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Alexander Morton

Scottish actor

Field	Value
name	Alexander Morton
birth_date
birth_place	Glasgow, Scotland
spouse	Jane Morton
occupation	Actor
alma_mater	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Alexander Morton (born 24 March 1945) is a Scottish actor.

Acting career

Glasgow-born Morton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1965 to 1968 and is well known for his roles in several leading drama series, such as Taggart, Second Sight, Between the Lines, Minder, and Casualty; movies such as Croupier and London to Brighton; and single dramas The One That Got Away (1996), Looking After Jo Jo (1998), and The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge (2005).

He is best known for playing the ghillie Golly Mackenzie in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005, appearing in all 64 episodes), and before that made regular appearances over the 1980s and 1990s as the evil Andy Semple in Scottish soap Take the High Road. From 2012 to 2015, Morton played Criminal Billy Kennedy in Scottish soap opera River City. He appeared again as Billy Kennedy in the 20th anniversary episode of the show in 2022.

Highlights of his stage career include his work with Raindog Theatre Company in the early 1990s. He was a founder member, along with Robert Carlyle, Caroline Paterson and Stuart Davis and others. Leading roles with Raindog included his Scots rendition of Shakespeare's Macbeth and R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, both directed by Robert Carlyle. Morton also worked regularly with theatre companies 7:84 and Borderline, and has appeared at the Traverse, the Lyceum, the Bush, the Royal Court, as well as appearing in pantomime, notably two years running at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness with Andy Gray, and at Glasgow's King's Theatre.

In 2006, Morton played the Prince of Darkness in the BBC Radio adaptation of Dracula (Voyage of the Demeter, 2006). He was also the first actor to play Detective Inspector John Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Ian Rankin's Rebus series of books. He also provided voices for video games, including Heavenly Sword, Viking: Battle for Asgard and he played Zoltan Chivay in series 2 and 3 of The Witcher. He was the narrator on three albums by the Swiss Celtic / Melodic Death Metal band Eluveitie.

Personal life

Morton has been married three times, and has two children from each of his first two marriages. His first wife was Pam Scotcher; his second was Denise; and his third is Jane, whom he met before filming for Monarch of the Glen got underway. She was his landlady while he was doing television work in London. Goodall's son and Morton's stepson is actor Leo Woodall.

Film and television credits

1971: Get Carter (film) Hubert - directed by Mike Hodges
1971: Manipulators (TV) written and directed by Mike Hodges
1979: Play for Today (TV): Ploughman's Share - Dave
1980-1994: Take the High Road (TV) - Andy Semple
1981: Play for Today (TV): The Good Time Girls - Alec Park
1984: Minder (TV): Windows - Alex
1985: Taggart (TV): Dead Ringer - David Balfour
1986: Waiting for Elvis (TV) Ike Morrison - directed by Hal Duncan
1987: Extras (TV) - Frank Riley - directed by David Andrew
1987: Bookie (TV) - Ross
1989: Winners and Losers (TV) - Ross
1990: Silent Scream - Don Winters
1992: Rab C. Nesbitt (TV) - Police Inspector Mccrae
1992-1994: Firm Friends (TV) - D.I. Hogg
1993: Between the Lines (TV) - Superintendent Tyrell
1993: Taggart (TV): Death Benefits - John Fraser
1994: Jolly a Man for All Seasons - Police Sergeant Watson
1994: Crime Story - John McVicar
1994: The Tales of Para Handy - John Cruickshank
1996: Bad Boys - Dick
1996: The One that Got Away - Big Bob (credited as Sandy Morton)
1996: Nightlife (TV movie) - D.C.Dave
1997: Looking After Jo Jo - DS Alistair Wright
1997: Bombay Blue - Jack Grey
1997: Love Me Tender (TV) - Tommy
1998: Croupier (film) David Reynolds
1999-2000: Second Sight (TV) - DS Julian
1999: Life Support (TV) - Alan Carswell
2000-2005: Monarch of the Glen (TV) - Golly Mackenzie in all 64 episodes
2005: The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge (TV) - Malmberg Nilsson
2006: Casualty (TV)
2006: London to Brighton (film) - Duncan Allen
2007: Kitchen (TV) - Mr. Glasgow
2008: Casualty (TV)
2009: Valhalla Rising (film) - Chieftain Barde
2010: Taggart: (TV) The Rapture - James Hardie
2010: Luther (TV) - Bill Winingham
2012-2015: River City (TV) - Billy Kennedy
2013: Shetland (TV) - Joseph Wilson
2022: River City (TV) - Billy Kennedy

Selected theatre credits

Selected stage productions	Year	Play	Role
1976	An Me Wi a Bad Leg Tae	Peter	Original production of Billy Connolly's first play, directed by Stuart Mungall
1979	Slab Boys Trilogy	Mr. Curry/Workman	John Byrne's critically acclaimed series of stage plays
1984	William Wallace	William Wallace	Borderline Theatre Company, Directed by Stuart Mungall.
1985	The Bruce	Robert the Bruce	Edinburgh Festival
1986	Robert Burns	Robert Burns	By Joe Corrie, Scottish Theatre Company; Directed by David Hayman
1986	The Gorbals Story	Peter Reilly	By Robert Mcleish. 7:84 Theatre Co. Directed by David Hayman
1989	The Sash	William MacWilliam	By Hector MacMillan. 7:84 Theatre Co. Directed by Gerard Kelly
1991	Red Riding Hood: The Sequel	Wolverine	Directed by Andy Gray.
1991	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	R.P.McMurphy	Raindog Theatre Company. Directed by Robert Carlyle
1992	Macbeth: In the Scots Tongue	Macbeth	Raindog Theatre Company. Best Director Award: Robert Carlyle
1994	Dick Wittington	King Rat	With Christopher Biggins. King's Theatre, Glasgow
1995	Follow Follow: The Rangers Story	Max Factor	King's Theatre Glasgow/Glasgow Rangers FC; Directed by Ron Bain
1996	The Architect	Leo Black	Directed by Philip Howard, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
1998	Buried Treasure	Frank McCoig	Directed by Robin Lefevre, Lyric Theatre, London

Radio credits

Selected BBC Radio plays	Year	Title	Role
1982	The Thirty Nine Steps	Franklin P. Scudder	Considered the most faithful adaptation of John Buchan's book.
1988	Death of a Fly	Alec Bodine	Murder mystery told from the perspective of a fly.
1995	The Serpent's Back	Cully	First adaptation of Ian Rankin's Cully series
1998	Tunes of Glory	Basil Barrow
1999	Let It Bleed	DI John Rebus	First adaptation of Ian Rankin's Rebus books
2004	Dr Korczak's Example	Dr. Janusz Korczak	BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play directed by Lu Kemp
2005	The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch	Swatchell	BBC Radio 3 The Wire directed by Lu Kemp
2007	Voyage of the Demeter	Count Dracula	Morton offers a terrifying rendition of the Prince of Darkness
2008	They Have Oak Trees in North Carolina	Ray	BBC Radio 4 Friday Play directed by Gaynor Macfarlane
2011	Occupation	Kenny Gall	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play directed by Gaynor Macfarlane

References

[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778752/ Pam Scotcher] IMDb
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/08_august/30/monarch_golly.shtml "BBC - Press Office - Monarch of the Glen Press Pack"], 30 October 2005
[http://www.cpa.org.au/z-archive/g2003/1133sandy.html "Times change, the struggle continues"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 9 April 2003
Moshakis, Alex. (2024-02-04). "'If it goes to my head, I'll be unbearable': actor Leo Woodall on taking the lead in One Day". The Guardian.
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/thewire/pip/4uyaw/ BBC – The Wire – ''The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch'']
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00d4613 BBC – Friday Play – ''They Have Oak Trees in North Carolina'']
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0145x7p BBC – Afternoon Play – ''Occupation'']

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