Paul Young
Born: 1944-07-03 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Scottish actor and presenter. Born in Edinburgh on 3rd July 1944 to an actor father, Paul made his debut as a child actor in the 1955 movie Geordie. In 1965, Paul became an off shore pirate radio DJ and and was the first voice heard when Radio Scotland launched, and presented the popular Ceilidh programme of traditional Scottish music. Returning to acting later in the decade, Paul has gone on to appear in numerous plays, films and television dramas. A keen angler, he has presented fishing programmes on Scottish television for many years. The first was Hooked on Scotland for the BBC. This was followed by Hooked on Scottish for ITV and more recently Hooked for the satellite and cable channel Discovery Home and Leisure.
Filmography
2014
- Still Game: The Story So Far as Self - Shug
- Still Game: Live in Glasgow as Shug McLaughlin
2004
- One Last Chance as Mr Clouston
2002
2000
- Complicity as Frank
- My Fragile Heart as DCI Owen Simmons
- Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent as Narrator
1999
- My Life So Far as Doctor Gebbie
1998
- The Last Salute as Mr Bannerman
- Wee Three
1997
- Regeneration as Dr. Brock
1996
- The Crow Road as Hamish McHoan
1995
- Margaret's Museum as Doctor 1
1994
- The Tales of Para Handy as Andrew Campbell
1993
- I, Lovett as Matted Lump (voice)
1990
- No Job for a Lady as Ken Miller
- Lorna Doone as Neighbour
- Ashes
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Mr. McNeil
- Leaving as Snodgrass
1988
- This Morning as Self
- Facts of Life as Harry
1986
- City Lights as Malky Boyd
- The Girl in the Picture as Smiley
1985
1983
- Natural World as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Taggart
- Another Time, Another Place as Dougal
1982
- Something's Got to Give as Simon
1981
- Six Fifty-Five Special as Self
1980
- Death Watch as Police Officer
- S.O.S. Titanic as First Officer Joseph Murdoch
- A Change of Seasons as Disco Deejay
1979
- Ploughman's Share as Chas Airlie
1977
- Charades as Jock
1976
- Clay, Smeddum and Greenden as John Robb
- Willie Rough as Sam Thomson
1974
- The Bevellers as Joe Crosby
1972
- Chato's Land as Brady Logan
- Madame Sin as Naval Driver
1971
1968
- Submarine X-1 as Leading Seaman Quentin
1965
- A Knight in Tarnished Armour as Tom
1957
- Let's Be Happy as Page Boy Bobby
1955
- Geordie as Young Geordie