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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-06-03 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Bill Paterson

Biography

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

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

The Vote

The Vote

Chaplin

Chaplin

The Whistle-Blower

The Whistle-Blower

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Wonderdate

Wonderdate

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

The Entity

The Entity

Acting

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as

Self

The Witches

1990

The Witches

as

Mr Jenkins

Comfort and Joy

1984

Comfort and Joy

as

Alan

Complicity

2000

Complicity

as

Wallace Byatt

Dutch Girls

1985

Dutch Girls

as

Mr Mole

Miss Potter

2006

Miss Potter

as

Rupert Potter

Defence of the Realm

1986

Defence of the Realm

as

Jack Macleod

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

The Return of the Musketeers

as

Charles I

Amazing Grace

2006

Amazing Grace

as

Lord Dundas

Ghosts in the Machine

2009

Ghosts in the Machine

as

Himself

The Riddle of the Sands

1995

The Riddle of the Sands

as

Narrator

Victory

1996

Victory

as

Capt. Davidson

The Man Who Lives with Bears

2008

The Man Who Lives with Bears

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hilary and Jackie

1998

Hilary and Jackie

as

Cello Teacher

Yellowbacks

1990

Yellowbacks

as

Alex McPherson

Documenting John Grierson

2014

Documenting John Grierson

as

Narrator

Arthur's Whisky

2024

Arthur's Whisky

as

Henry

The Man who Crossed Hitler

2011

The Man who Crossed Hitler

as

Kurt Ohnesorge

The Colour Room

2021

The Colour Room

as

Gordon Forsythe

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

as

Dr James Niven

The List

2013

The List

as

Reg Troughton

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

2011

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

as

Judge Underwood

Friendship's Death

1987

Friendship's Death

as

Sullivan

Creation

2009

Creation

as

Dr. Gully

A Bear Named Wojtek

2024

A Bear Named Wojtek

as

Zoo Director (voice)

Coming Up Roses

1987

Coming Up Roses

as

Mr. Valentine

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

as

Various

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

2007

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

as

Dr Watson

The Writing on the Wall

1996

The Writing on the Wall

as

Bull

Hard Times

1994

Hard Times

as

Stephen Blackpool

Lie with Me

2004

Lie with Me

as

DCI Collman

The Interrogation of John

1987

The Interrogation of John

as

Det. Supt. Chase

Lily My Love

1987

Lily My Love

as

Colin

Truly Madly Deeply

1991

Truly Madly Deeply

as

Sandy

Intervention

2007

Intervention

as

Dr. Martin

The Killing Fields

1984

The Killing Fields

as

Dr. MacEntire

Clydescope

1974

Clydescope

as

Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

Chaplin's Goliath

as

Narrator (voice)

Licking Hitler

1978

Licking Hitler

as

Archie MacLean

Byrne About Byrne

1988

Byrne About Byrne

as

Father/F.S. McDade

A War on Science

2006

A War on Science

as

Narrator (voice)

God's Chosen Car Park

1986

God's Chosen Car Park

as

Victor Rosen

The Vote

2015

The Vote

as

Simon Featherstone

Chaplin

1992

Chaplin

as

Stage Manager

One Fine Day

1979

One Fine Day

as

Third Man in Lift

Dad's Army

2016

Dad's Army

as

Private Frazer

A Private Function

1984

A Private Function

as

Wormold

Bright Young Things

2003

Bright Young Things

as

Sir James Brown

Churchill's Secret

2016

Churchill's Secret

as

Lord Moran

Othello

2001

Othello

as

Sinclair Carver

The Whistle-Blower

2001

The Whistle-Blower

as

D.I. Neil Sleightholme

Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games

2012

Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games

as

Narrator

The Cherry Orchard

1981

The Cherry Orchard

as

Lopakhin

The White Room

The White Room

as

Jackie Jordan

The Object of Beauty

1991

The Object of Beauty

as

Victor Swayle

1929: The Great Crash

2009

1929: The Great Crash

as

Narrator

In Dreams

1992

In Dreams

as

Dr Gold

Mr White Goes To Westminster

1997

Mr White Goes To Westminster

as

Ben White

Richard III

1995

Richard III

as

Sir Richard Ratcliffe

Jackie McCafferty's Romance

1978

Jackie McCafferty's Romance

as

Bus Conductor

Crush

2002

Crush

as

Gerald

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

2003

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

as

DI Nick Biddiss

Sunshine

1999

Sunshine

as

Minister of Justice

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

as

Henry Salt

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

as

Richard Young

Hidden City

1987

Hidden City

as

Anthony

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

1988

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

as

Titorelli

Just Ask for Diamond

1988

Just Ask for Diamond

as

Chief Inspector Snape

The Ploughman's Lunch

1983

The Ploughman's Lunch

as

Lecturer

Spice World

1997

Spice World

as

Brian

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

1989

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

as

Jordan

High-Rise

2015

High-Rise

as

Mercer

The Match

1999

The Match

as

Tommy

Heart

1999

Heart

as

Mr. Kreitman

Rag Tale

2005

Rag Tale

as

Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as

Mr. Grimsby

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

as

Gordon Burstead

United Kingdom

1981

United Kingdom

as

Tony

The Odd Job

1978

The Odd Job

as

Sergeant Mull

The Rachel Papers

1989

The Rachel Papers

as

Gordon Highway

Wonderdate

2018

Wonderdate

as

Kolodon

The Vanishing Army

1978

The Vanishing Army

as

Girling

Into the Storm

2009

Into the Storm

as

Clement Attlee

The Turnaround

1995

The Turnaround

as

James Webb

The Garden Beyond

1977

The Garden Beyond

as

Jim Finlayson

Chrono-Perambulator

1999

Chrono-Perambulator

as

Professor Teddy Knox

The Day Mountbatten Died

2019

The Day Mountbatten Died

as

Narrator (voice)

Tell Tale Hearts

1992

Tell Tale Hearts

as

Anthony Steadman

Wall of Silence

1993

Wall of Silence

as

Howard Mullen

Marionette

2020

Marionette

as

Dr. Mandelbaum

Love Sarah

2020

Love Sarah

as

Felix

Fascism in Colour

2006

Fascism in Colour

as

Narrator (voice)

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

1985

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

as

Self

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

as

Self - 'Henry Salt'

The Entity

2002

The Entity

as

Rebecca

2020

Rebecca

as

Dr. Baker

The Thin End of the Wedge

1977

The Thin End of the Wedge

as

Luke

Behind Bars

2001

Behind Bars

as

Narrator

Home Road Movies

2002

Home Road Movies

as

Father

God on the Rocks

1992

God on the Rocks

as

Kenneth Marsh

Children of the Wicker Man

2024

Children of the Wicker Man

as

Self

The Pen

1995

The Pen

as

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

2011

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

as

Narrator (Voice)

The House Was Not Hungry Then

2025

The House Was Not Hungry Then

as

Father

The Spirit of 1926

2022

The Spirit of 1926

as

Family Lawyer

Zanzibar

2018

Zanzibar

as

Mr Green

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

as

Chief Inspector

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

as

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

as

Dr. Gibbon

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self - Guest

Horizon

Horizon

as

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

as

Good Omens

Good Omens

as

Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

as

George Castle

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

as

Harry Box

Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

as

Mr. Gibson

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

as

Alexander Gromyko

Traffik

Traffik

as

John Lithgow

ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told

as

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

as

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels

as

Baxter

Sea of Souls

Sea of Souls

as

Dr. Douglas Monaghan

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

as

Lauder Strickland

Rebel Heart

Rebel Heart

as

James Connolly

Life of Shakespeare

Life of Shakespeare

as

King James I

Junior Masterchef

Junior Masterchef

as

Melissa

Melissa

as

DCI Cameron

The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

as

Self

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Edwin Bracewell

Birds Britannia

Birds Britannia

as

Britain’s Scenic Railways

Britain’s Scenic Railways

as

Narrator

37 Days

37 Days

as

Lord Morley

The Crow Road

The Crow Road

as

Kenneth McHoan

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

as

Harry Woolf

Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales

as

Theo

Outlander

Outlander

as

Ned Gowan

Sharman

Sharman

as

James Webb

Shetland

Shetland

as

James Perez

Will Shakespeare

Will Shakespeare

as

Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo

as

The Storyteller (voice)

Arthouse

Arthouse

as

Self

Fleabag

Fleabag

as

Dad

Between the Covers

Between the Covers

as

Self

Urban Myths

Urban Myths

as

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as

Ally Fraser

A Passion for Churches

A Passion for Churches

as

Narrator

The Sandman

The Sandman

as

Dr. John Hathaway

House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon

as

Lord Lyman Beesbury

Halo

Halo

as

Ackerson's Dad

Brassic

Brassic

as

Tony Tillerton

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Bradley

The Repair Shop

The Repair Shop

as

Self - Narrator

Them From That Thing

Them From That Thing

as

Various

Scot Squad

Scot Squad

as

Sir Neville Archibald

The Repair Shop

The Repair Shop

as

Narrator (voice)

Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic

as

Himself - Narrator

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

as

Mr. Green

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Luke

The Play on One

The Play on One

as

Alex McPherson

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as

Titorelli

The Rebel

The Rebel

as

Charles

Hard Times

Hard Times

as

Stephen Blackpool

Guilt

Guilt

as

Roy Lynch

Dirk Gently

Dirk Gently

as

Professor Jericho

A Wanted Man

A Wanted Man

as

Det. Supt. Chase

Production

Crew

Directing