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