Bernard Hill
Known for Acting · 146 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 (34)
Horizon
1964
as Narrator
Play for Today
1970
as Edward / Graham / Eric / Bernard Blincoe / Sullivan / Mick / Simon Simpson
Natural World
1983
Screen Two
1985
as John / Tom Higdon / Captain Larry
Unforgotten
2015
as Father Robert Greaves
Wolf Hall
2015
as Duke of Norfolk
Between the Lines
1992
as Chief Constable Harmsworth
Remembers…
2022
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Carson / Broadbent
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
I, Claudius
1976
as Gratus
ScreenPlay
1986
as Octavian Barbu
The Responder
2022
as Tom Carson
Five Days
2007
as Gerard Hopkirk
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Bottom (voice)
Fairy Tales
2008
as Grettongrat
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Yosser Hughes
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
The Grid
2004
Surviving Disaster
2006
as Himself - Narrator
Lipstick on Your Collar
1993
as Uncle Fred
Sunshine
2008
as George Crosby
From There to Here
2014
as Samuel
Wild China
2008
as Himself - Narrator
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994
as Len Tollit
One Life
2003
Village Hall
1974
as Policeman
Hope and Wire
2014
as Len Russell
Great Expectations
1999
as Abel Magwitch
The Gambling Man
1995
as Frank nickle
Indian Hill Railways
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
India's Frontier Railways
2015
as Narrator - (Voice)
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
2004
as Self
Bombay Railway
2007
as Self - 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
The Scorpion King
2002
as Philos
Valkyrie
2008
as General - Desert Sequence
ParaNorman
2012
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
Gothika
2003
as Phil Parsons
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Dr. David Hawthorne
First Knight
1995
as Knight (uncredited)
Gandhi
1982
as Sergeant Putnam
The Bounty
1984
as William Cole
True Crime
1999
as Warden Luther Plunkitt
Wimbledon
2004
as Edward Colt
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Egeus
Franklyn
2008
as Esser
The Kid
2010
as Uncle David
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Dr. Livingstone
The Moor
2024
as Thornley
Trial by Combat
1976
as Blind Freddie
Joy Division
2006
as Dennis
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2004
as Self
Drowning by Numbers
1988
as Henry Madgett
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Joe Bradshaw
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Engine Driver
The Chain
1984
as Nick
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
Golden Years
2016
as Arthur
Runners
1983
as Trevor Field
The Mill on the Floss
1997
as Edward Tulliver
Outpost 11
2012
as Cranleigh
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
Restless Natives
1985
as Will's father
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
as Susan's Father
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Messenger
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
as Narrator (voice)
No Surrender
1985
as Bernard
Great Expectations
1999
as Abel Magwitch
Boy Soldier
1987
as Officer
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as John Joe
Professional Foul
1977
as Broadbent
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
as Narrator
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
as Captain EJ Smith
Madagascar Skin
1995
as Flint
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992
as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
North v South
2015
as John Claridge
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
2016
as Narrator
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as King William III
Bellman and True
1987
as Hiller
Henry VI Part 3
1983
as Duke of York
The Tragedy of Richard III
1983
as First Murderer
Exodus
2007
as Pharoah Mann
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Lech Walesa
Ocean Odyssey
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Spongers
1978
as Sullivan
The Sorrows
2013
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
1985
as John Lennon
Forever Young
2024
as Oscar Smith
Olly's Prison
1993
as Mike
The Black Stuff
1980
as Yosser Hughes
Going Off Big Time
2000
as Murray
Save Angel Hope
2007
as Oscar Kurz
Henry VI Part 1
1983
as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
Shoot the Revolution
1990
as Octavian Barbu
Say No to Strangers
1981
as Teresa's Dad
Hard Labour
1973
as Edward Thornley
The Art of Tripping
1993
Henry VI Part 2
1983
as Duke of York
The Criminal
1999
as Det. Insp. Walker
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Willie
The Crumblegiant
2007
as Narrator
Dirtysomething
1994
as Larry
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
as (voice)
The Burston Rebellion
1985
as Tom Higdon
Canoe Man
2010
as John Darwin
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
2017
as Richard
Eisenstein
2000
as The voice of Stalin
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Carson
Skallagrigg
1994
as John
Exodus
2008
as Narrator (voice)
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as David Blunkett
From Moscow to Pietushki
1990
as Readings (voice)
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
2006
as Narrator (voice)
A Turn for the Worse
1981
as Simon Simpson
A Question of Faith
2000
as Frederick
The Law Lord
1992
as Martin Allport
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
1998
as Host
A Question of Identity
1992
as Erwin van Haarlem
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
Inside CERN
2016
as Narrator
Daft Mam Blues
1977
as Billy
It Could Happen to You
1976
as Syph
Pit Strike
1977
as Tom
Shepherd on the Rock
1993
as Tam Ferrier
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Joe
Segunda oportunidad
2018
as Peter
Heatwave
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Titus: The Gorilla King
2008
as Narrator
Titanic: Southampton Remembers
2012
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
as Mick
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
as Bernard Blincoe
The Heart of the Earth
2007
as Sr. Crown
No Go: The Free Derry Story
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Peddler
1976
as Graham
Bombay Railway
2008
as Narrator
Titanic: Case Closed
2012
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
2005
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Housewives' Choice
1976
as Eric
The Last Tommy
2005
as Narrator
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1992
as Bottom (voice)
Tim Haines Deep Ocean
2006
as Erzähler
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 146 credits spanning from 1964 to 2024, Bernard Hill has appeared in 112 films and 34 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
- The Scorpion King (2002) — as Philos
- Valkyrie (2008) — as General - Desert Sequence
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