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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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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A Bear Named Wojtek | Zoo Director (voice) | 2024-04-19 |
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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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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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Love Sarah | Felix | 2020-07-02 |
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Rebecca | Dr. Baker | 2020-10-16 |
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Marionette | Dr. Mandelbaum | 2020-09-28 |
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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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High-Rise | Mercer | 2015-11-22 |
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The Vote | Simon Featherstone | 2015-05-07 |
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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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The Man who Crossed Hitler | Kurt Ohnesorge | 2011-08-21 |
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Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me | Judge Underwood | 2011-12-27 |
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1929: The Great Crash | Narrator | 2009-01-01 |
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Creation | Dr. Gully | 2009-09-25 |
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Ghosts in the Machine | Himself | 2009-10-27 |
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Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen | Dr James Niven | 2009-08-05 |
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Into the Storm | Clement Attlee | 2009-05-31 |
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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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The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen | Self - 'Henry Salt' | 2008-04-08 |
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The Man Who Lives with Bears | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008-01-03 |
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Intervention | Dr. Martin | 2007-01-01 |
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Dr Watson | 2007-03-25 |
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Miss Potter | Rupert Potter | 2006-12-03 |
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Amazing Grace | Lord Dundas | 2006-09-16 |
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A War on Science | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-26 |
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Fascism in Colour | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-01 |
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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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Behind Bars | Narrator | 2001-03-14 |
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The Whistle-Blower | D.I. Neil Sleightholme | 2001-04-14 |
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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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Chrono-Perambulator | Professor Teddy Knox | 1999-12-12 |
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Heart | Mr. Kreitman | 1999-01-01 |
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Hilary and Jackie | Cello Teacher | 1998-12-30 |
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Oi! Get Off Our Train | Walrus | 1998-12-25 |
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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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Chaplin's Goliath | Narrator (voice) | 1996-01-01 |
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The Writing on the Wall | Bull | 1996-07-21 |
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Victory | Capt. Davidson | 1996-12-13 |
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The Riddle of the Sands | Narrator | 1995-03-19 |
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The Pen | 1995-08-25 | |
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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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Hard Times | Stephen Blackpool | 1994-04-29 |
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Wall of Silence | Howard Mullen | 1993-10-17 |
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Chaplin | Stage Manager | 1992-12-17 |
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In Dreams | Dr Gold | 1992-12-23 |
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God on the Rocks | Kenneth Marsh | 1992-12-29 |
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Tell Tale Hearts | Anthony Steadman | 1992-11-01 |
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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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The Rachel Papers | Gordon Highway | 1989-05-12 |
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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Jordan | 1989-11-05 |
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Just Ask for Diamond | Chief Inspector Snape | 1988-09-01 |
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Henry Salt | 1988-12-07 |
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Byrne About Byrne | Father/F.S. McDade | 1988-04-01 |
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Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' | Titorelli | 1988-10-01 |
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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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Hidden City | Anthony | 1987-06-24 |
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Rhosyn a Rhith | Mr. Valentine | 1987-02-20 |
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Friendship's Death | Sullivan | 1987-08-17 |
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God's Chosen Car Park | Victor Rosen | 1986-12-01 |
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Defence of the Realm | Jack Macleod | 1986-05-09 |
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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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Comfort and Joy | Alan | 1984-08-14 |
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A Private Function | Wormold | 1984-11-09 |
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The Killing Fields | Dr. MacEntire | 1984-11-23 |
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The Ploughman's Lunch | Lecturer | 1983-05-30 |
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United Kingdom | Tony | 1981-12-08 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Lopakhin | 1981-10-13 |
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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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The Odd Job | Sergeant Mull | 1978-08-31 |
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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 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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Suilven Spring | 1974-01-01 | |
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The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil | Various | 1974-06-06 |
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Clydescope | Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited) | 1974-01-01 |
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The White Room | Jackie Jordan |
