

Bill Paterson
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
3 Jun 1945
Age
81 Years
Born In
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Total Projects
175
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

movie
Being Stanley Baxter
Being Stanley Baxter
as Self

movie
The House Was Not Hungry Then
The House Was Not Hungry Then
as Father

tv
The Repair Shop on the Road
The Repair Shop on the Road
as Self - Narrator

movie
Arthur's Whisky
Arthur's Whisky
as Henry

movie
Children of the Wicker Man
Children of the Wicker Man
as Self

movie
A Bear Named Wojtek
A Bear Named Wojtek
as Zoo Director (voice)

movie
The Spirit of 1926
The Spirit of 1926
as Family Lawyer

tv
House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon
as Lord Lyman Beesbury

tv
The Sandman
The Sandman
as Dr. John Hathaway

tv
Halo
Halo
as Ackerson's Dad

movie
The Colour Room
The Colour Room
as Gordon Forsythe

tv
Britain’s Scenic Railways
Britain’s Scenic Railways
as Narrator

movie
Rebecca
Rebecca
as Dr. Baker

tv
Between the Covers
Between the Covers
as Self

movie
Marionette
Marionette
as Dr. Mandelbaum

movie
Love Sarah
Love Sarah
as Felix

tv
Guilt
Guilt
as Roy Lynch

tv
Brassic
Brassic
as Tony Tillerton

movie
The Day Mountbatten Died
The Day Mountbatten Died
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Good Omens
Good Omens
as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch

movie
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as Gordon Burstead

movie
Wonderdate
Wonderdate
as Kolodon

movie
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mr. Grimsby

tv
The Repair Shop
The Repair Shop
as Self - Narrator

tv
The Repair Shop
The Repair Shop
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Urban Myths
Urban Myths
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

tv
Fleabag
Fleabag
as Dad

tv
The Rebel
The Rebel
as Charles

movie
Churchill's Secret
Churchill's Secret
as Lord Moran

movie
Dad's Army
Dad's Army
as Private Frazer

movie
High-Rise
High-Rise
as Mercer

movie
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story

movie
The Vote
The Vote
as Simon Featherstone

tv
Scot Squad
Scot Squad
as Sir Neville Archibald

tv
Outlander
Outlander
as Ned Gowan

tv
37 Days
37 Days
as Lord Morley

movie
Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson
as Narrator

tv
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Mr. Green

movie
The List
The List
as Reg Troughton

tv
Shetland
Shetland
as James Perez

tv
Them From That Thing
Them From That Thing
as Various

movie
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
as Narrator

tv
Dirk Gently
Dirk Gently
as Professor Jericho

movie
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
as Judge Underwood

movie
The Man who Crossed Hitler
The Man who Crossed Hitler
as Kurt Ohnesorge

movie
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
as Narrator (Voice)

tv
Birds Britannia
Birds Britannia

tv
The Michael Ball Show
The Michael Ball Show
as Self

movie
Ghosts in the Machine
Ghosts in the Machine
as Himself

movie
Creation
Creation
as Dr. Gully

movie
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
as Dr James Niven

movie
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
as Clement Attlee

tv
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
as George Castle

movie
1929: The Great Crash
1929: The Great Crash
as Narrator

movie
Gone Fishing
Gone Fishing
as Old Bill

tv
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
as Mr. Meagles

movie
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Richard Young

tv
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
as Harry Box

movie
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Henry Salt'

movie
The Man Who Lives with Bears
The Man Who Lives with Bears
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
as Dr Watson

movie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self

movie
Intervention
Intervention
as Dr. Martin

movie
Miss Potter
Miss Potter
as Rupert Potter

movie
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
as Lord Dundas

tv
The One Show
The One Show
as Self - Guest

movie
A War on Science
A War on Science
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Fascism in Colour
Fascism in Colour
as Narrator (voice)

tv
A Passion for Churches
A Passion for Churches
as Narrator

tv
ShakespeaRe-Told
ShakespeaRe-Told

movie
Rag Tale
Rag Tale
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Edwin Bracewell

tv
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Bradley

movie
Lie with Me
Lie with Me
as DCI Collman

tv
Shoebox Zoo
Shoebox Zoo
as The Storyteller (voice)

tv
Sea of Souls
Sea of Souls
as Dr. Douglas Monaghan

movie
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things
as Sir James Brown

tv
Canterbury Tales
Canterbury Tales
as Theo

movie
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
as DI Nick Biddiss

tv
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
as Alexander Maximovich Gromeko

tv
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
as Patrick Jamieson

tv
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic
as Himself - Narrator

movie
Crush
Crush
as Gerald

movie
Home Road Movies
Home Road Movies
as Father

tv
Born and Bred
Born and Bred
as Harry Woolf

movie
The Entity
The Entity

movie
Othello
Othello
as Sinclair Carver

movie
The Whistle-Blower
The Whistle-Blower
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme

movie
Behind Bars
Behind Bars
as Narrator

tv
Rebel Heart
Rebel Heart
as James Connolly

tv
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

movie
Complicity
Complicity
as Wallace Byatt

movie
Chrono-Perambulator
Chrono-Perambulator
as Professor Teddy Knox

tv
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters
as Mr Gibson

movie
Sunshine
Sunshine
as Minister of Justice

movie
The Match
The Match
as Tommy

movie
Heart
Heart
as Mr. Kreitman

movie
Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie
as Cello Teacher

movie
The Animal Train
The Animal Train
as Walrus

movie
Mr White Goes To Westminster
Mr White Goes To Westminster
as Ben White

movie
Spice World
Spice World
as Brian

tv
Arthouse
Arthouse
as Self

tv
Melissa
Melissa
as DCI Cameron

movie
Victory
Victory
as Capt. Davidson

tv
The Crow Road
The Crow Road
as Kenneth McHoan

movie
The Writing on the Wall
The Writing on the Wall
as Bull

movie
Chaplin's Goliath
Chaplin's Goliath
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Richard III
Richard III
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe

tv
Ghostbusters of East Finchley
Ghostbusters of East Finchley
as Joe Small

movie
The Pen
The Pen

tv
Oliver's Travels
Oliver's Travels
as Baxter

movie
The Turnaround
The Turnaround
as James Webb

tv
Sharman
Sharman
as James Webb

movie
The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands
as Narrator

tv
Junior Masterchef
Junior Masterchef

movie
Hard Times
Hard Times
as Stephen Blackpool

tv
Hard Times
Hard Times
as Stephen Blackpool

movie
Wall of Silence
Wall of Silence
as Howard Mullen

movie
God on the Rocks
God on the Rocks
as Kenneth Marsh

movie
In Dreams
In Dreams
as Dr Gold

movie
Chaplin
Chaplin
as Stage Manager

movie
Tell Tale Hearts
Tell Tale Hearts
as Anthony Steadman

tv
Murder Most Horrid
Murder Most Horrid
as Chief Inspector

movie
Truly Madly Deeply
Truly Madly Deeply
as Sandy

movie
The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty
as Victor Swayle

movie
Yellowbacks
Yellowbacks
as Alex McPherson

movie
The Witches
The Witches
as Mr Jenkins

movie
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
as Jordan

tv
Traffik
Traffik
as John Lithgow

movie
The Rachel Papers
The Rachel Papers
as Gordon Highway

movie
The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers
as Charles I

movie
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Henry Salt

movie
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Titorelli

movie
Just Ask for Diamond
Just Ask for Diamond
as Chief Inspector Snape

movie
Byrne About Byrne
Byrne About Byrne
as Father/F.S. McDade

tv
The Play on One
The Play on One
as Alex McPherson

tv
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Titorelli

movie
The Interrogation of John
The Interrogation of John
as Det. Supt. Chase

movie
Friendship's Death
Friendship's Death
as Sullivan

movie
Lily My Love
Lily My Love
as Colin

movie
Hidden City
Hidden City
as Anthony

movie
Coming Up Roses
Coming Up Roses
as Mr. Valentine

movie
God's Chosen Car Park
God's Chosen Car Park
as Victor Rosen

tv
The Singing Detective
The Singing Detective
as Dr Gibbon

movie
Defence of the Realm
Defence of the Realm
as Jack Macleod

movie
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
as Self

movie
Dutch Girls
Dutch Girls
as Mr Mole

movie
The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
as Dr. MacEntire

movie
A Private Function
A Private Function
as Wormold

movie
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
as Alan

tv
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
as Ally Fraser

movie
The Ploughman's Lunch
The Ploughman's Lunch
as Lecturer

tv
Smiley's People
Smiley's People
as Lauder Strickland

movie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
as Tony

movie
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
as Lopakhin

movie
One Fine Day
One Fine Day
as Third Man in Lift

movie
The Vanishing Army
The Vanishing Army
as Girling

movie
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
as Bus Conductor

movie
The Odd Job
The Odd Job
as Sergeant Mull

tv
Life of Shakespeare
Life of Shakespeare
as King James I

tv
Will Shakespeare
Will Shakespeare

movie
Licking Hitler
Licking Hitler
as Archie MacLean

movie
The Thin End of the Wedge
The Thin End of the Wedge
as Luke

tv
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Girling

movie
The Garden Beyond
The Garden Beyond
as Jim Finlayson

movie
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
as Various

movie
Clydescope
Clydescope
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

movie
Suilven Spring
Suilven Spring

movie
Passing Places
Passing Places

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Luke

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Archie MacLean

tv
Horizon
Horizon

movie
The White Room
The White Room
as Jackie Jordan

tv
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
as Winston

tv
Kill Jackie
Kill Jackie
as Owain