Bill Paterson

Known For: Acting
Born: June 3, 1945
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

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 acti…

Filmography

Ladies First

2026 · Louis

Being Stanley Baxter

2025 · Self

The House Was Not Hungry Then

2025 · Father

The Repair Shop on the Road

2025 · Self - Narrator

Arthur's Whisky

2024 · Henry

Children of the Wicker Man

2024 · Self

A Bear Named Wojtek

2023 · Zoo Director (voice)

The Spirit of 1926

2022 · Family Lawyer

House of the Dragon

2022 · Lord Lyman Beesbury

The Sandman

2022 · Dr. John Hathaway

Halo

2022 · Ackerson's Dad

The Colour Room

2021 · Gordon Forsythe

Britain’s Scenic Railways

2021 · Narrator

Rebecca

2020 · Dr. Baker

Between the Covers

2020 · Self

Marionette

2020 · Dr. Mandelbaum

Love Sarah

2020 · Felix

Guilt

2019 · Roy Lynch

Brassic

2019 · Tony Tillerton

The Day Mountbatten Died

2019 · Narrator (voice)

Good Omens

2019 · Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018 · Gordon Burstead

Wonderdate

2018 · Kolodon

Zanzibar

2018 · Mr Green

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017 · Mr. Grimsby

The Repair Shop

2017 · Narrator (voice)

Urban Myths

2017 · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Fleabag

2016 · Dad

The Rebel

2016 · Charles

Churchill's Secret

2016 · Lord Moran

Dad's Army

2016 · Private Frazer

High-Rise

2015 · Mercer

Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story

Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story

2015

The Vote

2015 · Simon Featherstone

Scot Squad

2014 · Sir Neville Archibald

Outlander

2014 · Ned Gowan

37 Days

2014 · Lord Morley

Documenting John Grierson

Documenting John Grierson

2014 · Narrator

Inside No. 9

2014 · Mr. Green

The List

2013 · Reg Troughton

Shetland

2013 · James Perez

Them From That Thing

2012 · Various

Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games

2012 · Narrator

Dirk Gently

2012 · Professor Jericho

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

2011 · Judge Underwood

The Man who Crossed Hitler

2011 · Kurt Ohnesorge

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

2011 · Narrator (Voice)

Birds Britannia

Birds Britannia

2010

The Michael Ball Show

The Michael Ball Show

2010 · Self

Ghosts in the Machine

Ghosts in the Machine

2009 · Himself

Creation

2009 · Dr. Gully

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009 · Dr James Niven

Into the Storm

2009 · Clement Attlee

Law & Order: UK

2009 · George Castle

1929: The Great Crash

2009 · Narrator

Gone Fishing

2008 · Old Bill

Little Dorrit

2008 · Mr. Meagles

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008 · Richard Young

Criminal Justice

2008 · Harry Box

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

2008 · Self - 'Henry Salt'

The Man Who Lives with Bears

2008 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

2007 · Dr Watson

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007 · Self

Intervention

2007 · Dr. Martin

Miss Potter

2006 · Rupert Potter

Amazing Grace

2006 · Lord Dundas

The One Show

2006 · Self - Guest

A War on Science

2006 · Narrator (voice)

Fascism in Colour

2006 · Narrator (voice)

A Passion for Churches

A Passion for Churches

2005 · Narrator

ShakespeaRe-Told

2005

Rag Tale

2005 · Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

Doctor Who

2005 · Edwin Bracewell

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004 · Bradley

Lie with Me

2004 · DCI Collman

Lie with Me

2004 · DCI Collman

Shoebox Zoo

2004 · The Storyteller (voice)

Sea of Souls

2004 · Dr. Douglas Monaghan

Bright Young Things

2003 · Sir James Brown

Canterbury Tales

2003 · Theo

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

2003 · DI Nick Biddiss

Trust

2003 · John Tilson

Doctor Zhivago

2002 · Alexander Maximovich Gromeko

Foyle's War

2002 · Patrick Jamieson

Battle of the Atlantic

2002 · Himself - Narrator

Crush

2002 · Gerald

Home Road Movies

Home Road Movies

2002 · Father

Born and Bred

2002 · Harry Woolf

The Entity

2002

Othello

2001 · Sinclair Carver

The Whistle-Blower

2001 · D.I. Neil Sleightholme

Behind Bars

2001 · Narrator

Rebel Heart

2001 · James Connolly

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

2000

Complicity

2000 · Wallace Byatt

Chrono-Perambulator

Chrono-Perambulator

1999 · Professor Teddy Knox

Wives and Daughters

1999 · Mr Gibson

Sunshine

1999 · Minister of Justice

The Match

1999 · Tommy

Heart

1999 · Mr. Kreitman

Hilary and Jackie

1998 · Cello Teacher

The Animal Train

1998 · Walrus

Mr White Goes To Westminster

1997 · Ben White

Spice World

1997 · Brian

Arthouse

1997 · Self

Melissa

1997 · DCI Cameron

Victory

1996 · Capt. Davidson

The Crow Road

1996 · Kenneth McHoan

The Writing on the Wall

1996 · Bull

Chaplin's Goliath

1996 · Narrator (voice)

Richard III

1995 · Sir Richard Ratcliffe

The Ghostbusters of East Finchley

The Ghostbusters of East Finchley

1995 · Joe Small

The Pen

1995

Oliver's Travels

1995 · Baxter

The Turnaround

1995 · James Webb

Sharman

1995 · James Webb

The Riddle of the Sands

1995 · Narrator

Junior Masterchef

Junior Masterchef

1994

Hard Times

1994 · Stephen Blackpool

Hard Times

1994 · Stephen Blackpool

Wall of Silence

1993 · Howard Mullen

God on the Rocks

1992 · Kenneth Marsh

In Dreams

1992 · Dr Gold

Chaplin

1992 · Stage Manager

Tell Tale Hearts

Tell Tale Hearts

1992 · Anthony Steadman

Murder Most Horrid

1991 · Chief Inspector

Truly Madly Deeply

1991 · Sandy

The Object of Beauty

1991 · Victor Swayle

Yellowbacks

1990 · Alex McPherson

The Witches

1990 · Mr Jenkins

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

1989 · Jordan

Screen One

1989 · PC Howard Mullen

Traffik

1989 · John Lithgow

The Rachel Papers

1989 · Gordon Highway

The Return of the Musketeers

1989 · Charles I

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988 · Henry Salt

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

1988 · Titorelli

Just Ask for Diamond

1988 · Chief Inspector Snape

Byrne About Byrne

1988 · Father/F.S. McDade

The Play on One

1988 · Alex McPherson

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988 · Titorelli

The Story of a Recluse

1987 · The Producer

The Interrogation of John

1987 · Det. Supt. Chase

Friendship's Death

1987 · Sullivan

Lily My Love

1987 · Colin

Hidden City

1987 · Anthony

Coming Up Roses

1987 · Mr. Valentine

God's Chosen Car Park

God's Chosen Car Park

1986 · Victor Rosen

The Singing Detective

1986 · Dr Gibbon

ScreenPlay

1986 · Colin, Det. Supt. Chase

Defence of the Realm

1986 · Jack Macleod

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

1985 · Self

Dutch Girls

1985 · Mr Mole

The Killing Fields

1984 · Dr. MacEntire

A Private Function

1984 · Wormold

Comfort and Joy

1984 · Alan

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983 · Ally Fraser

The Ploughman's Lunch

1983 · Lecturer

Smiley's People

1982 · Lauder Strickland

United Kingdom

1981 · Tony

The Cherry Orchard

1981 · Lopakhin

One Fine Day

1979 · Third Man in Lift

The Vanishing Army

1978 · Girling

Jackie McCafferty's Romance

1978 · Bus Conductor

The Odd Job

1978 · Sergeant Mull

Life of Shakespeare

1978 · King James I

Licking Hitler

1978 · Archie MacLean

The Thin End of the Wedge

1977 · Luke

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977 · Girling

The Garden Beyond

The Garden Beyond

1977 · Jim Finlayson

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974 · Various

Clydescope

1974 · Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

Suilven Spring

1974

Passing Places

1973

Play for Today

1970 · Luke, Archie MacLean

Omnibus

1967

Horizon

1964

The White Room

— · Jackie Jordan

Tomb Raider

— · Winston

Kill Jackie

— · Owain

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