1945-06-03 Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
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
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Ladies First | Louis | 2026-05-21 |
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The House Was Not Hungry Then | Father | 2025-03-22 |
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Being Stanley Baxter | Self | 2025-12-31 |
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Arthur's Whisky | Henry | 2024-09-19 |
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Children of the Wicker Man | Self | 2024-08-23 |
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A Bear Named Wojtek | Zoo Director (voice) | 2023-08-11 |
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The Spirit of 1926 | Family Lawyer | 2022-11-16 |
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The Colour Room | Gordon Forsythe | 2021-11-12 |
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Rebecca | Dr. Baker | 2020-10-16 |
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Marionette | Dr. Mandelbaum | 2020-09-28 |
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Love Sarah | Felix | 2020-07-02 |
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The Day Mountbatten Died | Narrator (voice) | 2019-08-19 |
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Wonderdate | Kolodon | 2018-09-27 |
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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Gordon Burstead | 2018-10-11 |
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The Man Who Invented Christmas | Mr. Grimsby | 2017-10-12 |
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Churchill's Secret | Lord Moran | 2016-02-29 |
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Dad's Army | Private Frazer | 2016-02-05 |
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Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story | 2015-09-01 | |
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The Vote | Simon Featherstone | 2015-05-07 |
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High-Rise | Mercer | 2015-11-22 |
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Documenting John Grierson | Narrator | 2014-02-28 |
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The List | Reg Troughton | 2013-07-05 |
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Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games | Narrator | 2012-07-08 |
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The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema | Narrator (Voice) | 2011-01-01 |
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Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me | Judge Underwood | 2011-12-27 |
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The Man who Crossed Hitler | Kurt Ohnesorge | 2011-08-21 |
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Ghosts in the Machine | Himself | 2009-10-27 |
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1929: The Great Crash | Narrator | 2009-01-01 |
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Into the Storm | Clement Attlee | 2009-05-31 |
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Creation | Dr. Gully | 2009-09-25 |
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Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen | Dr James Niven | 2009-08-05 |
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The Man Who Lives with Bears | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008-01-03 |
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The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | Self - 'Henry Salt' | 2008-04-08 |
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Richard Young | 2008-10-02 |
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Gone Fishing | Old Bill | 2008-11-07 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Dr Watson | 2007-03-25 |
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
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Intervention | Dr. Martin | 2007-01-01 |
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Fascism in Colour | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-01 |
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Miss Potter | Rupert Potter | 2006-12-03 |
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A War on Science | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-26 |
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Amazing Grace | Lord Dundas | 2006-09-16 |
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Rag Tale | Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd | 2005-10-07 |
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Lie with Me | DCI Collman | 2004-11-15 |
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Bright Young Things | Sir James Brown | 2003-10-03 |
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Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | DI Nick Biddiss | 2003-04-14 |
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Crush | Gerald | 2002-06-07 |
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The Entity | 2002-04-09 | |
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Home Road Movies | Father | 2002-06-07 |
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The Whistle-Blower | D.I. Neil Sleightholme | 2001-04-14 |
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Behind Bars | Narrator | 2001-03-14 |
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Othello | Sinclair Carver | 2001-12-23 |
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Complicity | Wallace Byatt | 2000-05-06 |
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The Match | Tommy | 1999-08-13 |
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Sunshine | Minister of Justice | 1999-09-13 |
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Heart | Mr. Kreitman | 1999-01-01 |
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Chrono-Perambulator | Professor Teddy Knox | 1999-12-12 |
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Oi! Get Off Our Train | Walrus | 1998-12-25 |
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Hilary and Jackie | Cello Teacher | 1998-12-30 |
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Spice World | Brian | 1997-12-18 |
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Mr White Goes To Westminster | Ben White | 1997-12-31 |
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Victory | Capt. Davidson | 1996-12-13 |
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The Writing on the Wall | Bull | 1996-07-21 |
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Chaplin's Goliath | Narrator (voice) | 1996-01-01 |
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The Riddle of the Sands | Narrator | 1995-03-19 |
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The Turnaround | James Webb | 1995-04-05 |
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Richard III | Sir Richard Ratcliffe | 1995-12-29 |
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The Pen | 1995-08-25 | |
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Hard Times | Stephen Blackpool | 1994-04-29 |
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Wall of Silence | Howard Mullen | 1993-10-17 |
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Tell Tale Hearts | Anthony Steadman | 1992-11-01 |
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God on the Rocks | Kenneth Marsh | 1992-12-29 |
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In Dreams | Dr Gold | 1992-12-23 |
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Chaplin | Stage Manager | 1992-12-17 |
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The Object of Beauty | Victor Swayle | 1991-04-12 |
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Truly Madly Deeply | Sandy | 1991-05-03 |
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Yellowbacks | Alex McPherson | 1990-08-30 |
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The Witches | Mr Jenkins | 1990-05-25 |
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The Return of the Musketeers | Charles I | 1989-04-12 |
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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Jordan | 1989-11-05 |
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The Rachel Papers | Gordon Highway | 1989-05-12 |
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Byrne About Byrne | Father/F.S. McDade | 1988-04-01 |
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Henry Salt | 1988-12-07 |
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Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' | Titorelli | 1988-10-01 |
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Just Ask for Diamond | Chief Inspector Snape | 1988-09-01 |
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The Story of a Recluse | The Producer | 1987-12-25 |
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Lily My Love | Colin | 1987-07-29 |
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The Interrogation of John | Det. Supt. Chase | 1987-09-30 |
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Friendship's Death | Sullivan | 1987-08-17 |
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Rhosyn a Rhith | Mr. Valentine | 1987-02-20 |
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Hidden City | Anthony | 1987-06-24 |
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Defence of the Realm | Jack Macleod | 1986-05-09 |
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God's Chosen Car Park | Victor Rosen | 1986-12-01 |
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Dutch Girls | Mr Mole | 1985-10-18 |
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Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman | Self | 1985-12-31 |
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The Killing Fields | Dr. MacEntire | 1984-11-23 |
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A Private Function | Wormold | 1984-11-09 |
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Comfort and Joy | Alan | 1984-08-14 |
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The Ploughman's Lunch | Lecturer | 1983-05-30 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Lopakhin | 1981-10-13 |
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United Kingdom | Tony | 1981-12-08 |
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One Fine Day | Third Man in Lift | 1979-02-17 |
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The Vanishing Army | Girling | 1978-11-29 |
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Jackie McCafferty's Romance | Bus Conductor | 1978-10-05 |
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Licking Hitler | Archie MacLean | 1978-01-10 |
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The Odd Job | Sergeant Mull | 1978-08-31 |
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The Garden Beyond | Jim Finlayson | 1977-01-01 |
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The Thin End of the Wedge | Luke | 1977-12-20 |
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Clydescope | Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited) | 1974-01-01 |
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil | Various | 1974-06-06 |
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Suilven Spring | 1974-01-01 | |
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Passing Places | 1973-01-02 | |
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The White Room | Jackie Jordan |
