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