Cast
Alex Norton
Acting
Cast
Alex Norton
Known for
Acting
Born
1950-01-27
From
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
★7.4
MOVIE2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Captain Bellamy
★7.0
MOVIE2012
Brave
as Additional Voices (voice)
★7.9
MOVIE1995
Braveheart
as Bride's Father
★7.7
MOVIE2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Napoleon Bonaparte
★6.7
MOVIE1992
Patriot Games
as Dennis Cooley
★7.2
MOVIE1998
Les Misérables
as General
★6.4
MOVIE1990
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Zibelinsky
★5.9
MOVIE1991
Under Suspicion
as Prosecuting Lawyer
★6.8
MOVIE1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Harding
★6.8
MOVIE1983
Local Hero
as Watt
★6.9
MOVIE2020
Dragon Rider
as Gravelbeard (voice)
MOVIE2025
Being Stanley Baxter
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
★5.6
MOVIE2000
Beautiful Creatures
as Det Insp Hepburn
★6.0
MOVIE1989
Scandal
as Detective Inspector
★6.5
MOVIE1998
Little Voice
as Bunnie Morris
★5.4
MOVIE1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Alfio
★5.7
MOVIE1996
When Saturday Comes
as Factory Boss
★10.0
MOVIE1967
The Hunch
★8.4
MOVIE1975
Just Another Saturday
★6.8
MOVIE1980
Gregory's Girl
as Alec
★6.7
MOVIE1989
Countdown to War
as Stalin
★5.8
MOVIE1991
Robin Hood
as Harry
★6.7
MOVIE1983
Dead on Time
as Foreigner
★5.8
MOVIE1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Andreyev
★6.5
MOVIE1998
Orphans
as Hanson
★5.4
MOVIE1987
Hidden City
as Hillcombe
★6.9
MOVIE1987
Comrades
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
★8.0
MOVIE1993
Down Among the Big Boys
as Dan Gibbons
★5.8
MOVIE2000
Complicity
as Kenny Garnet
★3.2
MOVIE2012
Sir Billi
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
★6.3
MOVIE2024
Shoshana
as Tennant (CID)
★10.0
MOVIE2014
Still Game: The Story So Far
as Self
MOVIE2023
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE1985
A Sense of Freedom
as Malkie
★6.0
MOVIE2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Self
★9.5
MOVIE1997
Deacon Brodie
as Alisdair Gilzean
MOVIE2022
Ooh the Banter!
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1971
Michael Regan
as Jerry's Mate
MOVIE1977
The Thin End of the Wedge
as John
★8.0
MOVIE1984
Every Picture Tells a Story
as William Scott
MOVIE2013
Dream Me Up Scotty!
as Presenter
★7.1
MOVIE2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as McAngus
★8.3
MOVIE1989
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
as Harold
★6.6
MOVIE1984
Comfort and Joy
as Trevor
★7.0
MOVIE1994
White Goods
as Paul Ryan
★6.5
MOVIE2013
Two Doors Down
as Eric
MOVIE1979
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
★7.0
MOVIE1988
Lucky Sunil
as Des Organ
MOVIE1989
Leaving
as Tommy
MOVIE1998
The Game
as Tam
★8.0
MOVIE1974
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
as Various
★8.0
MOVIE2024
Rikki
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2002
Billy Bongo
MOVIE2019
Selling Scotland
as Self
MOVIE1973