Bill Paterson

Author

Bill Paterson was born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, in 1945. He has had a long-established career spanning theatre, film, radio and television is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs. He is an Honorary Doctor of Glasgow University and a Fellow of  the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Bill Paterson was born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, in 1945. He has had a long-established career spanning theatre, film, radio and television is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scottish BAFTAs. He is an Honorary Doctor of Glasgow University and a Fellow of  the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Books

  • Tales from the Back Green
    Paperback | Pub: 06 Aug 2026
    £9.99

    Veteran actor Bill Paterson brilliantly evokes his 1950s Glasgow boyhood in this beautifully written and keenly observed memoir. It was a world full of intriguing characters and extraordinary events set against the background of the changes and...