Paul Young
Actor
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
Death Watch
as Police Officer 1980
S.O.S. Titanic
as First Officer Joseph Murdoch 1980
My Life So Far
as Doctor Gebbie 1999
Regeneration
as Dr. Brock 1997
A Change of Seasons
as Disco Deejay 1980
Submarine X-1
as Leading Seaman Quentin 1968
Complicity
as Frank 2000
Margaret's Museum
as Doctor 1 1995
Another Time, Another Place
as Dougal 1983
Geordie
as Young Geordie 1955
Madame Sin
as Naval Driver 1972
Lorna Doone
as Neighbour 1990
One Last Chance
as Mr Clouston 2004
Still Game: Live in Glasgow
as Shug McLaughlin 2014
The Girl in the Picture
as Smiley 1986
Let's Be Happy
as Page Boy Bobby 1957