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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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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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Gordon Burstead | 2018-10-11 |
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Wonderdate | Kolodon | 2018-09-27 |
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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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The Vote | Simon Featherstone | 2015-05-07 |
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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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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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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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The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema | Narrator (Voice) | 2011-01-01 |
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Into the Storm | Clement Attlee | 2009-05-31 |
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1929: The Great Crash | Narrator | 2009-01-01 |
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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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Creation | Dr. Gully | 2009-09-25 |
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Gone Fishing | Old Bill | 2008-11-07 |
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Richard Young | 2008-10-02 |
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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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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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A War on Science | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-26 |
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Amazing Grace | Lord Dundas | 2006-09-16 |
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Miss Potter | Rupert Potter | 2006-12-03 |
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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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Home Road Movies | Father | 2002-06-07 |
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The Entity | 2002-04-09 | |
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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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Behind Bars | Narrator | 2001-03-14 |
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Complicity | Wallace Byatt | 2000-05-06 |
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The Match | Tommy | 1999-08-13 |
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Heart | Mr. Kreitman | 1999-01-01 |
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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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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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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 Turnaround | James Webb | 1995-04-05 |
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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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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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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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Chaplin | Stage Manager | 1992-12-17 |
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In Dreams | Dr Gold | 1992-12-23 |
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Truly Madly Deeply | Sandy | 1991-05-03 |
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The Object of Beauty | Victor Swayle | 1991-04-12 |
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The Witches | Mr Jenkins | 1990-05-25 |
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Yellowbacks | Alex McPherson | 1990-08-30 |
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The Rachel Papers | Gordon Highway | 1989-05-12 |
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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 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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Byrne About Byrne | Father/F.S. McDade | 1988-04-01 |
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Just Ask for Diamond | Chief Inspector Snape | 1988-09-01 |
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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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Lily My Love | Colin | 1987-07-29 |
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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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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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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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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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Jackie McCafferty's Romance | Bus Conductor | 1978-10-05 |
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The Odd Job | Sergeant Mull | 1978-08-31 |
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Licking Hitler | Archie MacLean | 1978-01-10 |
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The Vanishing Army | Girling | 1978-11-29 |
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The Thin End of the Wedge | Luke | 1977-12-20 |
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The Garden Beyond | Jim Finlayson | 1977-01-01 |
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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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Passing Places | 1973-01-02 | |
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The White Room | Jackie Jordan |
