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