Bill Paterson
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Wh...
Known For
Filmography
Ladies First
2026
as Louis
The House Was Not Hungry Then
2025
as Father
Being Stanley Baxter
2025
as Self
The Repair Shop on the Road
2025
as Self - Narrator
Arthur's Whisky
2024
as Henry
Children of the Wicker Man
2024
as Self
A Bear Named Wojtek
2023
as Zoo Director (voice)
The Spirit of 1926
2022
as Family Lawyer
The Sandman
2022
as Dr. John Hathaway
House of the Dragon
2022
as Lord Lyman Beesbury
Halo
2022
as Ackerson's Dad
The Colour Room
2021
as Gordon Forsythe
Britain’s Scenic Railways
2021
as Narrator
Marionette
2020
as Dr. Mandelbaum
Love Sarah
2020
as Felix
Rebecca
2020
as Dr. Baker
Between the Covers
2020
as Self
The Day Mountbatten Died
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Good Omens
2019
as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
Brassic
2019
as Tony Tillerton
Guilt
2019
as Roy Lynch
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018
as Gordon Burstead
Wonderdate
2018
as Kolodon
Zanzibar
2018
as Mr Green
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Mr. Grimsby
Urban Myths
2017
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Repair Shop
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Dad's Army
2016
as Private Frazer
Churchill's Secret
2016
as Lord Moran
Fleabag
2016
as Dad
The Rebel
2016
as Charles
The Vote
2015
as Simon Featherstone
High-Rise
2015
as Mercer
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
2015
Documenting John Grierson
2014
as Narrator
37 Days
2014
as Lord Morley
Outlander
2014
as Ned Gowan
Scot Squad
2014
as Sir Neville Archibald
Inside No. 9
2014
as Mr. Green
The List
2013
as Reg Troughton
Shetland
2013
as James Perez
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
2012
as Narrator
Them From That Thing
2012
as Various
Dirk Gently
2012
as Professor Jericho
The Man who Crossed Hitler
2011
as Kurt Ohnesorge
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
2011
as Judge Underwood
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
2011
as Narrator (Voice)
The Michael Ball Show
2010
as Self
Birds Britannia
2010
Ghosts in the Machine
2009
as Himself
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
2009
as Dr James Niven
Creation
2009
as Dr. Gully
1929: The Great Crash
2009
as Narrator
Into the Storm
2009
as Clement Attlee
Law & Order: UK
2009
as George Castle
The Man Who Lives with Bears
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Richard Young
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
2008
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
Gone Fishing
2008
as Old Bill
Criminal Justice
2008
as Harry Box
Little Dorrit
2008
as Mr. Meagles
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
2007
as Dr Watson
Intervention
2007
as Dr. Martin
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
2007
as Dr Watson
Miss Potter
2006
as Rupert Potter
Amazing Grace
2006
as Lord Dundas
A War on Science
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Fascism in Colour
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Rag Tale
2005
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Kingdom Of Heaven (Director's Cut)
2005
as Bishop
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Doctor Who
2005
as Edwin Bracewell
A Passion for Churches
2005
as Narrator
Sea of Souls
2004
as Dr. Douglas Monaghan
Shoebox Zoo
2004
as The Storyteller (voice)
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Bradley
Lie with Me
2004
as DCI Collman
Bright Young Things
2003
as Sir James Brown
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
2003
as DI Nick Biddiss
Canterbury Tales
2003
as Theo
Trust
2003
as John Tilson
Crush
2002
as Gerald
The Entity
2002
Home Road Movies
2002
as Father
Foyle's War
2002
as Patrick Jamieson
Doctor Zhivago
2002
as Alexander Maximovich Gromeko
Born and Bred
2002
as Harry Woolf
Battle of the Atlantic
2002
as Himself - Narrator
Othello
2001
as Sinclair Carver
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Behind Bars
2001
as Narrator
Rebel Heart
2001
as James Connolly
Swallow
2001
as Angus Tighe
Complicity
2000
as Wallace Byatt
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
2000
Sunshine
1999
as Minister of Justice
The Match
1999
as Tommy
Heart
1999
as Mr. Kreitman
Chrono-Perambulator
1999
as Professor Teddy Knox
Wives and Daughters
1999
as Mr Gibson
Hilary and Jackie
1998
as Cello Teacher
The Animal Train
1998
as Walrus
Mr White Goes To Westminster
1997
as Ben White
Spice World
1997
as Brian
Arthouse
1997
as Self
Melissa
1997
as DCI Cameron
Victory
1996
as Capt. Davidson
The Writing on the Wall
1996
as Bull
Chaplin's Goliath
1996
as Narrator (voice)
The Crow Road
1996
as Kenneth McHoan
The Riddle of the Sands
1995
as Narrator
Richard III
1995
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
The Turnaround
1995
as James Webb
The Pen
1995
Sharman
1995
as James Webb
The Ghostbusters of East Finchley
1995
as Joe Small
Oliver's Travels
1995
as Baxter
Junior Masterchef
1994
Hard Times
1994
as Stephen Blackpool
Funky Black Shorts
1994
as Teacher
Wall of Silence
1993
as Howard Mullen
Chaplin
1992
as Stage Manager
In Dreams
1992
as Dr Gold
Tell Tale Hearts
1992
as Anthony Steadman
God on the Rocks
1992
as Kenneth Marsh
Truly Madly Deeply
1991
as Sandy
The Object of Beauty
1991
as Victor Swayle
Murder Most Horrid
1991
as Chief Inspector
Shrinks
1991
as Matt Hennessey
The Witches
1990
as Mr Jenkins
Yellowbacks
1990
as Alex McPherson
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Charles I
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989
as Jordan
The Rachel Papers
1989
as Gordon Highway
Traffik
1989
as Jack Lithgow
Screen One
1989
as PC Howard Mullen
Byrne About Byrne
1988
as Father/F.S. McDade
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
as Henry Salt
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
as Titorelli
Just Ask for Diamond
1988
as Chief Inspector Snape
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Titorelli
The Play on One
1988
as Alex McPherson
Friendship's Death
1987
as Sullivan
Coming Up Roses
1987
as Mr. Valentine
The Interrogation of John
1987
as Det. Supt. Chase
Lily My Love
1987
as Colin
Hidden City
1987
as Anthony
The Story of a Recluse
1987
as The Producer
Defence of the Realm
1986
as Jack Macleod
God's Chosen Car Park
1986
as Victor Rosen
The Singing Detective
1986
as Dr Gibbon
ScreenPlay
1986
as Colin
ScreenPlay
1986
as Det. Supt. Chase
Dutch Girls
1985
as Mr Mole
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
1985
as Self
Comfort and Joy
1984
as Alan
The Killing Fields
1984
as Dr. MacEntire
A Private Function
1984
as Wormold
The Ploughman's Lunch
1983
as Lecturer
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Ally Fraser
Smiley's People
1982
as Lauder Strickland
The Cherry Orchard
1981
as Lopakhin
United Kingdom
1981
as Tony
One Fine Day
1979
as Third Man in Lift
Licking Hitler
1978
as Archie MacLean
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
1978
as Bus Conductor
The Odd Job
1978
as Sergeant Mull
The Vanishing Army
1978
as Girling
Scottish Playbill
1978
as Cannavan
The Garden Beyond
1977
as Jim Finlayson
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977
as Luke
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Girling
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
as Various
Clydescope
1974
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Suilven Spring
1974
Passing Places
1973
Play for Today
1970
as Luke
Play for Today
1970
as Archie MacLean
Play for Today
1970
as McChuckemup / Texas Jim etc
Omnibus
1967
Horizon
1964