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