Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 3, 1944
Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Paul Young
Biography
Scottish actor and presenter. Born in Edinburgh on 3rd July 1944 to an actor father, Paul made his debut as a child actor in the 1955 movie Geordie. In 1965, Paul became an off shore pirate radio DJ and and was the first voice heard when Radio Scotland launched, and presented the popular Ceilidh programme of traditional Scottish music. Returning to acting later in the decade, Paul has gone on to appear in numerous plays, films and television dramas. A keen angler, he has presented fishing programmes on Scottish television for many years. The first was Hooked on Scotland for the BBC. This was followed by Hooked on Scottish for ITV and more recently Hooked for the satellite and cable channel Discovery Home and Leisure.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Still Game: Live in Glasgow | Shug McLaughlin |
| 2014 | Still Game: The Story So Far | Self - Shug |
| 2004 | One Last Chance | Mr Clouston |
| 2000 | Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent | Narrator |
| 2000 | My Fragile Heart | DCI Owen Simmons |
| 2000 | Complicity | Frank |
| 1999 | My Life So Far | Doctor Gebbie |
| 1997 | Regeneration | Dr. Brock |
| 1995 | Margaret's Museum | Doctor 1 |
| 1990 | Lorna Doone | Neighbour |
| 1990 | Ashes | |
| 1989 | Leaving | Snodgrass |
| 1988 | Facts of Life | Harry |
| 1986 | The Girl in the Picture | Smiley |
| 1985 | Brigadista | |
| 1983 | Another Time, Another Place | Dougal |
| 1982 | Something's Got to Give | Simon |
| 1980 | S.O.S. Titanic | First Officer Joseph Murdoch |
| 1980 | Death Watch | Police Officer |
| 1980 | A Change of Seasons | Disco Deejay |
| 1979 | Ploughman's Share | Chas Airlie |
| 1977 | Charades | Jock |
| 1976 | Clay, Smeddum and Greenden | John Robb |
| 1976 | Willie Rough | Sam Thomson |
| 1974 | The Bevellers | Joe Crosby |
| 1972 | Chato's Land | Brady Logan |
| 1972 | Madame Sin | Naval Driver |
| 1971 | One Day in Irvine | |
| 1968 | Submarine X-1 | Leading Seaman Quentin |
| 1965 | A Knight in Tarnished Armour | Tom |
| 1957 | Let's Be Happy | Page Boy Bobby |
| 1955 | Geordie | Young Geordie |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Still Game | |
| 1998 | The Last Salute | |
| 1996 | The Crow Road | Hamish McHoan |
| 1994 | The Tales of Para Handy | Andrew Campbell |
| 1990 | No Job for a Lady | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Mr. McNeil |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self |
| 1986 | City Lights | Malky Boyd |
| 1983 | Taggart | |
| 1983 | Natural World | Narrator |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysées | Self |
| 1981 | Six Fifty-Five Special | Self |
| 1972 | The Regiment | |
| 1971 | Sunset Song | Will Guthrie |