Acting
Bill Paterson
EN, ES, TH, CY cinema · 113 credits
Born
3 June 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Also known as William Tulloch Paterson · William 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
Filmography
The White Room
The White Room
as Jackie Jordan
Just Dandy
as Self
Ladies First
as Louis
Arthur's Whisky
as Henry
A Bear Named Wojtek
as Zoo Director (voice)
The Spirit of 1926
as Family Lawyer
The Colour Room
as Gordon Forsythe
Marionette
as Dr. Mandelbaum
Love Sarah
as Felix
Rebecca
as Dr. Baker
The Day Mountbatten Died
as Narrator (voice)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as Gordon Burstead
Wonderdate
as Kolodon
Zanzibar
as Mr Green
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mr. Grimsby
Dad's Army
as Private Frazer
Churchill's Secret
as Lord Moran
The Vote
as Simon Featherstone
High-Rise
as Mercer
The List
as Reg Troughton
The Man who Crossed Hitler
as Kurt Ohnesorge
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
as Judge Underwood
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
2011
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
as Narrator (Voice)
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
as Dr James Niven
Creation
as Dr. Gully
1929: The Great Crash
as Narrator
Into the Storm
as Clement Attlee
The Man Who Lives with Bears
as Self - Narrator (voice)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Richard Young
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
Gone Fishing
as Old Bill
Amazing Grace
as Lord Dundas
Intervention
as Dr. Martin
Miss Potter
as Rupert Potter
A War on Science
as Narrator (voice)
Fascism in Colour
as Narrator (voice)
Rag Tale
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Bright Young Things
as Sir James Brown
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
as DI Nick Biddiss
Crush
as Gerald
Othello
as Sinclair Carver
The Whistle-Blower
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Behind Bars
as Narrator
Complicity
as Wallace Byatt
Sunshine
as Minister of Justice
The Match
as Tommy
Heart
as Mr. Kreitman
Chrono-Perambulator
1999
Chrono-Perambulator
as Professor Teddy Knox
Hilary and Jackie
as Cello Teacher
The Animal Train
as Walrus
Mr White Goes To Westminster
as Ben White
Spice World
as Brian
Victory
as Capt. Davidson
Chaplin's Goliath
as Narrator (voice)
The Riddle of the Sands
as Narrator
Richard III
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
The Turnaround
as James Webb
Wall of Silence
as Howard Mullen
Chaplin
as Stage Manager
In Dreams
1992
In Dreams
as Dr Gold
Tell Tale Hearts
1992
Tell Tale Hearts
as Anthony Steadman
God on the Rocks
as Kenneth Marsh
Truly Madly Deeply
as Sandy
The Object of Beauty
as Victor Swayle
The Witches
as Mr Jenkins
Yellowbacks
as Alex McPherson
The Return of the Musketeers
as Charles I
The Rachel Papers
as Gordon Highway
Byrne About Byrne
as Father/F.S. McDade
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Henry Salt
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Titorelli
Just Ask for Diamond
as Chief Inspector Snape
Friendship's Death
as Sullivan
Coming Up Roses
as Mr. Valentine
The Interrogation of John
as Det. Supt. Chase
Lily My Love
as Colin
Hidden City
as Anthony
The Story of a Recluse
as The Producer
Defence of the Realm
as Jack Macleod
Dutch Girls
as Mr Mole
Comfort and Joy
as Alan
The Killing Fields
as Dr. MacEntire
A Private Function
as Wormold
The Ploughman's Lunch
as Lecturer
The Cherry Orchard
as Lopakhin
United Kingdom
as Tony
One Fine Day
as Third Man in Lift
Licking Hitler
as Archie MacLean
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
as Bus Conductor
The Odd Job
as Sergeant Mull
The Vanishing Army
as Girling
The Garden Beyond
1977
The Garden Beyond
as Jim Finlayson
Clydescope
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)