Bill Paterson
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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
Known for
Credits
The Witches (1990)
as Mr Jenkins
Chaplin (1992)
as Stage Manager
Ladies First (2026)
as Louis
Miss Potter (2006)
as Rupert Potter
The Killing Fields (1984)
as Dr. MacEntire
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
as Henry Salt
Sunshine (1999)
as Minister of Justice
Dad's Army (2016)
as Private Frazer
Just Dandy (—)
as Self
Othello (2001)
as Sinclair Carver
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
as Richard Young
High-Rise (2015)
as Mercer
Love Sarah (2020)
as Felix
Spice World (1997)
as Brian
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
as Mr. Grimsby
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
as Cello Teacher
Rebecca (2020)
as Dr. Baker
Dutch Girls (1985)
as Mr Mole
Zanzibar (2018)
as Mr Green
The Match (1999)
as Tommy
Licking Hitler (1978)
as Archie MacLean
Amazing Grace (2007)
as Lord Dundas
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
as Charles I
Richard III (1995)
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Wonderdate (2018)
as Kolodon
The Cherry Orchard (1981)
as Lopakhin
Being Stanley Baxter (2025)
as Self
Creation (2009)
as Dr. Gully
Into the Storm (2009)
as Clement Attlee
A War on Science (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
The Colour Room (2021)
as Gordon Forsythe
The Object of Beauty (1991)
as Victor Swayle
United Kingdom (1981)
as Tony
The Rachel Papers (1989)
as Gordon Highway
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self
Crush (2002)
as Gerald
Children of The Wicker Man (2026)
as Self
Bright Young Things (2003)
as Sir James Brown
The White Room (—)
as Jackie Jordan
The List (2013)
as Reg Troughton
Truly Madly Deeply (1991)
as Sandy
Lily My Love (1987)
as Colin
Arthur's Whisky (2024)
as Henry
Mr White Goes To Westminster (1997)
as Ben White
Hidden City (1987)
as Anthony
Marionette (2020)
as Dr. Mandelbaum
Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
as Gordon Burstead
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (2009)
as Dr James Niven
A Private Function (1984)
as Wormold
Churchill's Secret (2016)
as Lord Moran
The Vote (2015)
as Simon Featherstone
Suilven Spring (1974)
Actor
Byrne About Byrne (1988)
as Father/F.S. McDade
Complicity (2000)
as Wallace Byatt
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story (2015)
Actor
Defence of the Realm (1986)
as Jack Macleod
Victory (1996)
as Capt. Davidson
The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
as Lecturer
The Animal Train (1998)
as Walrus
The Entity (2002)
Actor
The Day Mountbatten Died (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Comfort and Joy (1984)
as Alan
The Man who Crossed Hitler (2011)
as Kurt Ohnesorge
The Vanishing Army (1978)
as Girling
The Interrogation of John (1987)
as Det. Supt. Chase
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
as Dr Watson
Intervention (2007)
as Dr. Martin
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
as Various
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman (1985)
as Self
Heart (1999)
as Mr. Kreitman
The Whistle-Blower (2001)
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
as Chief Inspector Snape
A Bear Named Wojtek (2023)
as Zoo Director (voice)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008)
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me (2011)
as Judge Underwood
Passing Places (1973)
Actor
1929: The Great Crash (2009)
as Narrator
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988)
as Titorelli
Friendship's Death (1987)
as Sullivan
The Story of a Recluse (1987)
as The Producer
The Writing on the Wall (1996)
as Bull
The House Was Not Hungry Then (2025)
as Father
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)
as Jordan
God on the Rocks (1992)
as Kenneth Marsh
Home Road Movies (2002)
as Father
Ghosts in the Machine (2009)
as Himself
Fascism in Colour (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
The Odd Job (1978)
as Sergeant Mull
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)
as Luke
The Turnaround (1995)
as James Webb
Gone Fishing (2008)
as Old Bill
Rag Tale (2005)
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Jackie McCafferty's Romance (1978)
as Bus Conductor
Yellowbacks (1990)
as Alex McPherson
In Dreams (1992)
as Dr Gold
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003)
as DI Nick Biddiss
The Pen (1995)
Actor
One Fine Day (1979)
as Third Man in Lift
Wall of Silence (1993)
as Howard Mullen
God's Chosen Car Park (1986)
as Victor Rosen
Behind Bars (2001)
as Narrator
The Spirit of 1926 (2022)
as Family Lawyer
Coming Up Roses (1987)
as Mr. Valentine
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema (2011)
as Narrator (Voice)
Clydescope (1974)
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Chrono-Perambulator (1999)
as Professor Teddy Knox
Documenting John Grierson (2014)
as Narrator
The Man Who Lives with Bears (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tell Tale Hearts (1992)
as Anthony Steadman
The Garden Beyond (1977)
as Jim Finlayson
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games (2012)
as Narrator
The Riddle of the Sands (1995)
as Narrator