Bernard Hill
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1944-12-17
- Died
- 2024-05-05
- Place of birth
- Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
- Also known as
- برنارد هیل
Biography
Bernard Hill (17 December 1944 – 5 May 2024) was an English actor. He was known as a character actor of film, stage and television, having acted in nearly 130 projects. He is best known to British television viewers for playing Yosser Hughes in the groundbreaking 1982 TV series Boys from the Blackstuff. On film he has played Captain Edward John Smith in Titanic, King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime. Hill is the only actor to have appeared in more than one of the three films awarded 11 Oscars, and one of only three actors to have starred in more than one film grossing more than $1 billion USD, namely: Titanic and The Return of the King (the others being Orlando Bloom who also starred in The Return of the King, as well as Pirates of the Caribbean and Johnny Depp who also starred in Pirates of the Caribbean, as well as Alice in Wonderland). Hill has appeared in three films which have won Best Picture: Gandhi, Titanic, and The Return of the King. Hill died on 5th May 2024 at the age of 79.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
Horizon
1964
as Narrator
Play for Today
1970
as Graham / Bernard Blincoe / Edward / Eric / Sullivan / Mick / Simon Simpson
Natural World
1983
Screen Two
1985
as John / Tom Higdon / Captain Larry
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Carson / Broadbent
Unforgotten
2015
as Father Robert Greaves
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
Between the Lines
1992
as Chief Constable Harmsworth
ScreenPlay
1986
as Octavian Barbu
Wolf Hall
2015
as Duke of Norfolk
Remembers…
2022
I, Claudius
1976
as Gratus
Five Days
2007
as Gerard Hopkirk
Second City Firsts
1973
as Billy
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Bottom (voice)
Premiere
1977
as Tom
The Responder
2022
as Tom Carson
Wild China
2008
as Himself - Narrator
One Life
2003
Fairy Tales
2008
as Grettongrat
The Grid
2004
Shrinks
1991
as Frank Beasley
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Yosser Hughes
Lipstick on Your Collar
1993
as Uncle Fred
From There to Here
2014
as Samuel
Hope and Wire
2014
as Len Russell
Sunshine
2008
as George Crosby
Childhood
1977
as Janey's father
Surviving Disaster
2006
as Himself - Narrator
Village Hall
1974
as Policeman
Great Expectations
1999
as Abel Magwitch
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
2004
as Self
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994
as Len Tollit
Pickersgill People
1978
as Harry 'Sharky' Finn
The Gambling Man
1995
as Frank nickle
Indian Hill Railways
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bombay Railway
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
India's Frontier Railways
2015
as Narrator - (Voice)
Movies (112)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Théoden
Titanic
1997
as Captain Smith
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Théoden
ParaNorman
2012
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
Valkyrie
2008
as General - Desert Sequence
The Scorpion King
2002
as Philos
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Dr. David Hawthorne
Gothika
2003
as Phil Parsons
Joy Division
2006
as Dennis
First Knight
1995
as Knight (uncredited)
Segunda oportunidad
2018
as Peter
Gandhi
1982
as Sergeant Putnam
True Crime
1999
as Warden Luther Plunkitt
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Egeus
The Bounty
1984
as William Cole
Wimbledon
2004
as Edward Colt
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
Heatwave
2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Mill on the Floss
1997
as Edward Tulliver
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Engine Driver
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Dr. Livingstone
Ocean Odyssey
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
The Law Lord
1992
as Martin Allport
Forever Young
2024
as Oscar Smith
Dirtysomething
1994
as Larry
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
as Susan's Father
The Peddler
1976
as Graham
Franklyn
2008
as Esser
Save Angel Hope
2007
as Oscar Kurz
North v South
2015
as John Claridge
Golden Years
2016
as Arthur
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as King William III
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Joe Bradshaw
The Black Stuff
1980
as Yosser Hughes
Housewives' Choice
1976
as Eric
Henry VI Part 1
1983
as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
as (voice)
Great Expectations
1999
as Abel Magwitch
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
as Mick
Drowning by Numbers
1988
as Henry Madgett
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
It Could Happen to You
1976
as Syph
Runners
1983
as Trevor Field
Daft Mam Blues
1977
as Billy
Henry VI Part 3
1983
as Duke of York
The Chain
1984
as Nick
Titus: The Gorilla King
2008
as Narrator
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1992
as Bottom (voice)
Madagascar Skin
1995
as Flint
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
Henry VI Part 2
1983
as Duke of York
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as David Blunkett
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Messenger
The Moor
2024
as Thornley
Bellman and True
1987
as Hiller
A Question of Faith
2000
as Frederick
The Kid
2010
as Uncle David
The Heart of the Earth
2007
as Sr. Crown
Trial by Combat
1976
as Blind Freddie
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Willie
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Carson
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Joe
Canoe Man
2010
as John Darwin
Restless Natives
1985
as Will's father
The Tragedy of Richard III
1983
as First Murderer
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
as Bernard Blincoe
Titanic: Case Closed
2012
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Lech Walesa
Hard Labour
1973
as Edward Thornley
Shoot the Revolution
1990
as Octavian Barbu
Shepherd on the Rock
1993
as Tam Ferrier
No Surrender
1985
as Bernard
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
as Narrator
The Criminal
1999
as Det. Insp. Walker
From Moscow to Pietushki
1990
as Readings (voice)
Say No to Strangers
1981
as Teresa's Dad
Exodus
2008
as Narrator (voice)
Going Off Big Time
2000
as Murray
Professional Foul
1977
as Broadbent
Tim Haines Deep Ocean
2006
as Erzähler
The Burston Rebellion
1985
as Tom Higdon
Eisenstein
2000
as The voice of Stalin
Exodus
2007
as Pharoah Mann
Boy Soldier
1987
as Officer
Bombay Railway
2008
as Narrator
Titanic: Southampton Remembers
2012
The Art of Tripping
1993
Outpost 11
2012
as Cranleigh
The Sorrows
2013
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
1985
as John Lennon
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
as Captain EJ Smith
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as John Joe
A Question of Identity
1992
as Erwin van Haarlem
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992
as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
2016
as Narrator
Olly's Prison
1993
as Mike
The Spongers
1978
as Sullivan
A Turn for the Worse
1981
as Simon Simpson
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
1998
as Host
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Pit Strike
1977
as Tom
Skallagrigg
1994
as John
The Crumblegiant
2007
as Narrator
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
2005
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
2017
as Richard
The Last Tommy
2005
as Narrator
Inside CERN
2016
as Narrator
No Go: The Free Derry Story
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
2006
as Narrator (voice)
About Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill (17 December 1944 – 5 May 2024) was an English actor. He was known as a character actor of film, stage and television, having acted in nearly 130 projects. He is best known to British television viewers for playing Yosser Hughes in the groundbreaking 1982 TV series Boys from the Blackstuff. On film he has played Captain Edward John Smith in Titanic, King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime. Hill is the only actor to have appeared in more than one… With 151 credits spanning from 1964 to 2024, Bernard Hill has appeared in 112 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bernard Hill Movies
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — as Théoden
- Titanic (1997) — as Captain Smith
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — as Théoden
- ParaNorman (2012) — as Judge Hopkins (voice)
- Valkyrie (2008) — as General - Desert Sequence
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