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 (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 (Movies)
Being Stanley Baxter
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/2025
The House Was Not Hungry Then
Character:Father
Release Date:22/03/2025
Arthur's Whisky
Character:Henry
Release Date:19/09/2024
Children of the Wicker Man
Character:Self
Release Date:23/08/2024
A Bear Named Wojtek
Character:Zoo Director (voice)
Release Date:19/04/2024
The Spirit of 1926
Character:Family Lawyer
Release Date:16/11/2022
The Colour Room
Character:Gordon Forsythe
Release Date:12/11/2021
Rebecca
Character:Dr. Baker
Release Date:16/10/2020
Marionette
Character:Dr. Mandelbaum
Release Date:28/09/2020
Love Sarah
Character:Felix
Release Date:02/07/2020
The Day Mountbatten Died
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/08/2019
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Character:Gordon Burstead
Release Date:11/10/2018
Wonderdate
Character:Kolodon
Release Date:27/09/2018
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Character:Mr. Grimsby
Release Date:12/10/2017
Churchill's Secret
Character:Lord Moran
Release Date:29/02/2016
Dad's Army
Character:Private Frazer
Release Date:05/02/2016
High-Rise
Character:Mercer
Release Date:22/11/2015
Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story
Character:
Release Date:01/09/2015
The Vote
Character:Simon Featherstone
Release Date:07/05/2015
Documenting John Grierson
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/02/2014
The List
Character:Reg Troughton
Release Date:05/07/2013
Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games
Character:Narrator
Release Date:08/07/2012
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
Character:Judge Underwood
Release Date:27/12/2011
The Man who Crossed Hitler
Character:Kurt Ohnesorge
Release Date:21/08/2011
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
Character:Narrator (Voice)
Release Date:01/01/2011
Ghosts in the Machine
Character:Himself
Release Date:27/10/2009
Creation
Character:Dr. Gully
Release Date:25/09/2009
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Character:Dr James Niven
Release Date:05/08/2009
Into the Storm
Character:Clement Attlee
Release Date:31/05/2009
1929: The Great Crash
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2009
Gone Fishing
Character:Old Bill
Release Date:07/11/2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Character:Richard Young
Release Date:02/10/2008
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
Character:Self - 'Henry Salt'
Release Date:08/04/2008
The Man Who Lives with Bears
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/01/2008
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
Character:Dr Watson
Release Date:25/03/2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Character:Self
Release Date:03/02/2007
Intervention
Character:Dr. Martin
Release Date:01/01/2007
Miss Potter
Character:Rupert Potter
Release Date:03/12/2006
Amazing Grace
Character:Lord Dundas
Release Date:16/09/2006
A War on Science
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/01/2006
Fascism in Colour
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2006
Rag Tale
Character:Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Release Date:07/10/2005
Lie with Me
Character:DCI Collman
Release Date:15/11/2004
Bright Young Things
Character:Sir James Brown
Release Date:03/10/2003
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
Character:DI Nick Biddiss
Release Date:14/04/2003
Crush
Character:Gerald
Release Date:07/06/2002
Home Road Movies
Character:Father
Release Date:07/06/2002
The Entity
Character:
Release Date:09/04/2002
Othello
Character:Sinclair Carver
Release Date:23/12/2001
The Whistle-Blower
Character:D.I. Neil Sleightholme
Release Date:14/04/2001
Behind Bars
Character:Narrator
Release Date:14/03/2001
Complicity
Character:Wallace Byatt
Release Date:06/05/2000
Chrono-Perambulator
Character:Professor Teddy Knox
Release Date:12/12/1999
Sunshine
Character:Minister of Justice
Release Date:13/09/1999
The Match
Character:Tommy
Release Date:13/08/1999
Heart
Character:Mr. Kreitman
Release Date:01/01/1999
Hilary and Jackie
Character:Cello Teacher
Release Date:30/12/1998
The Animal Train
Character:Walrus
Release Date:25/12/1998
Mr White Goes To Westminster
Character:Ben White
Release Date:31/12/1997
Spice World
Character:Brian
Release Date:18/12/1997
Victory
Character:Capt. Davidson
Release Date:13/12/1996
The Writing on the Wall
Character:Bull
Release Date:21/07/1996
Chaplin's Goliath
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1996
Richard III
Character:Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Release Date:29/12/1995
The Pen
Character:
Release Date:25/08/1995
The Turnaround
Character:James Webb
Release Date:05/04/1995
The Riddle of the Sands
Character:Narrator
Release Date:19/03/1995
Hard Times
Character:Stephen Blackpool
Release Date:29/04/1994
Wall of Silence
Character:Howard Mullen
Release Date:17/10/1993
God on the Rocks
Character:Kenneth Marsh
Release Date:29/12/1992
In Dreams
Character:Dr Gold
Release Date:23/12/1992
Chaplin
Character:Stage Manager
Release Date:17/12/1992
Tell Tale Hearts
Character:Anthony Steadman
Release Date:01/11/1992
Truly Madly Deeply
Character:Sandy
Release Date:03/05/1991
The Object of Beauty
Character:Victor Swayle
Release Date:12/04/1991
Yellowbacks
Character:Alex McPherson
Release Date:30/08/1990
The Witches
Character:Mr Jenkins
Release Date:25/05/1990
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Character:Jordan
Release Date:05/11/1989
The Rachel Papers
Character:Gordon Highway
Release Date:12/05/1989
The Return of the Musketeers
Character:Charles I
Release Date:12/04/1989
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Character:Henry Salt
Release Date:07/12/1988
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
Character:Titorelli
Release Date:01/10/1988
Just Ask for Diamond
Character:Chief Inspector Snape
Release Date:01/09/1988
Byrne About Byrne
Character:Father/F.S. McDade
Release Date:01/04/1988
The Interrogation of John
Character:Det. Supt. Chase
Release Date:30/09/1987
Friendship's Death
Character:Sullivan
Release Date:17/08/1987
Lily My Love
Character:Colin
Release Date:29/07/1987
Hidden City
Character:Anthony
Release Date:24/06/1987
Coming Up Roses
Character:Mr. Valentine
Release Date:20/02/1987
God's Chosen Car Park
Character:Victor Rosen
Release Date:01/12/1986
Defence of the Realm
Character:Jack Macleod
Release Date:09/05/1986
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1985
Dutch Girls
Character:Mr Mole
Release Date:18/10/1985
The Killing Fields
Character:Dr. MacEntire
Release Date:23/11/1984
A Private Function
Character:Wormold
Release Date:09/11/1984
Comfort and Joy
Character:Alan
Release Date:14/08/1984
The Ploughman's Lunch
Character:Lecturer
Release Date:30/05/1983
United Kingdom
Character:Tony
Release Date:08/12/1981
The Cherry Orchard
Character:Lopakhin
Release Date:13/10/1981
One Fine Day
Character:Third Man in Lift
Release Date:17/02/1979
The Vanishing Army
Character:Girling
Release Date:29/11/1978
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
Character:Bus Conductor
Release Date:05/10/1978
The Odd Job
Character:Sergeant Mull
Release Date:31/08/1978
Licking Hitler
Character:Archie MacLean
Release Date:10/01/1978
The Thin End of the Wedge
Character:Luke
Release Date:20/12/1977
The Garden Beyond
Character:Jim Finlayson
Release Date:01/01/1977
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Character:Various
Release Date:06/06/1974
Clydescope
Character:Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1974
Suilven Spring
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1974
Television Appearances
House of the Dragon
Character:Lord Lyman Beesbury
The Sandman
Character:Dr. John Hathaway
Halo
Character:Ackerson's Dad
Britain’s Scenic Railways
Character:Narrator
Between the Covers
Character:Self
Guilt
Character:Roy Lynch
Brassic
Character:Tony Tillerton
Good Omens
Character:Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
The Repair Shop
Character:Self - Narrator
The Repair Shop
Character:Narrator (voice)
Urban Myths
Character:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Fleabag
Character:Dad
The Rebel
Character:Charles
Scot Squad
Character:Sir Neville Archibald
Outlander
Character:Ned Gowan
37 Days
Character:Lord Morley
Inside No. 9
Character:Mr. Green
Shetland
Character:James Perez
Them From That Thing
Character:Various
Dirk Gently
Character:Professor Jericho
Birds Britannia
Character:
The Michael Ball Show
Character:Self
Law & Order: UK
Character:George Castle
Little Dorrit
Character:Mr. Meagles
Criminal Justice
Character:Harry Box
The One Show
Character:Self - Guest
A Passion for Churches
Character:Narrator
ShakespeaRe-Told
Character:
Doctor Who
Character:Edwin Bracewell
Agatha Christie's Marple
Character:Bradley
Shoebox Zoo
Character:The Storyteller (voice)
Sea of Souls
Character:Dr. Douglas Monaghan
Canterbury Tales
Character:Theo
Doctor Zhivago
Character:Alexander Gromyko
Foyle's War
Character:Patrick Jamieson
Battle of the Atlantic
Character:Himself - Narrator
Born and Bred
Character:Harry Woolf
Rebel Heart
Character:James Connolly
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne
Character:
Wives and Daughters
Character:Mr. Gibson
Arthouse
Character:Self
Melissa
Character:DCI Cameron
The Crow Road
Character:Kenneth McHoan
Ghostbusters of East Finchley
Character:Joe Small
Oliver's Travels
Character:Baxter
Sharman
Character:James Webb
Junior Masterchef
Character:
Hard Times
Character:Stephen Blackpool
Murder Most Horrid
Character:Chief Inspector
A Wanted Man
Character:Det. Supt. Chase
Traffik
Character:John Lithgow
The Play on One
Character:Alex McPherson
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Character:Titorelli
The Singing Detective
Character:Dr Gibbon
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Character:Ally Fraser
Smiley's People
Character:Lauder Strickland
Life of Shakespeare
Character:King James I
Will Shakespeare
Character:
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Girling
Play for Today
Character:Luke
Play for Today
Character:Archie MacLean
Horizon
Character:
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