Acting
Paul Young
EN, FR cinema · 36 credits
Born
3 July 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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 recently Hooked for the satellite and cable channel Discovery Home and Leisure.
Known for
Filmography
Still Game: Live in Glasgow
as Shug McLaughlin
Still Game: The Story So Far
as Self - Shug
One Last Chance
as Mr Clouston
Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
2000
Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
as Narrator
My Fragile Heart
as DCI Owen Simmons
Complicity
as Frank
My Life So Far
as Doctor Gebbie
Regeneration
as Dr. Brock
Margaret's Museum
as Doctor 1
The Plant
as Dick
Lorna Doone
as Neighbour
Leaving
as Snodgrass
Facts of Life
as Harry
The Girl in the Picture
as Smiley
S.O.S. Titanic
as First Officer Joseph Murdoch
Death Watch
as Police Officer
A Change of Seasons
as Disco Deejay
Ploughman's Share
as Chas Airlie
Charades
as Jock
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
as John Robb
Willie Rough
as Sam Thomson
The Bevellers
as Joe Crosby
Chato's Land
as Brady Logan
Madame Sin
as Naval Driver
Submarine X-1
as Leading Seaman Quentin
Let's Be Happy
as Page Boy Bobby
Geordie
as Young Geordie