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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