
Paul Young
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1944-07-03
Place of birth: 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

Still Game: Live in Glasgow
2014Shug McLaughlinSeychelles: Jewels of a Lost Continent
2000NarratorA Knight in Tarnished Armour
1965Tom
My Fragile Heart
2000DCI Owen Simmons
Facts of Life
1988Harry
One Day in Irvine
1971
S.O.S. Titanic
1980First Officer Joseph Murdoch
Still Game: The Story So Far
2014Self - ShugSomething's Got to Give
1982Simon
Brigadista
1985
Another Time, Another Place
1983Dougal
Leaving
1989Snodgrass
One Last Chance
2004Mr Clouston
Geordie
1955Young Geordie
Lorna Doone
1990Neighbour
Chato's Land
1972Brady Logan
Submarine X-1
1968Leading Seaman Quentin
Regeneration
1997Dr. Brock
The Girl in the Picture
1986Smiley