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Bill Paterson

Cast & creator

Bill Paterson

1945-06-03 (age 81) Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK Website IMDb

Best known for Doctor Who, House of the Dragon, Outlander

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

Also known as: William Tulloch Paterson, William Paterson

Movies

113

film credits

Series

73

television credits

Career

186

1964–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.8

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Edwin Bracewell · 2005

House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon

Lord Lyman Beesbury · 2022

Outlander

Outlander

Ned Gowan · 2014

The One Show

The One Show

Self - Guest · 2006

Play for Today

Play for Today

Luke · 1970

Across film & television

Filmography (186)

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Showing 186 of 186 credits

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Edwin Bracewell

House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon

Lord Lyman Beesbury

Outlander

Outlander

Ned Gowan

The One Show

The One Show

Self - Guest

Play for Today

Play for Today

Luke

Play for Today

Play for Today

Archie MacLean

Play for Today

Play for Today

McChuckemup / Texas Jim etc

Horizon

Horizon

Shetland

Shetland

James Perez

The Sandman

The Sandman

Dr. John Hathaway

Omnibus

Omnibus

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Bradley

Halo

Halo

Ackerson's Dad

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

Patrick Jamieson

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

Mr. Green

Good Omens

Good Omens

Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Colin

ScreenPlay

ScreenPlay

Det. Supt. Chase

The Repair Shop

The Repair Shop

Narrator (voice)

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

Dr Gibbon

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

George Castle

Fleabag

Fleabag

Dad

Brassic

Brassic

Tony Tillerton

Screen One

Screen One

PC Howard Mullen

BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

Girling

The Play on One

The Play on One

Alex McPherson

Ladies First

Ladies First

Louis

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Titorelli

Urban Myths

Urban Myths

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sea of Souls

Sea of Souls

Dr. Douglas Monaghan

Murder Most Horrid

Murder Most Horrid

Chief Inspector

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

Harry Woolf

Scot Squad

Scot Squad

Sir Neville Archibald

The Michael Ball Show

Self

Shoebox Zoo

Shoebox Zoo

The Storyteller (voice)

Between the Covers

Between the Covers

Self

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

Mr. Meagles

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Harry Box

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Richard Young

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

Lauder Strickland

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Henry Salt

Guilt

Guilt

Roy Lynch

The Witches

The Witches

Mr Jenkins

Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters

Mr Gibson

Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales

Theo

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Ally Fraser

High-Rise

High-Rise

Mercer

ShakespeaRe-Told

ShakespeaRe-Told

Scottish Playbill

Cannavan

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

Rupert Potter

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

Dr. MacEntire

Traffik

Traffik

Jack Lithgow

Love Sarah

Love Sarah

Felix

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

Alexander Maximovich Gromeko

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels

Baxter

Chaplin

Chaplin

Stage Manager

Dirk Gently

Dirk Gently

Professor Jericho

Melissa

Melissa

DCI Cameron

The Ghostbusters of East Finchley

Joe Small

Trust

Trust

John Tilson

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Mr. Grimsby

The Crow Road

The Crow Road

Kenneth McHoan

Junior Masterchef

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

Arthouse

Self

Spice World

Spice World

Brian

Richard III

Richard III

Sir Richard Ratcliffe

Rebecca

Rebecca

Dr. Baker

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

Cello Teacher

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Self

Them From That Thing

Them From That Thing

Various

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Private Frazer

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

Gordon Highway

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

Clement Attlee

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

Winston

Sharman

Sharman

James Webb

Rebel Heart

Rebel Heart

James Connolly

Swallow

Swallow

Angus Tighe

Sunshine

Sunshine

Minister of Justice

Hard Times

Hard Times

Stephen Blackpool

37 Days

37 Days

Lord Morley

The Rebel

The Rebel

Charles

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Lord Dundas

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Dr Watson

The Object of Beauty

The Object of Beauty

Victor Swayle

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

Charles I

Creation

Creation

Dr. Gully

Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

Jack Macleod

Crush

Crush

Gerald

Arthur's Whisky

Arthur's Whisky

Henry

Licking Hitler

Licking Hitler

Archie MacLean

Shrinks

Shrinks

Matt Hennessey

The Repair Shop on the Road

The Repair Shop on the Road

Self - Narrator

Funky Black Shorts

Teacher

Othello

Othello

Sinclair Carver

A Private Function

A Private Function

Wormold

Behind Bars

Behind Bars

Narrator

Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

Sir James Brown

Dutch Girls

Dutch Girls

Mr Mole

The Colour Room

The Colour Room

Gordon Forsythe

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Gordon Burstead

Truly Madly Deeply

Truly Madly Deeply

Sandy

Just Ask for Diamond

Just Ask for Diamond

Chief Inspector Snape

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Self - Narrator

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

Lord Moran

The Match

The Match

Tommy

Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

Self

Lie with Me

Lie with Me

DCI Collman

The Animal Train

The Animal Train

Walrus

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'

Titorelli

Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Mr Green

The Vanishing Army

The Vanishing Army

Girling

The Vote

The Vote

Simon Featherstone

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

Self - 'Henry Salt'

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Tony

The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall

Bull

A Bear Named Wojtek

A Bear Named Wojtek

Zoo Director (voice)

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Jordan

God on the Rocks

God on the Rocks

Kenneth Marsh

A War on Science

A War on Science

Narrator (voice)

Victory

Victory

Capt. Davidson

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Various

The Entity

The Entity

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Dr Watson

Mr White Goes To Westminster

Mr White Goes To Westminster

Ben White

The Story of a Recluse

The Story of a Recluse

The Producer

Complicity

Complicity

Wallace Byatt

The Man who Crossed Hitler

The Man who Crossed Hitler

Kurt Ohnesorge

Children of the Wicker Man

Children of the Wicker Man

Self

Suilven Spring

Marionette

Marionette

Dr. Mandelbaum

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Lopakhin

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy

Alan

Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic

Himself - Narrator

Wonderdate

Wonderdate

Kolodon

The List

The List

Reg Troughton

Rag Tale

Rag Tale

Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

Intervention

Intervention

Dr. Martin

The Spirit of 1926

The Spirit of 1926

Family Lawyer

The Thin End of the Wedge

The Thin End of the Wedge

Luke

Friendship's Death

Friendship's Death

Sullivan

Hidden City

Hidden City

Anthony

A Passion for Churches

Narrator

Chaplin's Goliath

Chaplin's Goliath

Narrator (voice)

The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch

Lecturer

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Dr James Niven

Ghosts in the Machine

Himself

Byrne About Byrne

Byrne About Byrne

Father/F.S. McDade

1929: The Great Crash

1929: The Great Crash

Narrator

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

Judge Underwood

Passing Places

Lily My Love

Lily My Love

Colin

Heart

Heart

Mr. Kreitman

The Odd Job

The Odd Job

Sergeant Mull

Documenting John Grierson

Narrator

The House Was Not Hungry Then

The House Was Not Hungry Then

Father

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman

Self

The White Room

Jackie Jordan

The Whistle-Blower

The Whistle-Blower

D.I. Neil Sleightholme

The Interrogation of John

The Interrogation of John

Det. Supt. Chase

God's Chosen Car Park

Victor Rosen

Hitler on Trial: The Truth Behind the Story

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

Third Man in Lift

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

DI Nick Biddiss

Jackie McCafferty's Romance

Jackie McCafferty's Romance

Bus Conductor

Britain’s Scenic Railways

Britain’s Scenic Railways

Narrator

Yellowbacks

Yellowbacks

Alex McPherson

Wall of Silence

Wall of Silence

Howard Mullen

The Day Mountbatten Died

The Day Mountbatten Died

Narrator (voice)

The Turnaround

The Turnaround

James Webb

The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema

Narrator (Voice)

Fascism in Colour

Fascism in Colour

Narrator (voice)

Home Road Movies

Father

In Dreams

Dr Gold

Chrono-Perambulator

Professor Teddy Knox

Birds Britannia

The Pen

Clydescope

Clydescope

Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

The Riddle of the Sands

The Riddle of the Sands

Narrator

Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

Mr. Valentine

Gone Fishing

Gone Fishing

Old Bill

The Garden Beyond

Jim Finlayson

Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games

Scotland's Finest: The Story of the Highland Games

Narrator

Tell Tale Hearts

Anthony Steadman

The Man Who Lives with Bears

The Man Who Lives with Bears

Self - Narrator (voice)

Just Dandy

Just Dandy

Self