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Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. Paterson has appeared in films and television series including Comfort and Joy (1984), Traffik (1989), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990), The Witches (1990), Wives and Daughters (1999), Sea of Souls (2004–2007), Amazing Grace (2006), Miss Potter (2006), Little Dorrit (2008), Doctor Who (2010), Outlander (2014), Fleabag (2016–2019), Inside No. 9 (2018), Good Omens (2019), Brassic (2020) and House of the Dragon (2022). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs. William Tulloch Paterson was born in Glasgow on 3 June 1945. Paterson was raised in Dennistoun by his father, a plumber, and his mother, a hairdresser. He states that his interest in acting began with a school trip to the Citizens Theatre in the Gorbals in 1961. However, after school he chose to initially pursue a career based on an interest in architecture and spent three years as a quantity surveyor's apprentice before deciding to attend the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

Birthday: 1945-06-03

Place of birth: Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

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The Witches
The Witches

1990-05-25

Mr Jenkins

Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy

1984-08-14

Alan

Complicity
Complicity

2000-05-06

Wallace Byatt

Dutch Girls
Dutch Girls

1985-10-18

Mr Mole

Miss Potter
Miss Potter

2006-12-03

Rupert Potter

Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm

1986-05-09

Jack Macleod

The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers

1989-04-12

Charles I

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace

2006-09-16

Lord Dundas

Ghosts in the Machine
Ghosts in the Machine

2009-10-27

Himself

The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands

1995-03-19

Narrator

Victory
Victory

1996-12-13

Capt. Davidson

The Man Who Lives with Bears
The Man Who Lives with Bears

2008-01-03

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie

1998-12-30

Cello Teacher

Yellowbacks
Yellowbacks

1990-08-30

Alex McPherson

Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson

2014-02-28

Narrator

Arthur's Whisky
Arthur's Whisky

2024-09-19

Henry

The Man who Crossed Hitler
The Man who Crossed Hitler

2011-08-21

Kurt Ohnesorge

The Colour Room
The Colour Room

2021-11-12

Gordon Forsythe

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009-08-05

Dr James Niven

The List
The List

2013-07-05

Reg Troughton

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

2011-12-27

Judge Underwood

Friendship's Death
Friendship's Death

1987-08-17

Sullivan

Creation
Creation

2009-09-25

Dr. Gully

A Bear Named Wojtek
A Bear Named Wojtek

2024-04-19

Zoo Director (voice)

Coming Up Roses
Coming Up Roses

1987-02-20

Mr. Valentine

Hard Times
Hard Times

1994-04-29

Stephen Blackpool

Lie with Me
Lie with Me

2004-11-15

DCI Collman

The Interrogation of John
The Interrogation of John

1987-09-30

Det. Supt. Chase

Lily My Love
Lily My Love

1987-07-29

Colin

Truly Madly Deeply
Truly Madly Deeply

1991-05-03

Sandy

Intervention
Intervention

2007-01-01

Dr. Martin

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields

1984-11-23

Dr. MacEntire

Clydescope
Clydescope

1974-01-01

Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Chaplin's Goliath
Chaplin's Goliath

1996-01-01

Narrator (voice)

Licking Hitler
Licking Hitler

1978-01-10

Archie MacLean

Byrne About Byrne
Byrne About Byrne

1988-04-01

Father/F.S. McDade

A War on Science
A War on Science

2006-01-26

Narrator (voice)

God's Chosen Car Park
God's Chosen Car Park

1986-12-01

Victor Rosen

The Vote
The Vote

2015-05-07

Simon Featherstone

Chaplin
Chaplin

1992-12-17

Stage Manager

One Fine Day
One Fine Day

1979-02-17

Third Man in Lift

Dad's Army
Dad's Army

2016-02-05

Private Frazer

A Private Function
A Private Function

1984-11-09

Wormold

Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things

2003-10-03

Sir James Brown

Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret

2016-02-29

Lord Moran

Othello
Othello

2001-12-23

Sinclair Carver

The Whistle-Blower
The Whistle-Blower

2001-04-14

D.I. Neil Sleightholme

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard

1981-10-13

Lopakhin

The White Room
The White Room

Jackie Jordan

The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty

1991-04-12

Victor Swayle

1929: The Great Crash
1929: The Great Crash

2009-01-01

Narrator

In Dreams
In Dreams

1992-12-23

Dr Gold

Mr White Goes To Westminster
Mr White Goes To Westminster

1997-12-31

Ben White

Richard III
Richard III

1995-12-29

Sir Richard Ratcliffe

Jackie McCafferty's Romance
Jackie McCafferty's Romance

1978-10-05

Bus Conductor

Crush
Crush

2002-06-07

Gerald

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

2003-04-14

DI Nick Biddiss

Sunshine
Sunshine

1999-09-13

Minister of Justice

Hidden City
Hidden City

1987-06-24

Anthony

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

1988-10-01

Titorelli

Just Ask for Diamond
Just Ask for Diamond

1988-09-01

Chief Inspector Snape

The Ploughman's Lunch
The Ploughman's Lunch

1983-05-30

Lecturer

Spice World
Spice World

1997-12-18

Brian

High-Rise
High-Rise

2015-11-22

Mercer

The Match
The Match

1999-08-13

Tommy

Heart
Heart

1999-01-01

Mr. Kreitman

Rag Tale
Rag Tale

2005-10-07

Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017-10-12

Mr. Grimsby

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018-10-11

Gordon Burstead

United Kingdom
United Kingdom

1981-12-08

Tony

The Odd Job
The Odd Job

1978-08-31

Sergeant Mull

The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers

1989-05-12

Gordon Highway

Wonderdate
Wonderdate

2018-09-27

Kolodon

The Vanishing Army
The Vanishing Army

1978-11-29

Girling

Into the Storm
Into the Storm

2009-05-31

Clement Attlee

The Turnaround
The Turnaround

1995-04-05

James Webb

The Garden Beyond
The Garden Beyond

1977-01-01

Jim Finlayson

Chrono-Perambulator
Chrono-Perambulator

1999-12-12

Professor Teddy Knox

The Day Mountbatten Died
The Day Mountbatten Died

2019-08-19

Narrator (voice)

Tell Tale Hearts
Tell Tale Hearts

1992-11-01

Anthony Steadman

Wall of Silence
Wall of Silence

1993-10-17

Howard Mullen

Marionette
Marionette

2020-09-28

Dr. Mandelbaum

Love Sarah
Love Sarah

2020-07-02

Felix

Fascism in Colour
Fascism in Colour

2006-01-01

Narrator (voice)

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008-04-08

Self - 'Henry Salt'

The Entity
The Entity

2002-04-09

Rebecca
Rebecca

2020-10-16

Dr. Baker

Behind Bars
Behind Bars

2001-03-14

Narrator

Home Road Movies
Home Road Movies

2002-06-07

Father

God on the Rocks
God on the Rocks

1992-12-29

Kenneth Marsh

The Pen
The Pen

1995-08-25

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

2011-01-01

Narrator (Voice)

The Spirit of 1926
The Spirit of 1926

2022-11-16

Family Lawyer

The Animal Train
The Animal Train

1998-12-25

Walrus