---
name: "Alexander Morton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alexander-morton"
fi1m_id: "alexander-morton"
imdb_id: "nm0607916"
tmdb_id: 32808
wikidata_id: "Q2642707"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 March 1945"
died: "15 April 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-01T19:16:26.109085+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alexander Morton

## Identity

Alexander Morton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alexander-morton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alexander-morton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0607916
- **TMDB ID:** 32808
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2642707
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Morton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2642707, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607916/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32808

Actor. Born 24 March 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland. Died 15 April 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 March 1945, Glasgow, Scotland
- **Died:** 15 April 2026
- **Active:** 2006–2013
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (1), 2000s 73 (1), 2010s 67 (2)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Mystery 2, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 1 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $0m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Morton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2642707, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607916/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/32808

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*London to Brighton*](https://film.one/film/london-to-brighton.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alexander Morton (24 March 1945 – 14 April 2026) was a Scottish actor. Born in Glasgow, he trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London from 1965 to 1968.

He is best known for playing Golly Mackenzie in all 64 episodes of the BBC series *Monarch of the Glen* (2000–2005). Earlier, he appeared regularly as Andy Semple in the Scottish soap *Take the High Road*. His film roles include David Reynolds in *Croupier* (1998), Duncan Allen in *London to Brighton* (2006), and Barde in *Valhalla Rising* (2010). He also worked extensively in television series such as *Taggart*, *Second Sight* and *Casualty*, as well as on stage and radio, including the first portrayal of Inspector Rebus.

Morton was married to Jane Morton.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these

- *Shetland* (2013), Fi1m 62, as Joseph Wilson — [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Luther* (2010), Fi1m 72, as Bill Winingham — [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *London to Brighton* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Duncan Allen — [page](https://film.one/film/london-to-brighton.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Get Carter* (1971), Fi1m 86, as Hubert (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/get-carter.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Joseph Wilson — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Up There* (2012), as New Supervisor
- *Luther* (2010), series, as Bill Winingham — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/luther.md)
- *Valhalla Rising* (2010), as Barde
- *Shell* (2007), as Shell's Dad
- *London to Brighton* (2006), as Duncan Allen — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/london-to-brighton.md)
- *The Castles of Scotland* (2005), as Narrator
- *I'll Sleep When I'm Dead* (2003), as Victor
- *Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind* (2001), as DS Julian
- *Monarch of the Glen* (2000), series, as Golly Mackenzie
- *Gregory's Two Girls* (1999), as Teacher (Norman)
- *Life Support* (1999), series, as Alan Carswell
- *Croupier* (1998), as David Reynolds
- *The One That Got Away* (1996), as Big Bob
- *Men of the Month* (1994), as James
- *Between the Lines* (1992), series, Actor
- *Firm Friends* (1992), series, as DI Hogg
- *Silent Scream* (1990), as Don Winters
- *Winners and Losers* (1989), series, as Ross
- *Passing Glory* (1986), as Jack Hope
- *You've Never Slept in Mine* (1985), as Mick
- *Taggart* (1983), series, Actor
- *Cloud Howe* (1982), series, as Kindness
- *Something's Got to Give* (1982), as Gardener
- *The Good Time Girls* (1981), as Alec Park
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Alex
- *Ploughman's Share* (1979), as Dave
- *Get Carter* (1971), as Hubert (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/get-carter.md)

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