Bill Paterson
Acting
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
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Henry Salt
Age 43 (now 81)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Richard Young
Age 63 (now 81)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mr. Grimsby
Age 72 (now 81)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as Gordon Burstead
Age 73 (now 81)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mr. Grimsby
Age 72 (now 81)
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
as Narrator
Age 67 (now 81)
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
as Judge Underwood
Age 66 (now 81)
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
as Narrator (Voice)
Age 65 (now 81)
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
as Dr James Niven
Age 64 (now 81)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Richard Young
Age 63 (now 81)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
Age 62 (now 81)
The Man Who Lives with Bears
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age 62 (now 81)
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
as Dr Watson
Age 61 (now 81)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Henry Salt
Age 43 (now 81)
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
as Self
Age 40 (now 81)
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
as Various
Age 29 (now 81)
The Repair Shop on the Road
as Self - Narrator
Age 79 (now 81)
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
as Joe Small
Age 50 (now 81)
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Titorelli
Age 42 (now 81)
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