Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Known for: Acting

Born: June 2, 1945 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

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

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

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Self

2007 Documentary
The Witches

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The Witches

Mr Jenkins

1990 Fantasy
Comfort and Joy

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Comfort and Joy

Alan

1984 Comedy
Complicity

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Complicity

Wallace Byatt

2000 Thriller
Dutch Girls

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Dutch Girls

Mr Mole

1985 Comedy
Miss Potter

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Miss Potter

Rupert Potter

2006 Drama
Defence of the Realm

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Defence of the Realm

Jack Macleod

1986 Action
The Return of the Musketeers

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The Return of the Musketeers

Charles I

1989 Comedy
Amazing Grace

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Amazing Grace

Lord Dundas

2006 Drama
Ghosts in the Machine

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Ghosts in the Machine

Himself

2009 Documentary
The Riddle of the Sands

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The Riddle of the Sands

Narrator

1995 Documentary
Victory

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Victory

Capt. Davidson

1996 Drama
The Man Who Lives with Bears

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The Man Who Lives with Bears

Self - Narrator (voice)

2008 Documentary
Hilary and Jackie

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Hilary and Jackie

Cello Teacher

1998 Drama
Yellowbacks

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Yellowbacks

Alex McPherson

1990 Drama
Documenting John Grierson

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Documenting John Grierson

Narrator

2014 Documentary
Arthur's Whisky

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Arthur's Whisky

Henry

2024 Comedy
The Man who Crossed Hitler

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The Man who Crossed Hitler

Kurt Ohnesorge

2011 Drama
The Colour Room

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The Colour Room

Gordon Forsythe

2021 Drama
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

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Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Dr James Niven

2009 Drama
The List

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The List

Reg Troughton

2013 Thriller
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

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Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

Judge Underwood

2011 TV Movie
Friendship's Death

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Friendship's Death

Sullivan

1987 Sci-Fi
Creation

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Creation

Dr. Gully

2009 Drama