Central...

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