Paul Young
Born: 1944-07-03
• Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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
Still Game: The Story So Far
Still Game: Live in Glasgow
One Last Chance
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Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
My Fragile Heart
Complicity
My Life So Far
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Wee Three
Regeneration
Margaret's Museum
Lorna Doone
Ashes
Leaving
Facts of Life
The Girl in the Picture
Brigadista
Another Time, Another Place
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Something's Got to Give
A Change of Seasons
S.O.S. Titanic
Death Watch
Ploughman's Share
Charades
Willie Rough
Clay, Smeddum and Greenden
The Bevellers
Chato's Land
Madame Sin
One Day in Irvine
Submarine X-1
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A Knight in Tarnished Armour
Let's Be Happy
Geordie