
Bill Paterson
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
- 2025 · The House Was Not Hungry Then as Father
- 2024 · Arthur's Whisky as Henry
- 2024 · Children of the Wicker Man as Self
- 2021 · The Colour Room as Gordon Forsythe
- 2018 · Happy New Year, Colin Burstead as Gordon Burstead
- 2016 · Churchill's Secret as Lord Moran
- 2015 · The Vote as Simon Featherstone
- 2013 · The List as Reg Troughton
- 2009 · Ghosts in the Machine as Himself
- 2009 · Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen as Dr James Niven
- 2008 · The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen as Self - 'Henry Salt'
- 2007 · Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars as Dr Watson
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2007 · Intervention as Dr. Martin
- 2005 · Rag Tale as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
- 2004 · Lie with Me as DCI Collman
- 2002 · Crush as Gerald
- 2001 · Othello as Sinclair Carver
- 2001 · The Whistle-Blower as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
- 2000 · Complicity as Wallace Byatt
- 1999 · The Match as Tommy
- 1999 · Heart as Mr. Kreitman
- 1997 · Mr White Goes To Westminster as Ben White
- 1996 · Victory as Capt. Davidson
- 1996 · The Writing on the Wall as Bull
- 1994 · Hard Times as Stephen Blackpool
- 1993 · Wall of Silence as Howard Mullen
- 1992 · In Dreams as Dr Gold
- 1991 · Truly Madly Deeply as Sandy
- 1991 · The Object of Beauty as Victor Swayle
- 1989 · Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale as Jordan
- 1989 · The Return of the Musketeers as Charles I
- 1988 · Just Ask for Diamond as Chief Inspector Snape
- 1988 · Byrne About Byrne as Father/F.S. McDade
- 1987 · Hidden City as Anthony
- 1986 · God's Chosen Car Park as Victor Rosen
- 1986 · Defence of the Realm as Jack Macleod
- 1984 · Comfort and Joy as Alan
- 1983 · The Ploughman's Lunch as Lecturer
- 1981 · The Cherry Orchard as Lopakhin
- 1978 · The Vanishing Army as Girling
- 1978 · The Odd Job as Sergeant Mull
- 1974 · The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as Various
- Future · The White Room as Jackie Jordan
- 2024 · A Bear Named Wojtek as Zoo Director (voice)
- 2022 · The Spirit of 1926 as Family Lawyer
- 2022 · House of the Dragon as Lord Lyman Beesbury
- 2022 · The Sandman as Dr. John Hathaway
- 2022 · Halo as Ackerson's Dad
- 2021 · Britain’s Scenic Railways as Narrator
- 2020 · Rebecca as Dr. Baker
- 2020 · Between the Covers as Self
- 2020 · Marionette as Dr. Mandelbaum
- 2020 · Love Sarah as Felix
- 2019 · Guilt as Roy Lynch
- 2019 · Brassic as Tony Tillerton
- 2019 · The Day Mountbatten Died as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Good Omens as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
- 2018 · Wonderdate as Kolodon
- 2017 · The Man Who Invented Christmas as Mr. Grimsby
- 2017 · The Repair Shop as Self - Narrator
- 2017 · The Repair Shop as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Urban Myths as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 2016 · Fleabag as Dad
- 2016 · The Rebel as Charles
- 2016 · Dad's Army as Private Frazer
- 2015 · High-Rise as Mercer
- 2014 · Scot Squad as Sir Neville Archibald
- 2014 · Outlander as Ned Gowan
- 2014 · 37 Days as Lord Morley
- 2014 · Documenting John Grierson as Narrator
- 2014 · Inside No. 9 as Mr. Green
- 2013 · Shetland as James Perez
- 2012 · Them From That Thing as Various
- 2012 · Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games as Narrator
- 2012 · Dirk Gently as Professor Jericho
- 2011 · Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me as Judge Underwood
- 2011 · The Man who Crossed Hitler as Kurt Ohnesorge
- 2011 · The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema as Narrator (Voice)
- 2010 · Birds Britannia as
- 2010 · The Michael Ball Show as Self
- 2009 · Creation as Dr. Gully
- 2009 · Into the Storm as Clement Attlee
- 2009 · Law & Order: UK as George Castle
- 2009 · 1929: The Great Crash as Narrator
- 2008 · Little Dorrit as Mr. Meagles
- 2008 · How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Richard Young
- 2008 · Criminal Justice as Harry Box
- 2008 · The Man Who Lives with Bears as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Miss Potter as Rupert Potter
- 2006 · Amazing Grace as Lord Dundas
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · A War on Science as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Fascism in Colour as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · A Passion for Churches as Narrator
- 2005 · ShakespeaRe-Told as
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Edwin Bracewell
- 2004 · Agatha Christie's Marple as Bradley
- 2004 · Shoebox Zoo as The Storyteller (voice)
- 2004 · Sea of Souls as Dr. Douglas Monaghan
- 2003 · Bright Young Things as Sir James Brown
- 2003 · Canterbury Tales as Theo
- 2003 · Danielle Cable: Eyewitness as DI Nick Biddiss
- 2002 · Doctor Zhivago as Alexander Gromyko
- 2002 · Foyle's War as Patrick Jamieson
- 2002 · Battle of the Atlantic as Himself - Narrator
- 2002 · Home Road Movies as Father
- 2002 · Born and Bred as Harry Woolf
- 2002 · The Entity as
- 2001 · Behind Bars as Narrator
- 2001 · Rebel Heart as James Connolly
- 2000 · The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne as
- 1999 · Chrono-Perambulator as Professor Teddy Knox
- 1999 · Wives and Daughters as Mr. Gibson
- 1999 · Sunshine as Minister of Justice
- 1998 · Hilary and Jackie as Cello Teacher
- 1997 · Spice World as Brian
- 1997 · Arthouse as Self
- 1997 · Melissa as DCI Cameron
- 1996 · The Crow Road as Kenneth McHoan
- 1996 · Chaplin's Goliath as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · Richard III as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
- 1995 · Ghostbusters of East Finchley as Joe Small
- 1995 · The Pen as
- 1995 · Oliver's Travels as Baxter
- 1995 · Sharman as James Webb
- 1995 · The Turnaround as James Webb
- 1995 · The Riddle of the Sands as Narrator
- 1994 · Junior Masterchef as
- 1994 · Hard Times as Stephen Blackpool
- 1992 · God on the Rocks as Kenneth Marsh
- 1992 · Chaplin as Stage Manager
- 1992 · Tell Tale Hearts as Anthony Steadman
- 1991 · Murder Most Horrid as Chief Inspector
- 1990 · Yellowbacks as Alex McPherson
- 1990 · The Witches as Mr Jenkins
- 1989 · A Wanted Man as Det. Supt. Chase
- 1989 · Traffik as John Lithgow
- 1989 · The Rachel Papers as Gordon Highway
- 1988 · The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Henry Salt
- 1988 · Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' as Titorelli
- 1988 · The Play on One as Alex McPherson
- 1988 · The Modern World: Ten Great Writers as Titorelli
- 1987 · The Interrogation of John as Det. Supt. Chase
- 1987 · Friendship's Death as Sullivan
- 1987 · Lily My Love as Colin
- 1987 · Coming Up Roses as Mr. Valentine
- 1986 · The Singing Detective as Dr. Gibbon
- 1985 · Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman as Self
- 1985 · Dutch Girls as Mr Mole
- 1984 · The Killing Fields as Dr. MacEntire
- 1984 · A Private Function as Wormold
- 1983 · Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Ally Fraser
- 1982 · Smiley's People as Lauder Strickland
- 1981 · United Kingdom as Tony
- 1979 · One Fine Day as Third Man in Lift
- 1978 · Jackie McCafferty's Romance as Bus Conductor
- 1978 · Life of Shakespeare as King James I
- 1978 · Will Shakespeare as
- 1978 · Licking Hitler as Archie MacLean
- 1977 · The Thin End of the Wedge as Luke
- 1977 · BBC2 Play of the Week as Girling
- 1977 · The Garden Beyond as Jim Finlayson
- 1974 · Clydescope as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970 · Play for Today as Luke
- 1964 · Horizon as