Ladies First2026
As Louis
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Bill Paterson
Born
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 (113)
The Witches1990
As Mr Jenkins
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Chaplin1992
As Stage Manager
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen1988
As Henry Salt
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Miss Potter2006
As Rupert Potter
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Love Sarah2020
As Felix
TMDb 6.2 / 10
High-Rise2015
As Mercer
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Man Who Invented Christmas2017
As Mr. Grimsby
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Killing Fields1984
As Dr. MacEntire
TMDb 7.5 / 10
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People2008
As Richard Young
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Spice World1997
As Brian
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Dad's Army2016
As Private Frazer
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Richard III1995
As Sir Richard Ratcliffe
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Sunshine1999
As Minister of Justice
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Rebecca2020
As Dr. Baker
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Amazing Grace2006
As Lord Dundas
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Into the Storm2009
As Clement Attlee
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007
As Self
Behind Bars2001
As Narrator
Arthur's Whisky2024
As Henry
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Othello2001
As Sinclair Carver
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Return of the Musketeers1989
As Charles I
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Rachel Papers1989
As Gordon Highway
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Creation2009
As Dr. Gully
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Hilary and Jackie1998
As Cello Teacher
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Truly Madly Deeply1991
As Sandy
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Object of Beauty1991
As Victor Swayle
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Crush2002
As Gerald
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Colour Room2021
As Gordon Forsythe
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Suilven Spring
Suilven Spring1974
Defence of the Realm1986
As Jack Macleod
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Bright Young Things2003
As Sir James Brown
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Licking Hitler1978
As Archie MacLean
One Fine Day1979
As Third Man in Lift
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Being Stanley Baxter2025
As Self
United Kingdom1981
As Tony
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Private Function1984
As Wormold
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars2007
As Dr Watson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Friendship's Death1987
As Sullivan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Match1999
As Tommy
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Interrogation of John1987
As Det. Supt. Chase
Wonderdate2018
As Kolodon
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Marionette2020
As Dr. Mandelbaum
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Heart1999
As Mr. Kreitman
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Dutch Girls1985
As Mr Mole
TMDb 4.1 / 10
The Cherry Orchard1981
As Lopakhin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Complicity2000
As Wallace Byatt
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The White Room
The White RoomRelease date TBA
As Jackie Jordan
Rag Tale2005
As Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
TMDb 3.3 / 10
The Entity2002
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Odd Job1978
As Sergeant Mull
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Vote2015
As Simon Featherstone
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Hidden City1987
As Anthony
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Victory1996
As Capt. Davidson
TMDb 5.2 / 10
The Man who Crossed Hitler2011
As Kurt Ohnesorge
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead2018
As Gordon Burstead
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Zanzibar2018
As Mr Green
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me2011
As Judge Underwood
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Churchill's Secret2016
As Lord Moran
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Writing on the Wall1996
As Bull
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Intervention2007
As Dr. Martin
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Passing Places
Passing Places1973
Just Ask for Diamond1988
As Chief Inspector Snape
TMDb 5.6 / 10
A War on Science2006
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale1989
As Jordan
TMDb 8.3 / 10
1929: The Great Crash2009
As Narrator
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Children of the Wicker Man2024
As Self
The Vanishing Army1978
As Girling
The List2013
As Reg Troughton
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Comfort and Joy1984
As Alan
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Whistle-Blower2001
As D.I. Neil Sleightholme
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Wall of Silence1993
As Howard Mullen
TMDb 8.0 / 10
God's Chosen Car Park
God's Chosen Car Park1986
As Victor Rosen
The Ploughman's Lunch1983
As Lecturer
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Gone Fishing2008
As Old Bill
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Chaplin's Goliath1996
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Animal Train1998
As Walrus
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen2009
As Dr James Niven
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Jackie McCafferty's Romance1978
As Bus Conductor
A Bear Named Wojtek2023
As Zoo Director (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Byrne About Byrne1988
As Father/F.S. McDade
Coming Up Roses1987
As Mr. Valentine
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Spirit of 19262022
As Family Lawyer
God on the Rocks1992
As Kenneth Marsh
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ghosts in the Machine
Ghosts in the Machine2009
As Himself
Lily My Love1987
As Colin
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil1974
As Various
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hard Times1994
As Stephen Blackpool
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Turnaround1995
As James Webb
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Mr White Goes To Westminster1997
As Ben White
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen2008
As Self - 'Henry Salt'
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Day Mountbatten Died2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman1985
As Self
The Thin End of the Wedge1977
As Luke
The House Was Not Hungry Then2025
As Father
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Home Road Movies
Home Road Movies2002
As Father
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Yellowbacks1990
As Alex McPherson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'1988
As Titorelli
Fascism in Colour2006
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness2003
As DI Nick Biddiss
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The Pen
The Pen1995
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema2011
As Narrator (Voice)
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story2015
Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson2014
As Narrator
Chrono-Perambulator
Chrono-Perambulator1999
As Professor Teddy Knox
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Garden Beyond
The Garden Beyond1977
As Jim Finlayson
In Dreams
In Dreams1992
As Dr Gold
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Tell Tale Hearts
Tell Tale Hearts1992
As Anthony Steadman
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Riddle of the Sands1995
As Narrator
The Story of a Recluse1987
As The Producer
Clydescope1974
As Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games2012
As Narrator
The Man Who Lives with Bears2008
As Self - Narrator (voice)
Filmography and biography: TMDb