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Monteath, Alec

Posted on 1st January 2018
By The Showreel Team
Last updated on 23rd April 2022
Filed under Talent Profiles

Alec was born in Doune, Perthshire. He was an actor, who later worked as an announcer for Scottish TV (1964 – 1969) and also for BBC Scotland TV.

He worked at Pitlochry Festival Theatre (1973), but he is perhaps best known as one of the original characters – Dougal Lachlan – in STV’s Take the High Road (1980 – 1992).

Other TV credits include:

  • The Omega Factor (1979);
  • Grange Hill (1996);
  • Taggart (1997);
  • Monarch of the Glen (2000).

His son, David Monteath, is an actor, whose TV credits include two episodes of Coronation Street as Gary Knox (1986).

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Date of birth: 22nd April 1941
Age: 84
Honours: not applicable

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FEATURE IMAGE:

PICTURED: Alec Monteath (Take the High Road). SUPPLIED BY: Paul R. Jackson. COPYRIGHT: STV Group.

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Lists: Announcers: BBC Scotland, Announcers: ITV - STV
Broadcaster/Channel: BBC, BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland, ITV Network Limited/ITV plc, STV
Job Role: Actor, Continuity Announcer, Continuity Announcer/Director
Programme Genre: Drama, Non-Programme: Continuity

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