Paul Young

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-03 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Paul Young

Biography

Scottish actor and presenter. Born in Edinburgh on 3rd July 1944 to an actor father, Paul made his debut as a child actor in the 1955 movie Geordie. In 1965, Paul became an off shore pirate radio DJ and and was the first voice heard when Radio Scotland launched, and presented the popular Ceilidh programme of traditional Scottish music. Returning to acting later in the decade, Paul has gone on to appear in numerous plays, films and television dramas. A keen angler, he has presented fishing programmes on Scottish television for many years. The first was Hooked on Scotland for the BBC. This was followed by Hooked on Scottish for ITV and more re...

Acting

2014

Still Game: Live in Glasgow

as Shug McLaughlin

2000

My Fragile Heart

as DCI Owen Simmons

1988

1980

S.O.S. Titanic

as First Officer Joseph Murdoch

1989

Leaving

as Snodgrass

2004

One Last Chance

as Mr Clouston

1955

Geordie

as Young Geordie

1990

Lorna Doone

as Neighbour

1972

Chato's Land

as Brady Logan

1968

Submarine X-1

as Leading Seaman Quentin

1997

Regeneration

as Dr. Brock

1980

Death Watch

as Police Officer

1974

The Bevellers

as Joe Crosby

1977

Charades

as Jock

1976

Willie Rough

as Sam Thomson

2000

Complicity

as Frank

1999

My Life So Far

as Doctor Gebbie

1995

1980

A Change of Seasons

as Disco Deejay

1972

Madame Sin

as Naval Driver

1957

Let's Be Happy

as Page Boy Bobby

1979

Ploughman's Share

as Chas Airlie

1990

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