Bill Paterson
Born June 03, 1945 (Age: 80)
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Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Biography
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
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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Filmography
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
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as Mr. Grimsby
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Age: 72
High-Rise
2015
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as Mercer
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Age: 70
No Image
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
2011
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as Narrator (Voice)
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Age: 65
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
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as Richard Young
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Age: 63
Miss Potter
2006
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as Rupert Potter
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Age: 61
Amazing Grace
2006
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as Lord Dundas
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Age: 61
Complicity
2000
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as Wallace Byatt
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Age: 54
Sunshine
1999
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as Minister of Justice
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Age: 54
Spice World
1997
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as Brian
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Age: 52
The Writing on the Wall
1996
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as Bull
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Age: 51
Richard III
1995
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as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
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Age: 50
No Image
The Pen
1995
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as
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Age: 50
Chaplin
1992
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as Stage Manager
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Age: 47
The Object of Beauty
1991
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as Victor Swayle
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Age: 45
Yellowbacks
1990
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as Alex McPherson
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Age: 45
The Witches
1990
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as Mr Jenkins
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Age: 44
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
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as Henry Salt
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Age: 43
No Image
God's Chosen Car Park
1986
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as Victor Rosen
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Age: 41
Defence of the Realm
1986
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as Jack Macleod
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Age: 40
The Killing Fields
1984
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as Dr. MacEntire
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Age: 39
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
1978
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as Bus Conductor
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Age: 33
No Image
Suilven Spring
1974
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as
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Age: 28
Clydescope
1974
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as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 28