Biography
William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor with a career in theatre, film, television and radio. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries. He has appeared in films and TV series including Comfort and Joy (1984), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1986), Truly, Madly, Deeply (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), and Brassic (2020). He is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs.
Filmography
All 145
Movies 92
TV Shows 53
Self 17
Narrator 4
Voice 1
Director 1
Lord Lyman Beesbury
House of the Dragon (2022)
TV Show
6.87
Dr. John Hathaway
The Sandman (2022)
TV Show
4.33
Self
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland (2021)
TV Show
Gordon Forsythe
The Colour Room (2021)
Movie
Narrator
Britain’s Scenic Railways (2021)
TV Show
Self - Narrator
Kew Gardens: A Year in Bloom (2021)
TV Show
Dr. Baker
Rebecca (2020)
Movie
7.75
Dr. Mandelbaum
Marionette (2020)
Movie
Felix
Love Sarah (2020)
Movie
Tony Tillerton
Brassic (2019)
TV Show
Narrator (voice)
The Day Mountbatten Died (2019)
Movie
Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch
Good Omens (2019)
TV Show
6.3
Gordon Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
Movie
Kolodon
Wonderdate (2018)
Movie
Mr. Grimsby
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
Movie
6
Self - Narrator
The Repair Shop (2017)
TV Show
Self - Narrator
The Farmers' Country Showdown (2017)
TV Show
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Urban Myths (2017)
TV Show
Dad
Fleabag (2016)
TV Show
8
Lord Moran
Churchill's Secret (2016)
Movie
Private Frazer
Dad's Army (2016)
Movie
Mercer
High-Rise (2015)
Movie
5.71
Simon Featherstone
The Vote (2015)
Movie
Sir Neville Archibald
Scot Squad (2014)
TV Show
Lord Morley
37 Days (2014)
TV Show
Mr. Green
Inside No. 9 (2014)
TV Show
3.5
Reg Troughton
The List (2013)
Movie
James Perez
Shetland (2013)
TV Show
5.82
Various
Them From That Thing (2012)
TV Show
Self - Narrator
Dark secrets of the Lusitania (2012)
Movie
Professor Jericho
Dirk Gently (2012)
TV Show
3.5
Judge Underwood
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me (2011)
Movie
Kurt Ohnesorge
The Man who Crossed Hitler (2011)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Birds Britannia (2010)
TV Show
The Michael Ball Show (2010)
TV Show
Himself
Ghosts in the Machine (2009)
Movie
Dr. Gully
Creation (2009)
Movie
Dr James Niven
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen (2009)
Movie
Clement Attlee
Into the Storm (2009)
Movie
Self
Heston's Feasts (2009)
TV Show
George Castle
Law & Order: UK (2009)
TV Show
8
Narrator
1929: The Great Crash (2009)
Movie
Little Dorrit (2008)
TV Show
6
Richard Young
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Movie
Harry Box
Criminal Justice (2008)
TV Show
6.22
Himself
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (2008)
Movie
Self - Narrator
The Man Who Lives with Bears (2008)
Movie
Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars (2007)
Movie
Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
Movie
Rupert Potter
Miss Potter (2006)
Movie
Lord Dundas
Amazing Grace (2006)
Movie
Self - Guest
The One Show (2006)
TV Show
Self - Narrator
A War on Science (2006)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Fascism in Colour (2006)
Movie
Theo
ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
TV Show
Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
Rag Tale (2005)
Movie
Self
Drama Connections (2005)
TV Show
Bishop (director's cut)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Movie
4.8
Edwin Bracewell
Doctor Who (2005)
TV Show
6.37
Bradley
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
TV Show
6.11
Storyteller
Shoebox Zoo (2004)
TV Show
Dr. Douglas Monaghan
Sea of Souls (2004)
TV Show
Sir James Brown
Bright Young Things (2003)
Movie
DI Nick Biddiss
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness (2003)
Movie
Trust (2003)
TV Show
Alexander Gromyko
Doctor Zhivago (2002)
TV Show
Foyle's War (2002)
TV Show
6
Presenter
Battle of the Atlantic (2002)
TV Show
Father
Home Road Movies (2002)
Movie
Harry Woolf
Born and Bred (2002)
TV Show
Self - Narrator
The Entity (2002)
Movie
Sinclair Carver
Othello (2001)
Movie
Angus Tighe
Swallow (2001)
TV Show
Gerald
Crush (2001)
Movie
D.I. Neil Sleightholme
The Whistle-Blower (2001)
Movie
Narrator
Behind Bars (2001)
Movie
James Connolly
Rebel Heart (2001)
TV Show
The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000)
TV Show
Wallace Byatt
Complicity (2000)
Movie
Professor Teddy Knox
Chrono-Perambulator (1999)
Movie
Mr. Gibson
Wives and Daughters (1999)
TV Show
6
Minister of Justice
Sunshine (1999)
Movie
Tommy
The Match (1999)
Movie
Mr. Kreitman
Heart (1999)
Movie
Cello Teacher
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Movie
6
Ben White
Mr White Goes To Westminster (1997)
Movie
Brian
Spice World (1997)
Movie
5.19
D.C.I. Cameron / DCI Cameron
Melissa (1997)
TV Show
Capt. Davidson
Victory (1996)
Movie
Kenneth McHoan
The Crow Road (1996)
TV Show
Bull
The Writing on the Wall (1996)
Movie
Narrator
Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
Movie
Sir Richard Ratcliffe
Richard III (1995)
Movie
Joe Small
Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995)
TV Show
Baxter
Oliver's Travels (1995)
TV Show
Sharman (1995)
TV Show
James Webb
The Turnaround (1995)
Movie
Self - Narrator
The Riddle of the Sands (1995)
Movie
Junior Masterchef (1994)
TV Show
Stephen Blackpool
Hard Times (1994)
TV Show
Stephen Blackpool
Hard Times (1994)
Movie
PC Howard Mullen
Wall of Silence (1993)
Movie
Mr. Marsh
God on the Rocks (1992)
Movie
Dr. Gold
In Dreams (1992)
Movie
Stage Manager
Chaplin (1992)
Movie
8.67
Anthony Steadman
Tell Tale Hearts (1992)
Movie
Chief Inspector
Murder Most Horrid (1991)
TV Show
Victor Swayle
The Object of Beauty (1991)
Movie
Sandy
Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
Movie
Mr Jenkins
The Witches (1990)
Movie
7.44
Jordan
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)
Movie
John Lithgow
Traffik (1989)
TV Show
6
Gordon Highway
The Rachel Papers (1989)
Movie
Charles I
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
Movie
4.2
Henry Salt
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Movie
5.8
Titorelli
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' (1988)
Movie
Chief Inspector Snape
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
Movie
Titorelli
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)
TV Show
Det. Supt. Chase
The Interrogation of John (1987)
Movie
Sullivan
Friendship's Death (1987)
Movie
Colin
Lily My Love (1987)
Movie
Anthony
Hidden City (1987)
Movie
Victor Rosen
God's Chosen Car Park (1986)
Movie
Jack Macleod
Defence of the Realm (1986)
Movie
Mr. Valentine
Coming Up Roses (1986)
Movie
Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman (1985)
Movie
Mole
Dutch Girls (1985)
Movie
Dr. MacEntire
The Killing Fields (1984)
Movie
1
Wormold
A Private Function (1984)
Movie
Alan
Comfort and Joy (1984)
Movie
1
Lecturer
The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
Movie
Lauder Strickland
Smiley's People (1982)
TV Show
6
Tony
United Kingdom (1981)
Movie
Lopakhin
The Cherry Orchard (1981)
Movie
One Fine Day (1979)
Movie
Girling
The Vanishing Army (1978)
Movie
Sergeant Mull
The Odd Job (1978)
Movie
Will Shakespeare (1978)
TV Show
Life of Shakespeare (1978)
TV Show
Archie MacLean
Licking Hitler (1978)
Movie
Luke
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)
Movie
Jim Finlayson
The Garden Beyond (1977)
Movie
Various
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
Movie
Horizon (1964)
TV Show
6.8
Middleton Campbell - Governor: Bank of England
Banking on Mr. Toad
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.11
Based on 1.98 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1964
1991
2001
1993
2022
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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1945-06-03 (78 years old)
Place of birthGlasgow, United Kingdom
SpouseHildegard Bechtler
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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