In 1982, Fulton made an appearance in the film "Gorky Park," where he played a KGB officer. Director Michael Apted chose Fulton for the role because "he had never seen such cruel eyes". He also performed in Bill Forsyth's "Local Hero" and "Comfort and Joy." In 1985, under the pseudonym "Rabaith", Fulton, along with Denise Coffey, adapted the French playwright Molière's, "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" as "A Wee Touch o' Class." He performed in the lead role at that year's Edinburgh Fringe; the Festival re-booked it for the following year and it went on tour throughout Scotland.