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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Children of the Wicker Man | Self | 2024-08-23 |
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Arthur's Whisky | Henry | 2024-09-19 |
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A Bear Named Wojtek | Zoo Director (voice) | 2024-04-19 |
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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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Marionette | Dr. Mandelbaum | 2020-09-28 |
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Love Sarah | Felix | 2020-07-02 |
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Rebecca | Dr. Baker | 2020-10-16 |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Criminal Justice | Harry Box | 2008-06-30 |
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The Man Who Lives with Bears | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008-01-03 |
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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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Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars | Dr Watson | 2007-03-25 |
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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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Amazing Grace | Lord Dundas | 2006-09-16 |
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A War on Science | Narrator (voice) | 2006-01-26 |
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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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Danielle Cable: Eyewitness | DI Nick Biddiss | 2003-04-14 |
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Bright Young Things | Sir James Brown | 2003-10-03 |
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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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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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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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Mr White Goes To Westminster | Ben White | 1997-12-31 |
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Spice World | Brian | 1997-12-18 |
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Chaplin's Goliath | Narrator (voice) | 1996-01-01 |
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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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The Pen | 1995-08-25 | |
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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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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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Chaplin | Stage Manager | 1992-12-17 |
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In Dreams | Dr Gold | 1992-12-23 |
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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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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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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Jordan | 1989-11-05 |
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The Return of the Musketeers | Charles I | 1989-04-12 |
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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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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Henry Salt | 1988-12-07 |
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Just Ask for Diamond | Chief Inspector Snape | 1988-09-01 |
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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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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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Comfort and Joy | Alan | 1984-08-14 |
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A Private Function | Wormold | 1984-11-09 |
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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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Licking Hitler | Archie MacLean | 1978-01-10 |
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Jackie McCafferty's Romance | Bus Conductor | 1978-10-05 |
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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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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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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 |
