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Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Acting1945Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Biography

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

Acting History

Future
The White Room
as Jackie Jordan
Kill Jackie
TVas Owain
Tomb Raider
TVas Winston
2024
Halo
TVas Ackerson's Dad1 eps
2023
A Bear Named Wojtek
as Zoo Director (voice)
2022
The Spirit of 1926
as Family Lawyer
The Sandman
TVas Dr. John Hathaway1 eps
House of the Dragon
TVas Lord Lyman Beesbury8 eps
2021
The Colour Room
as Gordon Forsythe
2020
Love Sarah
as Felix
Rebecca
as Dr. Baker
Marionette
as Dr. Mandelbaum
Brassic
TVas Tony Tillerton2 eps
2019
The Day Mountbatten Died
as Narrator (voice)
Guilt
TVas Roy Lynch2 eps
Good Omens
TVas Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch3 eps
2018
Colin You Anus
as Gordon Burstead
Wonderdate
as Kolodon
Inside No. 9
TVas Mr. Green1 eps
Urban Myths
TVas Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1 eps
2017
The Repair Shop
TVas Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator123 eps
Scot Squad
TVas Sir Neville Archibald1 eps
2016
Dad's Army
as Private Frazer
Churchill's Secret
as Lord Moran
Fleabag
TVas Dad9 eps
The Rebel
TVas Charles
2014
Shetland
TVas James Perez2 eps
Outlander
TVas Ned Gowan8 eps
37 Days
TVas Lord Morley
2013
The List
as Reg Troughton
2010
Doctor Who
TVas Edwin Bracewell2 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Bradley1 eps
2009
Into the Storm
as Clement Attlee
Creation
as Dr. Gully
Law & Order: UK
TVas George Castle26 eps
2008
Gone Fishing
as Old Bill
The Man Who Lives with Bears
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The One Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Little Dorrit
TVas Mr. Meagles
Criminal Justice
TVas Harry Box5 eps
2006
Italian Fascism in Color
as Narrator (voice)
Amazing Grace
as Lord Dundas
Miss Potter
as Rupert Potter
A War on Science
as Narrator (voice)
2005
Rag Tale
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
2004
Lie with Me
as DCI Collman
Shoebox Zoo
TVas The Storyteller (voice)26 eps
Sea of Souls
TVas Dr. Douglas Monaghan
Foyle's War
TVas Patrick Jamieson1 eps
2003
Bright Young Things
as Sir James Brown
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
as DI Nick Biddiss
2002
Crush
as Gerald
Doctor Zhivago
TVas Alexander Gromyko
Born and Bred
TVas Harry Woolf
Battle of the Atlantic
TVas Himself - Narrator
2001
Othello
as Sinclair Carver
The Whistle-Blower
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Behind Bars
as Narrator
Rebel Heart
TVas James Connolly
1999
Chrono-Perambulator
as Professor Teddy Knox
Heart
as Mr. Kreitman
Sunshine
as Minister of Justice
The Match
as Tommy
Wives and Daughters
TVas Mr. Gibson
1998
Hilary and Jackie
as Cello Teacher
1997
Spice World
as Brian
Melissa
TVas DCI Cameron
Arthouse
TVas Self
1996
Victory
as Capt. Davidson
Chaplin's Goliath
as Narrator (voice)
The Crow Road
TVas Kenneth McHoan
1995
Richard III
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
The Turnaround
as James Webb
Oliver's Travels
TVas Baxter
Sharman
TVas James Webb
1994
Hard Times
as Stephen Blackpool
Hard Times
TVas Stephen Blackpool
1993
Wall of Silence
as Howard Mullen
1992
Chaplin
as Stage Manager
In Dreams
as Dr Gold
Tell Tale Hearts
as Anthony Steadman
God on the Rocks
as Kenneth Marsh
1991
The Object of Beauty
as Victor Swayle
Murder Most Horrid
TVas Chief Inspector1 eps
1990
The Witches
as Mr Jenkins
Yellowbacks
as Alex McPherson
1989
The Rachel Papers
as Gordon Highway
Traffik
TVas John Lithgow
A Wanted Man
TVas Det. Supt. Chase
1988
Just Ask for Diamond
as Chief Inspector Snape
Byrne About Byrne
as Father/F.S. McDade
The Play on One
TVas Alex McPherson
1987
Hidden City
as Anthony
Coming Up Roses
as Mr. Valentine
Lily My Love
as Colin
The Interrogation of John
as Det. Supt. Chase
1986
Defence of the Realm
as Jack Macleod
God's Chosen Car Park
as Victor Rosen
The Singing Detective
TVas Dr Gibbon4 eps
1984
1983
1982
Smiley's People
TVas Lauder Strickland
1981
1979
One Fine Day
as Third Man in Lift
1978
The Odd Job
as Sergeant Mull
Licking Hitler
as Archie MacLean
Play for Today
TVas Archie MacLean1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
TVas Girling1 eps
Life of Shakespeare
TVas King James I
1974
Clydescope
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/3/1945(80 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK