Alexander Morton obituary (opens in new tab)

Scottish actor who played Golly Mackenzie in TV’s Monarch of the Glen and Andy Semple in Take the High RoadAlexander Morton, who has died of heart failure aged 81, was a stalwart of Scottish theatre, finding a wide audience on television as Golly Mackenzie in the BBC’s Sunday evening feelgood drama Monarch of the Glen, based on Compton Mackenzie’s novels.As the only cast member to appear in all 64 episodes of the seven series (2000-05), he played the loyal gamekeeper and ghillie, guiding hunt...