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
Love Sarah (2020)
as Felix
Ladies First (2026)
as Louis
The Witches (1990)
as Mr Jenkins
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
as Mr. Grimsby
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
as Henry Salt
Chaplin (1992)
as Stage Manager
Rebecca (2020)
as Dr. Baker
The Killing Fields (1984)
as Dr. MacEntire
Spice World (1997)
as Brian
Miss Potter (2006)
as Rupert Potter
Dad's Army (2016)
as Private Frazer
High-Rise (2015)
as Mercer
Sunshine (1999)
as Minister of Justice
Richard III (1995)
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Amazing Grace (2006)
as Lord Dundas
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
as Charles I
The Match (1999)
as Tommy
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
as Richard Young
Into the Storm (2009)
as Clement Attlee
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
as Cello Teacher
Crush (2002)
as Gerald
Creation (2009)
as Dr. Gully
Bright Young Things (2003)
as Sir James Brown
The Vote (2015)
as Simon Featherstone
The List (2013)
as Reg Troughton
Dutch Girls (1985)
as Mr Mole
Churchill's Secret (2016)
as Lord Moran
Being Stanley Baxter (2025)
as Self
Rag Tale (2005)
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Arthur's Whisky (2024)
as Henry
Lie with Me (2004)
as DCI Collman
Othello (2001)
as Sinclair Carver
Marionette (2020)
as Dr. Mandelbaum
Truly Madly Deeply (1991)
as Sandy
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self
The Rachel Papers (1989)
as Gordon Highway
The Odd Job (1978)
as Sergeant Mull
In Dreams (1992)
as Dr Gold
The Colour Room (2021)
as Gordon Forsythe
Complicity (2000)
as Wallace Byatt
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
as Gordon Burstead
Hard Times (1994)
as Stephen Blackpool
The Whistle-Blower (2001)
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
as Lecturer
Comfort and Joy (1984)
as Alan
Intervention (2007)
as Dr. Martin
Defence of the Realm (1986)
as Jack Macleod
Hidden City (1987)
as Anthony
A Private Function (1984)
as Wormold
The Object of Beauty (1991)
as Victor Swayle
The Turnaround (1995)
as James Webb
One Fine Day (1979)
as Third Man in Lift
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
as Dr Watson
Heart (1999)
as Mr. Kreitman
Mr White Goes To Westminster (1997)
as Ben White
The House Was Not Hungry Then (2025)
as Father
The Pen (1995)
Actor
Byrne About Byrne (1988)
as Father/F.S. McDade
The Cherry Orchard (1981)
as Lopakhin
The Vanishing Army (1978)
as Girling
The Writing on the Wall (1996)
as Bull
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (2009)
as Dr James Niven
Fascism in Colour (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Licking Hitler (1978)
as Archie MacLean
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008)
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
The Man who Crossed Hitler (2011)
as Kurt Ohnesorge
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)
as Jordan
Behind Bars (2001)
as Narrator
Yellowbacks (1990)
as Alex McPherson
United Kingdom (1981)
as Tony
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
as Chief Inspector Snape
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003)
as DI Nick Biddiss
The Spirit of 1926 (2022)
as Family Lawyer
Lily My Love (1987)
as Colin
The Entity (2002)
Actor
A Bear Named Wojtek (2023)
as Zoo Director (voice)
The Story of a Recluse (1987)
as The Producer
Victory (1996)
as Capt. Davidson
Children of the Wicker Man (2024)
as Self
Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
as Narrator (voice)
Friendship's Death (1987)
as Sullivan
The White Room (—)
as Jackie Jordan
Wall of Silence (1993)
as Howard Mullen
God's Chosen Car Park (1986)
as Victor Rosen
God on the Rocks (1992)
as Kenneth Marsh
The Animal Train (1998)
as Walrus
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
as Various
Coming Up Roses (1987)
as Mr. Valentine
The Interrogation of John (1987)
as Det. Supt. Chase
Ghosts in the Machine (2009)
as Himself
A War on Science (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story (2015)
Actor
Chrono-Perambulator (1999)
as Professor Teddy Knox
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988)
as Titorelli
The Man Who Lives with Bears (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Gone Fishing (2008)
as Old Bill
1929: The Great Crash (2009)
as Narrator
Tell Tale Hearts (1992)
as Anthony Steadman
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me (2011)
as Judge Underwood
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)
as Luke
Clydescope (1974)
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman (1985)
as Self
Home Road Movies (2002)
as Father
Wonderdate (2018)
as Kolodon
Documenting John Grierson (2014)
as Narrator
The Day Mountbatten Died (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
The Garden Beyond (1977)
as Jim Finlayson
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema (2011)
as Narrator (Voice)
Suilven Spring (1974)
Actor
Jackie McCafferty's Romance (1978)
as Bus Conductor
Passing Places (1973)
Actor
The Riddle of the Sands (1995)
as Narrator
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games (2012)
as Narrator