Bill Paterson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-06-03 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Bill Paterson

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 recipi...

Acting

1990

The Witches

as Mr Jenkins

1984

2000

Complicity

as Wallace Byatt

1985

Dutch Girls

as Mr Mole

2006

Miss Potter

as Rupert Potter

1986

Defence of the Realm

as Jack Macleod

2006

Amazing Grace

as Lord Dundas

2009

1996

Victory

as Capt. Davidson

2008

The Man Who Lives with Bears

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1998

Hilary and Jackie

as Cello Teacher

1990

Yellowbacks

as Alex McPherson

2024

2011

2021

The Colour Room

as Gordon Forsythe

2013

The List

as Reg Troughton

2011

1987

2009

Creation

as Dr. Gully

2024

A Bear Named Wojtek

as Zoo Director (voice)

1987

Coming Up Roses

as Mr. Valentine

1994

Hard Times

as Stephen Blackpool

2004

Lie with Me

as DCI Collman

1987

The Interrogation of John

as Det. Supt. Chase

1987

Lily My Love

as Colin

1991

2007

Intervention

as Dr. Martin

1984

The Killing Fields

as Dr. MacEntire

1974

Clydescope

as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

1996

Chaplin's Goliath

as Narrator (voice)

1978

Licking Hitler

as Archie MacLean

1988

Byrne About Byrne

as Father/F.S. McDade

2006

A War on Science

as Narrator (voice)

1986

God's Chosen Car Park

as Victor Rosen

2015

The Vote

as Simon Featherstone

1992

Chaplin

as Stage Manager

1979

One Fine Day

as Third Man in Lift

2016

Dad's Army

as Private Frazer

1984

2003

Bright Young Things

as Sir James Brown

2016

Churchill's Secret

as Lord Moran

2001

Othello

as Sinclair Carver

2001

The Whistle-Blower

as D.I. Neil Sleightholme

1981

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The White Room

as Jackie Jordan

1991

The Object of Beauty

as Victor Swayle

2009

1992

In Dreams

as Dr Gold

1995

Richard III

as Sir Richard Ratcliffe

1978

2002

Crush

as Gerald

2003

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

as DI Nick Biddiss

1999

Sunshine

as Minister of Justice

1987

Hidden City

as Anthony

1988

Just Ask for Diamond

as Chief Inspector Snape

1983

1997

Spice World

as Brian

2015

High-Rise

as Mercer

1999

The Match

as Tommy

1999

Heart

as Mr. Kreitman

2005

Rag Tale

as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

2018

1981

1978

The Odd Job

as Sergeant Mull

1989

The Rachel Papers

as Gordon Highway

2018

Wonderdate

as Kolodon

1978

2009

Into the Storm

as Clement Attlee

1995

The Turnaround

as James Webb

1977

The Garden Beyond

as Jim Finlayson

1999

Chrono-Perambulator

as Professor Teddy Knox

2019

The Day Mountbatten Died

as Narrator (voice)

1992

Tell Tale Hearts

as Anthony Steadman

1993

Wall of Silence

as Howard Mullen

2020

Marionette

as Dr. Mandelbaum

2020

Love Sarah

as Felix

2006

Fascism in Colour

as Narrator (voice)

2020

Rebecca

as Dr. Baker

2001

Behind Bars

as Narrator

2002

1992

God on the Rocks

as Kenneth Marsh

2011

2022

The Spirit of 1926

as Family Lawyer

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