Hard Cop, Softcop ; He May Be Famous As the Tough Guy of Taggart, but Alex Norton Is Really a Family Man at Heart

Daily Mail › December 30, 2006

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WHETHER playing a tough police officer or a violent criminal, Alex Norton always looms large on our screens. Built like a truck, with a face like a slab of stone, he's famous for playing the hard man. So when you meet him, it's a pleasant surprise to find the Taggart star is a warm and friendly family man who laughs a lot.

This Christmas, the 56-year-old has been entertaining millions as Captain Bellamy in the new Pirates Of The Caribbean DVD.

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Hard Cop, Softcop ; He May Be Famous As the Tough Guy of Taggart, but Alex Norton Is Really a Family Man at Heart

He's also found a new challenge giving voice to cartoon characters. For animated short Sir Billi the Vet, he's been working alongside Sir Sean Connery or at least their cartoon characters have: 'He recorded his bit in the Bahamas and I recorded mine in Glasgow.' But when voicing Haunted Hogmanay, a new animation for BBC Scotland set in Edinburgh's spooky Underground City, he shared a studio with his ...

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