Bill Paterson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1945
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
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
Filmography
Just Dandy TBA
as Self
- The White Room
The White Room TBA
as Jackie Jordan
Children of The Wicker Man 2026
as Self
Ladies First 2026
as Louis
Being Stanley Baxter 2025
as Self
The House Was Not Hungry Then 2025
as Father
Arthur's Whisky 2024
as Henry
A Bear Named Wojtek 2023
as Zoo Director (voice)
The Spirit of 1926 2022
as Family Lawyer
The Colour Room 2021
as Gordon Forsythe
Rebecca 2020
as Dr. Baker
Marionette 2020
as Dr. Mandelbaum
Love Sarah 2020
as Felix
The Day Mountbatten Died 2019
as Narrator (voice)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead 2018
as Gordon Burstead
Wonderdate 2018
as Kolodon
Zanzibar 2018
as Mr Green
The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017
as Mr. Grimsby
Churchill's Secret 2016
as Lord Moran
Dad's Army 2016
as Private Frazer
High-Rise 2015
as Mercer
- Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story 2015
Actor
The Vote 2015
as Simon Featherstone
- Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson 2014
as Narrator
The List 2013
as Reg Troughton
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games 2012
as Narrator
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me 2011
as Judge Underwood
The Man who Crossed Hitler 2011
as Kurt Ohnesorge
- The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema 2011
as Narrator (Voice)
- Ghosts in the Machine
Ghosts in the Machine 2009
as Himself
Creation 2009
as Dr. Gully
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen 2009
as Dr James Niven
Into the Storm 2009
as Clement Attlee
1929: The Great Crash 2009
as Narrator
Gone Fishing 2008
as Old Bill
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People 2008
as Richard Young
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen 2008
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
The Man Who Lives with Bears 2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars 2007
as Dr Watson
Amazing Grace 2007
as Lord Dundas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 2007
as Self
Intervention 2007
as Dr. Martin
Miss Potter 2006
as Rupert Potter
A War on Science 2006
as Narrator (voice)
Fascism in Colour 2006
as Narrator (voice)
Rag Tale 2005
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Bright Young Things 2003
as Sir James Brown
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness 2003
as DI Nick Biddiss
- Home Road Movies
Home Road Movies 2002
as Father
Crush 2002
as Gerald
The Entity 2002
Actor
Othello 2001
as Sinclair Carver
The Whistle-Blower 2001
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Behind Bars 2001
as Narrator
Complicity 2000
as Wallace Byatt
- Chrono-Perambulator
Chrono-Perambulator 1999
as Professor Teddy Knox
Sunshine 1999
as Minister of Justice
The Match 1999
as Tommy
Heart 1999
as Mr. Kreitman
Hilary and Jackie 1998
as Cello Teacher
The Animal Train 1998
as Walrus
Mr White Goes To Westminster 1997
as Ben White
Spice World 1997
as Brian
Victory 1996
as Capt. Davidson
The Writing on the Wall 1996
as Bull
Chaplin's Goliath 1996
as Narrator (voice)
Richard III 1995
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
- The Pen
The Pen 1995
Actor
The Turnaround 1995
as James Webb
The Riddle of the Sands 1995
as Narrator
Wall of Silence 1993
as Howard Mullen
God on the Rocks 1992
as Kenneth Marsh
- In Dreams
In Dreams 1992
as Dr Gold
Chaplin 1992
as Stage Manager
- Tell Tale Hearts
Tell Tale Hearts 1992
as Anthony Steadman
Truly Madly Deeply 1991
as Sandy
The Object of Beauty 1991
as Victor Swayle
Yellowbacks 1990
as Alex McPherson
The Witches 1990
as Mr Jenkins
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale 1989
as Jordan
The Rachel Papers 1989
as Gordon Highway
The Return of the Musketeers 1989
as Charles I
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
as Henry Salt
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' 1988
as Titorelli
Just Ask for Diamond 1988
as Chief Inspector Snape
Byrne About Byrne 1988
as Father/F.S. McDade
The Story of a Recluse 1987
as The Producer
The Interrogation of John 1987
as Det. Supt. Chase
Friendship's Death 1987
as Sullivan
Lily My Love 1987
as Colin
Hidden City 1987
as Anthony
Coming Up Roses 1987
as Mr. Valentine
- God's Chosen Car Park
God's Chosen Car Park 1986
as Victor Rosen
Defence of the Realm 1986
as Jack Macleod
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman 1985
as Self
Dutch Girls 1985
as Mr Mole
The Killing Fields 1984
as Dr. MacEntire
A Private Function 1984
as Wormold
Comfort and Joy 1984
as Alan
The Ploughman's Lunch 1983
as Lecturer
United Kingdom 1981
as Tony
The Cherry Orchard 1981
as Lopakhin
One Fine Day 1979
as Third Man in Lift
The Vanishing Army 1978
as Girling
Jackie McCafferty's Romance 1978
as Bus Conductor
The Odd Job 1978
as Sergeant Mull
Licking Hitler 1978
as Archie MacLean
The Thin End of the Wedge 1977
as Luke
- The Garden Beyond
The Garden Beyond 1977
as Jim Finlayson
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil 1974
as Various
- Suilven Spring
Suilven Spring 1974
Actor
Clydescope 1974
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
- Passing Places
Passing Places 1973
Actor
Credits from TMDB.