Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 3, 1945
Place of Birth:
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
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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 (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
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Sandman | Dr. John Hathaway |
| 2022 | House of the Dragon | Lord Lyman Beesbury |
| 2022 | Halo | Ackerson's Dad |
| 2021 | Britain’s Scenic Railways | Narrator |
| 2020 | Between the Covers | Self |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch |
| 2019 | Brassic | Tony Tillerton |
| 2019 | Guilt | Roy Lynch |
| 2017 | Urban Myths | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 2017 | The Repair Shop | Self - Narrator |
| 2017 | The Repair Shop | Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | Fleabag | Dad |
| 2016 | The Rebel | Charles |
| 2014 | 37 Days | Lord Morley |
| 2014 | Outlander | Ned Gowan |
| 2014 | Scot Squad | Sir Neville Archibald |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Mr. Green |
| 2013 | Shetland | James Perez |
| 2012 | Them From That Thing | Various |
| 2012 | Dirk Gently | Professor Jericho |
| 2010 | The Michael Ball Show | Self |
| 2010 | Birds Britannia | |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | George Castle |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice | Harry Box |
| 2008 | Little Dorrit | Mr. Meagles |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Edwin Bracewell |
| 2005 | A Passion for Churches | Narrator |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls | Dr. Douglas Monaghan |
| 2004 | Shoebox Zoo | The Storyteller (voice) |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Bradley |
| 2003 | Canterbury Tales | Theo |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Patrick Jamieson |
| 2002 | Doctor Zhivago | Alexander Gromyko |
| 2002 | Born and Bred | Harry Woolf |
| 2002 | Battle of the Atlantic | Himself - Narrator |
| 2001 | Rebel Heart | James Connolly |
| 2000 | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | |
| 1999 | Wives and Daughters | Mr. Gibson |
| 1997 | Melissa | DCI Cameron |
| 1997 | Arthouse | Self |
| 1996 | The Crow Road | Kenneth McHoan |
| 1995 | Oliver's Travels | Baxter |
| 1995 | Sharman | James Webb |
| 1995 | Ghostbusters of East Finchley | Joe Small |
| 1994 | Junior Masterchef | |
| 1994 | Hard Times | Stephen Blackpool |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid | Chief Inspector |
| 1989 | Traffik | John Lithgow |
| 1989 | A Wanted Man | Det. Supt. Chase |
| 1988 | The Play on One | Alex McPherson |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Titorelli |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | Dr Gibbon |
| 1983 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Ally Fraser |
| 1982 | Smiley's People | Lauder Strickland |
| 1978 | Life of Shakespeare | King James I |
| 1978 | Will Shakespeare | |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week | Girling |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Luke |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Archie MacLean |
| 1964 | Horizon |