How old was Bill Paterson in his first movie: The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil?

Bill Paterson was 28 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil when he played the character 'Various'.

That was over 50 years ago in 1974.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 78, and has starred in 84 movies in total, 83 of those since The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, I think Bill Paterson looks:

Did you know?

  • Director John Mackenzie has worked with Bill Paterson just once in his career.
  • Bill Paterson's first movie was as 'Various' in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil, released in 1974 when he was 28
  • The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil scores just 0 out of 10 on TMDB.

Bill Paterson's other movies