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Alexander Morton in Valhalla Rising (2009)

Biography

Alexander Morton

Overview

  • Born
    March 24, 1945 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    April 14, 2026 (heart failure)
  • Birth name
    Alexander Edwards Morton
  • Nickname
    • Sandy
  • Height
    5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

Mini bio

  • Alexander Morton became one of Scotland's most popular arch-villains when he was cast as Andy Semple in the long running soap opera Take the High Road.

    Career highlights include the title role in Raindog Theatre's critically acclaimed Scots rendition of Shakespeare's Macbeth, directed by Robert Carlyle; R.P. McMurphy in One flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, also directed by Robert Carlyle.

    In Nicholas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising, he featured as Barde, the chieftain and temporary owner of One Eye (played by Mads Mikkelsen).

    Has appeared with actor Clive Owen (Bourne Identity, Children of Men) in TV series Second Sight 1 & 2, and Mike Hodges films I'll Sleep when I'm dead, and Croupier.

    Alexander recently played the Prince of Darkness in the Dracula-inspired Robert Forrest BBC radio play Voyage of the Demeter (2006). For BBC Radio he had the title role in Jekyll and Hyde, playing both parts. Also on radio, he was the first actor to play Inspector Rebus in the first adaptation of Ian Rankin's Rebus series of books.
    - IMDb mini biography by: The_Reformer

Family

  • Spouses
      Jane Ashton(2004 - April 14, 2026) (his death)
      Denise Scott(1977 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
      Pam Scotcher(1967 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Jamie A. Morton
      Kerry Morton

Trivia

  • Kept his character's cap from Monarch of the Glen (2000).
  • Is the only actor to star in every episode of BBC's Monarch of the Glen (2000), starred as Golly Mackenzie.
  • Has two grown up children called Kerry and Jamie.
  • Starred in Billy Connolly's first stage play.
  • Was the first actor to play Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus.

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