Tex Morton (born Robert William Lane in Nelson, New Zealand, also credited as Robert Tex Morton; 30 August 1916 – 23 July 1983 Sydney, Australia) was a pioneer of New Zealand and Australian country and western music, vaudevillian, actor, television host, and circus performer.

Morton toured Canada and the United States as a stage hypnotist, memory expert, whip cracker and sharpshooter,[2] and was associated for some time with the Canadian country singer, Dixie Bill Hilton.

[6] Morton continued to record during the 1960s and 1970s, and had a surprise hit with "Goondiwindi Grey" on the Australian Singles Charts, reaching No.

[7] During this period, Morton showed an increasing interest in acting,[2] hosting the Country Touch TV series in New Zealand,[8] and in the 1980s appeared in Australian films Stir (1980), We of the Never Never (1982) and Goodbye Paradise (1983).

[1] Morton was the first inductee into Australian Roll of Renown in 1976,[9] recognising his pivotal role in the development of country music in Australia and New Zealand.

Morton and Brisbane divorced in 1979, and he lived with his partner Kathleen Bryan until his death on 23 July 1983 in Sydney.