Alexander Morton

• Name — Alexander Morton • Birth Name — Alexander Edwards Morton • Born — 24 March 1945 • Birthplace — Glasgow, Scotland • Died — 14 April 2026 • Spouse — Jane Morton • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1971–2022 • Education — Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

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). Morton 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 throughout the 1980s and 1990s as the evil Andy Semple in the 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, of which he was a founding member, along with Robert Carlyle, Caroline Paterson, Stuart Davids, 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, and the Royal Court. He has appeared in pantomime as well, notably 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 as Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings along with its sequel The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. He was the narrator on three albums by the Swiss Celtic / Melodic Death Metal band Eluveitie.

Morton was married three times, and had 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. Jane's son and Morton's stepson is actor Leo Woodall. Morton died from heart failure on 14 April 2026, at the age of 81.

• Selected stage productions • Year — Play — Role — Notes • 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

• Selected BBC Radio plays • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 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

• Selected productions • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2009 — Killzone 2 — Helghast • 2011 — The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings — Zoltan Chivay — English dub • 2012 — LittleBigPlanet PS Vita — The Puppeteer • 2013 — Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch — Old Father Oak — English dub • 2015 — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Zoltan Chivay — English dub

Alexander Morton is recorded as actor.