Paul Young
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
Still Game: The Story So Far
2014
as Self - Shug
Still Game: Live in Glasgow
2014
as Shug McLaughlin
One Last Chance
2004
as Mr Clouston
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Seychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
2000
as Narrator
My Fragile Heart
2000
as DCI Owen Simmons
Complicity
2000
as Frank
My Life So Far
1999
as Doctor Gebbie
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Wee Three
1998
Regeneration
1997
as Dr. Brock
Margaret's Museum
1995
as Doctor 1
Lorna Doone
1990
as Neighbour
Ashes
1990
Leaving
1989
as Snodgrass
Facts of Life
1988
as Harry
The Girl in the Picture
1986
as Smiley
Brigadista
1985
Another Time, Another Place
1983
as Dougal
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Something's Got to Give
1982
as Simon
A Change of Seasons
1980
as Disco Deejay
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
as First Officer Joseph Murdoch
Death Watch
1980
as Police Officer
Ploughman's Share
1979
as Chas Airlie
Charades
1977
as Jock
Willie Rough
1976
as Sam Thomson