- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Paul Young
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.
Filmography
movieStill Game: The Story So Far
2014 · Self - Shug
movieStill Game: Live in Glasgow
2014 · Shug McLaughlin
movieOne Last Chance
2004 · Mr Clouston
tvStill Game
2002
Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
2000 · Narrator
movieMy Fragile Heart
2000 · DCI Owen Simmons
movieComplicity
2000 · Frank
movieMy Life So Far
1999 · Doctor Gebbie
The Last Salute
1998 · Mr Bannerman
Wee Three
1998
movieRegeneration
1997 · Dr. Brock
tvThe Crow Road
1996 · Hamish McHoan
movieMargaret's Museum
1995 · Doctor 1
tvThe Tales of Para Handy
1994 · Andrew Campbell
tvI, Lovett
1993 · Matted Lump (voice)
movieLorna Doone
1990 · Neighbour
movieAshes
1990
tvNo Job for a Lady
1990 · Ken Miller
tvThe Justice Game
1989 · Derek Crawford
movieLeaving
1989 · Snodgrass
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Mr. McNeil
movieFacts of Life
1988 · Harry
tvThis Morning
1988 · Self
tvCity Lights
1986 · Malky Boyd
movieThe Girl in the Picture
1986 · Smiley
movieBrigadista
1985
tvNatural World
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvTaggart
1983
movieAnother Time, Another Place
1983 · Dougal
Something's Got to Give
1982 · Simon
tvSix Fifty-Five Special
1981 · Self
movieA Change of Seasons
1980 · Disco Deejay
movieS.O.S. Titanic
1980 · First Officer Joseph Murdoch
movieDeath Watch
1980 · Police Officer
moviePloughman's Share
1979 · Chas Airlie
movieCharades
1977 · Jock
movieWillie Rough
1976 · Sam Thomson
movieClay, Smeddum and Greenden
1976 · John Robb
movieThe Bevellers
1974 · Joe Crosby
tvWeir of Hermiston
1973 · Dand Elliott
movieChato's Land
1972 · Brady Logan
movieMadame Sin
1972 · Naval Driver
movieOne Day in Irvine
1971
movieSubmarine X-1
1968 · Leading Seaman Quentin
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
1965 · Tom
movieLet's Be Happy
1957 · Page Boy Bobby
movieGeordie
1955 · Young Geordie