Paul Young
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 3, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
Filmography
Still Game: That's Plenty
Movie · as Self
Still Game: Live in Glasgow
Movie · as Shug McLaughlin
Still Game: The Story So Far
Movie · as Self - Shug
Still Game: Plum Number
Movie · as Shug
One Last Chance
Movie · as Mr Clouston
Still Game
TV · as Shug · 3 eps
Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
Movie · as Narrator
My Fragile Heart
Movie · as DCI Owen Simmons
Complicity
Movie · as Frank
My Life So Far
Movie · as Doctor Gebbie
Wee Three
Movie
The Last Salute
TV · as Mr Bannerman · 12 eps
Regeneration
Movie · as Dr. Brock
The Crow Road
TV · as Hamish McHoan · 4 eps
Margaret's Museum
Movie · as Doctor 1
The Plant
Movie · as Dick
The Tales of Para Handy
TV · as Andrew Campbell · 9 eps
I, Lovett
TV · as Matted Lump (voice) · 1 ep
Strathblair
TV · as Max Crichton · 1 ep
Lorna Doone
Movie · as Neighbour
Ashes
Movie
No Job for a Lady
TV · as Ken Miller · 18 eps
Leaving
Movie · as Snodgrass
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Mr. McNeil · 1 ep
The Justice Game
TV · as Derek Crawford · 4 eps
Facts of Life
Movie · as Harry
This Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Girl in the Picture
Movie · as Smiley
City Lights
TV · as Malky Boyd · 1 ep
Brigadista
Movie
Another Time, Another Place
Movie · as Dougal
Taggart
TV · 2 eps
Natural World
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Something's Got to Give
Movie · as Simon
Six Fifty-Five Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
S.O.S. Titanic
Movie · as First Officer Joseph Murdoch
Death Watch
Movie · as Police Officer
A Change of Seasons
Movie · as Disco Deejay
Ploughman's Share
Movie · as Chas Airlie
Charades
Movie · as Jock
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
Movie · as John Robb
Willie Rough
Movie · as Sam Thomson
The Bevellers
Movie · as Joe Crosby
Weir of Hermiston
TV · as Dand Elliott · 4 eps
Chato's Land
Movie · as Brady Logan
Madame Sin
Movie · as Naval Driver
One Day in Irvine
Movie
Submarine X-1
Movie · as Leading Seaman Quentin
A Knight in Tarnished Armour
Movie · as Tom
Let's Be Happy
Movie · as Page Boy Bobby
Geordie
Movie · as Young Geordie