Bill Paterson

78 · Born: Jun 3, 1945

Career

acting

2024

Arthur's Whisky

Arthur's Whisky as Henry

2023

A Bear Named Wojtek

A Bear Named Wojtek as Zoo Director (voice)

2022

The Sandman as Dr. John Hathaway

House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon as Lord Lyman Beesbury

2021

The Colour Room

The Colour Room as Gordon Forsythe

Britain's Scenic Railways

Britain's Scenic Railways as Narrator

2020

Marionette as Dr. Mandelbaum

Rebecca as Dr. Baker

Love Sarah as Felix

2019

Good Omens as Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch

2018

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead as Gordon Burstead

Inside No. 9 as Mr. Green

2017

The Repair Shop

The Repair Shop as Narrator (voice)

2016

Churchill's Secret

Churchill's Secret as Lord Moran

2014

Outlander as Ned Gowan

37 Days as Lord Morley

Shetland as James Perez

2013

The List as Reg Troughton

2012

Them from That Thing

Them from That Thing as Various

2011

The Man Who Crossed Hitler

The Man Who Crossed Hitler as Kurt Ohnesorge

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me

Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me as Judge Underwood

2010

Doctor Who as Edwin Bracewell

2009

1929: The Great Crash

1929: The Great Crash as Narrator

Into the Storm as Clement Attlee

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen

Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen as Dr James Niven

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK as George Castle

2008

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Richard Young

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice as Harry Box

2007

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars as Dr Watson

2006

Fascism in Color

Fascism in Color as Narrator (voice)

Miss Potter as Rupert Potter

2005

Rag Tale as Tulloch 'Lucky' Lloyd

2004

Lie with Me as DCI Collman

Shoebox Zoo as The Storyteller (voice)

Sea of Souls as Dr. Douglas Monaghan

2003

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness

Danielle Cable: Eyewitness as DI Nick Biddiss

Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales as Theo

2002

Doctor Zhivago as Alexander Gromyko

2001

Crush as Gerald

Othello as Sinclair Carver

Rebel Heart as James Connolly

2000

Complicity as Wallace Byatt

1999

Heart as Mr. Kreitman

The Match as Tommy

Wives and Daughters

Wives and Daughters as Mr. Gibson

1998

The Animal Train

The Animal Train as Walrus

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie as Cello Teacher

1997

Mr. White Goes to Westminster

Mr. White Goes to Westminster as Ben White

Melissa as DCI Cameron

1996

Victory as Capt. Davidson

The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall as Bull

Chaplin's Goliath

Chaplin's Goliath as Narrator (voice)

The Crow Road as Kenneth McHoan

1995

The Turnaround as James Webb

Richard III as Ratcliffe

Oliver's Travels

Oliver's Travels as Baxter

1994

Hard Times as Stephen Blackpool

1992

God on the Rocks

God on the Rocks as Kenneth Marsh

1991

The Object of Beauty

The Object of Beauty as Victor Swayle

1990

Truly Madly Deeply

Truly Madly Deeply as Sandy

The Witches as Mr Jenkins

1989

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale as Jordan

The Rachel Papers

The Rachel Papers as Gordon Highway

Traffik as John Lithgow

1988

Diamond's Edge as Chief Inspector Snape

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen as Henry Salt

1987

Hidden City as Anthony

Friendship's Death

Friendship's Death as Sullivan

1986

Defense of the Realm

Defense of the Realm as Jack Macleod

1985

Dutch Girls as Mr Mole

1984

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy as Alan

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields as Dr. MacEntire

A Private Function

A Private Function as Wormold

1983

The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch as Lecturer

1982

Smiley's People

Smiley's People as Lauder Strickland

1981

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard as Lopakhin

Play for Today as Tony

1979

1978

Play for Today as Girling

The Odd Job as Sergeant Mull

1977

Play for Today as Luke

1974

Play for Today as Various

appearances

2012

Dark Secrets of the Lusitania

Dark Secrets of the Lusitania

2002

Battle of the Atlantic

Battle of the Atlantic