Bill Paterson
Born June 03, 1945 (Age: 80)
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Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
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
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
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Filmography
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
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as Mr. Grimsby
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Age: 72
High-Rise
2015
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as Mercer
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Age: 70
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
2012
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as Narrator
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Age: 67
No Image
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
2011
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as Narrator (Voice)
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Age: 65
No Image
Ghosts in the Machine
2009
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as Himself
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Age: 64
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
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as Richard Young
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Age: 63
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
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as Self
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Age: 61
Miss Potter
2006
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as Rupert Potter
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Age: 61
Amazing Grace
2006
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as Lord Dundas
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Age: 61
A War on Science
2006
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 60
Lie with Me
2004
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as DCI Collman
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Age: 59
No Image
Home Road Movies
2002
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as Father
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Age: 57
Crush
2002
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as Gerald
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Age: 57
The Entity
2002
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Age: 56
Complicity
2000
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as Wallace Byatt
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Age: 54
Sunshine
1999
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as Minister of Justice
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Age: 54
Hilary and Jackie
1998
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as Cello Teacher
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Age: 53
The Animal Train
1998
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as Walrus
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Age: 53
Mr White Goes To Westminster
1997
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as Ben White
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Age: 52
Spice World
1997
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as Brian
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Age: 52
Victory
1996
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as Capt. Davidson
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Age: 51
The Writing on the Wall
1996
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as Bull
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Age: 51
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 50
Richard III
1995
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as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
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Age: 50
No Image
The Pen
1995
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as
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Age: 50
Wall of Silence
1993
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as Howard Mullen
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Age: 48
God on the Rocks
1992
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as Kenneth Marsh
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Age: 47
Chaplin
1992
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as Stage Manager
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Age: 47
No Image
Tell Tale Hearts
1992
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as Anthony Steadman
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Age: 47
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
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as Sandy
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Age: 45
The Object of Beauty
1991
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as Victor Swayle
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Age: 45
Yellowbacks
1990
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as Alex McPherson
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Age: 45
The Witches
1990
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as Mr Jenkins
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Age: 44
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989
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as Jordan
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Age: 44
The Rachel Papers
1989
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as Gordon Highway
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Age: 43
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
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as Charles I
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Age: 43
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
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as Henry Salt
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Age: 43
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
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as Titorelli
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Age: 43
Just Ask for Diamond
1988
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as Chief Inspector Snape
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Age: 43
Byrne About Byrne
1988
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as Father/F.S. McDade
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Age: 42
The Interrogation of John
1987
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as Det. Supt. Chase
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Age: 42
Friendship's Death
1987
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as Sullivan
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Age: 42
Lily My Love
1987
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as Colin
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Age: 42
Hidden City
1987
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as Anthony
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Age: 42
Coming Up Roses
1987
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as Mr. Valentine
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Age: 41
No Image
God's Chosen Car Park
1986
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as Victor Rosen
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Age: 41
Defence of the Realm
1986
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as Jack Macleod
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Age: 40
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
1985
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as Self
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Age: 40
Dutch Girls
1985
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as Mr Mole
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Age: 40
The Killing Fields
1984
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as Dr. MacEntire
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Age: 39
United Kingdom
1981
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as Tony
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Age: 36
The Cherry Orchard
1981
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as Lopakhin
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Age: 36
The Vanishing Army
1978
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as Girling
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Age: 33
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
1978
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as Bus Conductor
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Age: 33
The Odd Job
1978
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as Sergeant Mull
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Age: 33
Licking Hitler
1978
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as Archie MacLean
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Age: 32
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977
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as Luke
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Age: 32
No Image
The Garden Beyond
1977
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as Jim Finlayson
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Age: 31
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
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as Various
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Age: 29
Clydescope
1974
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as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 28
No Image
Suilven Spring
1974
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as
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Age: 28
No Image
Passing Places
1973
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as
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Age: 27