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Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 03, 1945 (80)
Birthplace Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Bill Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish stage, film and television actor. ...

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A Bear Named Wojtek

A Bear Named Wojtek

2024

as Zoo Director (voice)

Arthur's Whisky

Arthur's Whisky

2024

as Henry

The Colour Room

The Colour Room

2021

as Gordon Forsythe

Love Sarah

Love Sarah

2020

as Felix

Marionette

Marionette

2020

as Dr. Mandelbaum

Rebecca

Rebecca

2020

as Dr. Baker

Wonderdate

Wonderdate

2018

as Kolodon

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018

as Gordon Burstead

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

as Mr. Grimsby

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret

2016

as Lord Moran

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

2016

as Private Frazer

The Vote

The Vote

2015

as Simon Featherstone

High-Rise

High-Rise

2015

as Mercer

Documenting John Grierson

Documenting John Grierson

2014

as Narrator

The List

The List

2013

as Reg Troughton

The Man who Crossed Hitler

The Man who Crossed Hitler

2011

as Kurt Ohnesorge

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

2011

as Judge Underwood

1929: The Great Crash

1929: The Great Crash

2009

as Narrator

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

2009

as Dr James Niven

Creation

Creation

2009

as Dr. Gully

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

2009

as Clement Attlee

Intervention

Intervention

2007

as Dr. Martin

A War on Science

A War on Science

2006

as Narrator (voice)

Fascism in Colour

Fascism in Colour

2006

as Narrator (voice)

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

2006

as Rupert Potter

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

2006

as Lord Dundas

Rag Tale

Rag Tale

2005

as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

Lie with Me

Lie with Me

2004

as DCI Collman

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

2003

as DI Nick Biddiss

Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003

as Sir James Brown

Home Road Movies

Home Road Movies

2002

as Father

Crush

Crush

2002

as Gerald

Othello

Othello

2001

as Sinclair Carver

Complicity

Complicity

2000

as Wallace Byatt

Chrono-Perambulator

Chrono-Perambulator

1999

as Professor Teddy Knox

Heart

Heart

1999

as Mr. Kreitman

The Match

The Match

1999

as Tommy

Sunshine

Sunshine

1999

as Minister of Justice

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

1998

as Cello Teacher

Mr White Goes To Westminster

Mr White Goes To Westminster

1997

as Ben White

Spice World

Spice World

1997

as Brian

Chaplin's Goliath

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

as Narrator (voice)

Victory

Victory

1996

as Capt. Davidson

The Riddle of the Sands

The Riddle of the Sands

1995

as Narrator

The Turnaround

The Turnaround

1995

as James Webb

Richard III

Richard III

1995

as Sir Richard Ratcliffe

Hard Times

Hard Times

1994

as Stephen Blackpool

Wall of Silence

Wall of Silence

1993

as Howard Mullen

Tell Tale Hearts

Tell Tale Hearts

1992

as Anthony Steadman

In Dreams

In Dreams

1992

as Dr Gold

God on the Rocks

God on the Rocks

1992

as Kenneth Marsh

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

as Stage Manager

Truly Madly Deeply

Truly Madly Deeply

1991

as Sandy

The Object of Beauty

The Object of Beauty

1991

as Victor Swayle

The Witches

The Witches

1990

as Mr Jenkins

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers

1989

as Gordon Highway

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

as Charles I

Just Ask for Diamond

Just Ask for Diamond

1988

as Chief Inspector Snape

Lily My Love

Lily My Love

1987

as Colin

Friendship's Death

Friendship's Death

1987

as Sullivan

Hidden City

Hidden City

1987

as Anthony

The Interrogation of John

The Interrogation of John

1987

as Det. Supt. Chase

Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

1986

as Jack Macleod

God's Chosen Car Park

God's Chosen Car Park

1986

as Victor Rosen

Dutch Girls

Dutch Girls

1985

as Mr Mole

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy

1984

as Alan

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields

1984

as Dr. MacEntire

A Private Function

A Private Function

1984

as Wormold

The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch

1983

as Lecturer

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1981

as Lopakhin

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

1981

as Tony

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

1979

as Third Man in Lift

The Vanishing Army

The Vanishing Army

1978

as Girling

Licking Hitler

Licking Hitler

1978

as Archie MacLean

The Odd Job

The Odd Job

1978

as Sergeant Mull

Clydescope

Clydescope

1974

as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Repair Shop

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 123

First Aired: Mar 27, 2017

Law & Order: UK

as George Castle

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Feb 23, 2009

Shoebox Zoo

as The Storyteller (voice)

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 21, 2004

Sea of Souls

as Dr. Douglas Monaghan

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Feb 02, 2004

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Ally Fraser

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Nov 11, 1983

A Passion for Churches

as Narrator

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Dec 28, 2005

Fleabag

as Dad

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 21, 2016

The Rebel

as Charles

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jul 20, 2016

Outlander

as Ned Gowan

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 09, 2014

House of the Dragon

as Lord Lyman Beesbury

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 21, 2022

Wives and Daughters

as Mr. Gibson

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 28, 1999

Traffik

as John Lithgow

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 22, 1989

Smiley's People

as Lauder Strickland

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 20, 1982

Canterbury Tales

as Theo

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 11, 2003

Criminal Justice

as Harry Box

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 30, 2008

Oliver's Travels

as Baxter

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 11, 1995

Melissa

as DCI Cameron

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 12, 1997

The Singing Detective

as Dr. Gibbon

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 16, 1986

Rebel Heart

as James Connolly

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 07, 2001

Britain’s Scenic Railways

as Narrator

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 03, 2021

The Crow Road

as Kenneth McHoan

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 04, 1996

Hard Times

as Stephen Blackpool

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 29, 1994

Good Omens

as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 31, 2019

Doctor Zhivago

as Alexander Gromyko

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 24, 2002

37 Days

as Lord Morley

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 06, 2014

Doctor Who

as Edwin Bracewell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Shetland

as James Perez

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 10, 2013

Brassic

as Tony Tillerton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 22, 2019

Them From That Thing

as Various

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 21, 2012

Guilt

as Roy Lynch

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 24, 2019

Murder Most Horrid

as Chief Inspector

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

Life of Shakespeare

as King James I

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 1978

Born and Bred

as Harry Woolf

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 2002

Sharman

as James Webb

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 1995

Urban Myths

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2017

The Sandman

as Dr. John Hathaway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 05, 2022

Halo

as Ackerson's Dad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2022

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Bradley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Scot Squad

as Sir Neville Archibald

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 2014

Inside No. 9

as Mr. Green

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 05, 2014

Play for Today

as Luke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

The Play on One

as Alex McPherson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1988

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Titorelli

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1988

Dirk Gently

as Professor Jericho

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 2012

The Repair Shop

as Self - Narrator

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Mar 27, 2017

Little Dorrit

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Oct 26, 2008

Birds Britannia

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 03, 2010

Battle of the Atlantic

as Himself - Narrator

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 07, 2002

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 2000

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Horizon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 1964

Foyle's War

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 2002

ShakespeaRe-Told

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 2005

Junior Masterchef

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Michael Ball Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 2010

Will Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 1978

Arthouse

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1997

Between the Covers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 2020

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