Paul Young
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mr. McNeil
1989
Series
Natural World
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Taggart
1983
Series
Still Game
2002
Series
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
1981
Film
Chato's Land
Brady Logan
1972
Film
S.O.S. Titanic
First Officer Joseph Murdoch
1980
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Series
City Lights
Malky Boyd
1986
Series
No Job for a Lady
Ken Miller
1990
The Last Salute
Mr Bannerman
1998
Series
The Crow Road
Hamish McHoan
1996
Film
Death Watch
Police Officer
1980
Film
Let's Be Happy
Page Boy Bobby
1957
Film
A Change of Seasons
Disco Deejay
1980
Series
I, Lovett
Matted Lump (voice)
1993
Series
The Tales of Para Handy
Andrew Campbell
1994
Film
My Life So Far
Doctor Gebbie
1999
Film
Regeneration
Dr. Brock
1997
Film
Lorna Doone
Neighbour
1990
Film
Madame Sin
Naval Driver
1972
Series
The Justice Game
Derek Crawford
1989
Film
Margaret's Museum
Doctor 1
1995
Film
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
John Robb
1976
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
Tom
1965
Film
Submarine X-1
Leading Seaman Quentin
1968
Film
One Last Chance
Mr Clouston
2004
Something's Got to Give
Simon
1982
Film
Another Time, Another Place
Dougal
1983
Film
Complicity
Frank
2000
Wee Three
1998
Film
Still Game: The Story So Far
Self - Shug
2014
Series
Weir of Hermiston
Dand Elliott
1973
Film
Geordie
Young Geordie
1955
Film
My Fragile Heart
DCI Owen Simmons
2000
Film
The Girl in the Picture
Smiley
1986
Film
Brigadista
1985
Film
Leaving
Snodgrass
1989
Film
Facts of Life
Harry
1988
Film
Ploughman's Share
Chas Airlie
1979
Film
Still Game: Live in Glasgow
Shug McLaughlin
2014
Film
Willie Rough
Sam Thomson
1976
Film
The Bevellers
Joe Crosby
1974
Film
Charades
Jock
1977
Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
Narrator
2000
Film
One Day in Irvine
1971
Film
Ashes
1990