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Alex Norton
Born 1950-01-27Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Being Stanley BaxterSelfRikkiSelfShoshanaTennant (CID)Bill Douglas: My Best FriendSelfBlackadder: The Lost PilotMcAngusOoh the Banter!Self (archive footage)Dragon RiderGravelbeard (voice)Selling ScotlandSelfSean Connery: In His Own WordsSelfStill Game: The Story So FarSelfTwo Doors DownEricDream Me Up Scotty!PresenterBraveAdditional Voices (voice)Sir BilliButler / Baron McToff (voice)Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestCaptain BellamyThe Count of Monte CristoNapoleon BonaparteBilly BongoRoleBeautiful CreaturesDet Insp HepburnComplicityKenny GarnetLittle VoiceBunnie MorrisOrphansHansonThe GameTamLes MisérablesGeneralDeacon BrodieAlisdair Gilzean