Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1945-06-03 (80 years)
- Place of BirthGlasgow, 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
The House Was Not Hungry Then
As: Father
- 2024
Arthur's Whisky
As: Henry
- 2024
A Bear Named Wojtek
As: Zoo Director (voice)
- 2022
The Spirit of 1926
As: Family Lawyer
- 2022
House of the Dragon
As: Lord Lyman Beesbury
- 2022
The Sandman
As: Dr. John Hathaway
- 2022
Halo
As: Ackerson's Dad
- 2021
The Colour Room
As: Gordon Forsythe
2021Britain’s Scenic Railways
As: Narrator
- 2020
Rebecca
As: Dr. Baker
2020Marionette
As: Dr. Mandelbaum
2020Love Sarah
As: Felix
2019Guilt
As: Roy Lynch
2019Brassic
As: Tony Tillerton
2019The Day Mountbatten Died
As: Narrator (voice)
2019Good Omens
As: Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
2018Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
As: Gordon Burstead
2018Wonderdate
As: Kolodon
2017The Man Who Invented Christmas
As: Mr. Grimsby
2017The Repair Shop
As: Narrator (voice)
2017Urban Myths
As: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2016Fleabag
As: Dad
2016The Rebel
As: Charles
2016Churchill's Secret
As: Lord Moran
2016Dad's Army
As: Private Frazer
- 2015
High-Rise
As: Mercer
2015The Vote
As: Simon Featherstone
2014Scot Squad
As: Sir Neville Archibald
2014Outlander
As: Ned Gowan
201437 Days
As: Lord Morley
2014Inside No. 9
As: Mr. Green
2013The List
As: Reg Troughton
2013Shetland
As: James Perez
2012Them From That Thing
As: Various
2012Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
As: Narrator
2012Dirk Gently
As: Professor Jericho
2011The Man who Crossed Hitler
As: Kurt Ohnesorge
2009Creation
As: Dr. Gully
2009Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
As: Dr James Niven
2009Into the Storm
As: Clement Attlee
2009Law & Order: UK
As: George Castle
20091929: The Great Crash
As: Narrator
2008Little Dorrit
As: Mr. Meagles
2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
As: Richard Young
2008Criminal Justice
As: Harry Box
2007Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
As: Dr Watson
2007Intervention
As: Dr. Martin
2006Miss Potter
As: Rupert Potter
2006Amazing Grace
As: Lord Dundas
2006A War on Science
As: Narrator (voice)
2006Fascism in Colour
As: Narrator (voice)
2005Rag Tale
As: Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
2005Doctor Who
As: Edwin Bracewell
2004Agatha Christie's Marple
As: Bradley
2004Lie with Me
As: DCI Collman
2004Shoebox Zoo
As: The Storyteller (voice)
2004Sea of Souls
As: Dr. Douglas Monaghan
2003Bright Young Things
As: Sir James Brown
2003Canterbury Tales
As: Theo
2003Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
As: DI Nick Biddiss
2002Doctor Zhivago
As: Alexander Gromyko
2002Foyle's War
As: Patrick Jamieson
2002Crush
As: Gerald
2002Born and Bred
As: Harry Woolf
2001Othello
As: Sinclair Carver
2001The Whistle-Blower
As: D.I. Neil Sleightholme
2001Behind Bars
As: Narrator
2001Rebel Heart
As: James Connolly
2000Complicity
As: Wallace Byatt
1999Wives and Daughters
As: Mr. Gibson
1999Sunshine
As: Minister of Justice
1999The Match
As: Tommy
1999Heart
As: Mr. Kreitman
1998Hilary and Jackie
As: Cello Teacher
1998The Animal Train
As: Walrus
1997Mr White Goes To Westminster
As: Ben White
1997Spice World
As: Brian
1997Melissa
As: DCI Cameron
1996Victory
As: Capt. Davidson
1996The Crow Road
As: Kenneth McHoan
1996The Writing on the Wall
As: Bull
1996Chaplin's Goliath
As: Narrator (voice)
1995Richard III
As: Sir Richard Ratcliffe
1995Oliver's Travels
As: Baxter
1995The Turnaround
As: James Webb
1995Sharman
As: James Webb
1995The Riddle of the Sands
As: Narrator
1994Hard Times
As: Stephen Blackpool
1994Hard Times
As: Stephen Blackpool
1993Wall of Silence
As: Howard Mullen
1992God on the Rocks
As: Kenneth Marsh
- 1992
Chaplin
As: Stage Manager
1991Murder Most Horrid
As: Chief Inspector
1991Truly Madly Deeply
As: Sandy
1991The Object of Beauty
As: Victor Swayle
1990Yellowbacks
As: Alex McPherson
- 1990
The Witches
As: Mr Jenkins
1989Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
As: Jordan
1989A Wanted Man
As: Det. Supt. Chase
1989Traffik
As: John Lithgow
1989The Rachel Papers
As: Gordon Highway
1989The Return of the Musketeers
As: Charles I
- 1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
As: Henry Salt
1988Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
As: Titorelli
1988Just Ask for Diamond
As: Chief Inspector Snape
1988Byrne About Byrne
As: Father/F.S. McDade
1988The Play on One
As: Alex McPherson
1988The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
As: Titorelli
1987The Interrogation of John
As: Det. Supt. Chase
1987Friendship's Death
As: Sullivan
1987Lily My Love
As: Colin
1987Hidden City
As: Anthony
1987Coming Up Roses
As: Mr. Valentine
1986The Singing Detective
As: Dr. Gibbon
1986Defence of the Realm
As: Jack Macleod
1985Dutch Girls
As: Mr Mole
1984The Killing Fields
As: Dr. MacEntire
1984A Private Function
As: Wormold
1984Comfort and Joy
As: Alan
1983Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
As: Ally Fraser
1983The Ploughman's Lunch
As: Lecturer
1982Smiley's People
As: Lauder Strickland
1981United Kingdom
As: Tony
1981The Cherry Orchard
As: Lopakhin
1979One Fine Day
As: Third Man in Lift
1978The Vanishing Army
As: Girling
1978Jackie McCafferty's Romance
As: Bus Conductor
1978The Odd Job
As: Sergeant Mull
1978Life of Shakespeare
As: King James I
1978Licking Hitler
As: Archie MacLean
1977The Thin End of the Wedge
As: Luke
1977BBC2 Play of the Week
As: Girling
1974The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
As: Various
1974Clydescope
As: Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
1970Play for Today
As: Luke