Bill Paterson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-06-03 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Bill Paterson
Biography
Bill Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish stage, film and television actor.
Acting
The White Room
as Jackie Jordan
(2025)
The House Was Not Hungry Then
as Father
(2024)
Arthur's Whisky
as Henry
(2024)
Children of the Wicker Man
as Self
(2024)
A Bear Named Wojtek
as Zoo Director (voice)
(2022)
The Spirit of 1926
as Family Lawyer
(2021)
The Colour Room
as Gordon Forsythe
(2020)
Rebecca
as Dr. Baker
(2020)
Marionette
as Dr. Mandelbaum
(2020)
Love Sarah
as Felix
(2019)
The Day Mountbatten Died
as Narrator (voice)
(2018)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
as Gordon Burstead
(2018)
Wonderdate
as Kolodon
(2017)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mr. Grimsby
(2016)
Dad's Army
as Private Frazer
(2016)
Churchill's Secret
as Lord Moran
(2015)
High-Rise
as Mercer
(2015)
The Vote
as Simon Featherstone
(2014)
Documenting John Grierson
as Narrator
(2013)
The List
as Reg Troughton
(2012)
(2011)
The Man who Crossed Hitler
as Kurt Ohnesorge
(2011)
Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me
as Judge Underwood
(2011)
The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema
as Narrator (Voice)
(2009)
Creation
as Dr. Gully
(2009)
Into the Storm
as Clement Attlee
(2009)
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
as Dr James Niven
(2009)
Ghosts in the Machine
as Himself
(2009)
1929: The Great Crash
as Narrator
(2008)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Richard Young
(2008)
The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen
as Self - 'Henry Salt'
(2008)
The Man Who Lives with Bears
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2007)
Intervention
as Dr. Martin
(2007)
Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars
as Dr Watson
(2007)
(2006)
Miss Potter
as Rupert Potter
(2006)
Amazing Grace
as Lord Dundas
(2006)
Fascism in Colour
as Narrator (voice)
(2006)
A War on Science
as Narrator (voice)
(2005)
Kingdom of Heaven
as Bishop (director's cut)
(2005)
Rag Tale
as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd
(2004)
Lie with Me
as DCI Collman
(2003)
Bright Young Things
as Sir James Brown
(2003)
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness
as DI Nick Biddiss
(2002)
Crush
as Gerald
(2002)
(2002)
Home Road Movies
as Father
(2001)
Othello
as Sinclair Carver
(2001)
The Whistle-Blower
as D.I. Neil Sleightholme
(2001)
Behind Bars
as Narrator
(2000)
Complicity
as Wallace Byatt
(1999)
Sunshine
as Minister of Justice
(1999)
The Match
as Tommy
(1999)
Heart
as Mr. Kreitman
(1999)
Chrono-Perambulator
as Professor Teddy Knox
(1998)
Hilary and Jackie
as Cello Teacher
(1997)
Spice World
as Brian
(1997)
Mr White Goes To Westminster
as Ben White
(1996)
Victory
as Capt. Davidson
(1996)
The Writing on the Wall
as Bull
(1996)
Chaplin's Goliath
as Narrator (voice)
(1995)
Richard III
as Sir Richard Ratcliffe
(1995)
The Turnaround
as James Webb
(1995)
(1995)
The Riddle of the Sands
as Narrator
(1994)
Hard Times
as Stephen Blackpool
(1993)
Wall of Silence
as Howard Mullen
(1992)
Chaplin
as Stage Manager
(1992)
In Dreams
as Dr Gold
(1992)
God on the Rocks
as Kenneth Marsh
(1992)
Tell Tale Hearts
as Anthony Steadman
(1991)
The Object of Beauty
as Victor Swayle
(1991)
Truly Madly Deeply
as Sandy
(1990)
The Witches
as Mr Jenkins
(1990)
Yellowbacks
as Alex McPherson
(1989)
The Return of the Musketeers
as Charles I
(1989)
The Rachel Papers
as Gordon Highway
(1989)
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
as Jordan
(1988)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Henry Salt
(1988)
Just Ask for Diamond
as Chief Inspector Snape
(1988)
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
as Titorelli
(1988)
Byrne About Byrne
as Father/F.S. McDade
(1987)
Friendship's Death
as Sullivan
(1987)
The Interrogation of John
as Det. Supt. Chase
(1987)
Hidden City
as Anthony
(1987)
Coming Up Roses
as Mr. Valentine
(1987)
Lily My Love
as Colin
(1986)
Defence of the Realm
as Jack Macleod
(1986)
God's Chosen Car Park
as Victor Rosen
(1985)
Dutch Girls
as Mr Mole
(1985)
(1984)
The Killing Fields
as Dr. MacEntire
(1984)
A Private Function
as Wormold
(1984)
Comfort and Joy
as Alan
(1983)
The Ploughman's Lunch
as Lecturer
(1981)
The Cherry Orchard
as Lopakhin
(1981)
United Kingdom
as Tony
(1979)
One Fine Day
as Third Man in Lift
(1978)
The Vanishing Army
as Girling
(1978)
The Odd Job
as Sergeant Mull
(1978)
Licking Hitler
as Archie MacLean
(1978)
Jackie McCafferty's Romance
as Bus Conductor
(1977)
The Thin End of the Wedge
as Luke
(1977)
The Garden Beyond
as Jim Finlayson
(1974)
(1974)
Clydescope
as Model Boat Show Commentator (voice) (uncredited)