Bernard Hill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1944
- Died
- May 5, 2024 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
The Moor
Movie · as Thornley
Forever Young
Movie · as Oscar Smith
The Responder
TV · as Tom Carson · 5 eps
Remembers…
TV · 1 ep
Segunda oportunidad
Movie · as Peter
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
Movie · as Richard
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
Movie · as Narrator
Golden Years
Movie · as Arthur
Inside CERN
Movie · as Narrator
North v South
Movie · as John Claridge
Unforgotten
TV · as Father Robert Greaves · 6 eps
India's Frontier Railways
TV · as Narrator - (Voice) · 3 eps
Wolf Hall
TV · as Duke of Norfolk · 6 eps
From There to Here
TV · as Samuel · 3 eps
Hope and Wire
TV · as Len Russell · 3 eps
The Sorrows
Movie
ParaNorman
Movie · as Judge Hopkins (voice)
Titanic: Case Closed
Movie
Outpost 11
Movie · as Cranleigh
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Movie · as Captain EJ Smith
Reflections on Titanic
Movie · as Self
Titanic: Southampton Remembers
Movie
The Kid
Movie · as Uncle David
Canoe Man
Movie · as John Darwin
Indian Hill Railways
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Franklyn
Movie · as Esser
Titus: The Gorilla King
Movie · as Narrator
Bombay Railway
Movie · as Narrator
Valkyrie
Movie · as General - Desert Sequence
Exodus
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Sunshine
TV · as George Crosby · 3 eps
Wild China
TV · as Himself - Narrator · 6 eps
Fairy Tales
TV · as Grettongrat · 1 ep
The Heart of the Earth
Movie · as Sr. Crown
The Crumblegiant
Movie · as Narrator
Exodus
Movie · as Pharoah Mann
Save Angel Hope
Movie · as Oscar Kurz
Five Days
TV · as Gerard Hopkirk · 10 eps
Bombay Railway
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
Joy Division
Movie · as Dennis
Ocean Odyssey
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
No Go: The Free Derry Story
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Making of The Two Towers
Movie · as Self
The Making of The Return of the King
Movie · as Self
Tim Haines Deep Ocean
Movie · as Erzähler
Surviving Disaster
TV · as Himself - Narrator · 7 eps
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Movie
A Very Social Secretary
Movie · as David Blunkett
The Last Tommy
Movie · as Narrator
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Movie · as King William III
Heatwave
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Collectormania 7
Movie · as Self
Wimbledon
Movie · as Edward Colt
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Movie · as Narrator
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Movie · as Self
The Grid
TV · 6 eps
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Movie · as Théoden
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Movie · as John Joe
Gothika
Movie · as Phil Parsons
The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth
Movie · as Self
The Two Towers: Weta workshop
Movie · as Self
The Two Towers: New Zealand as Middle-earth
Movie · as Self
One Life
TV · 1 ep
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Movie · as Théoden
The Scorpion King
Movie · as Philos
Going Off Big Time
Movie · as Murray
Eisenstein
Movie · as The voice of Stalin
A Question of Faith
Movie · as Frederick
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Great Expectations
Movie · as Abel Magwitch
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Movie · as Susan's Father
The Criminal
Movie · as Det. Insp. Walker
True Crime
Movie · as Warden Luther Plunkitt
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Egeus
The Titanic Chronicles
Movie · as (voice)
Great Expectations
TV · as Abel Magwitch · 2 eps
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
Movie · as Host
The Mill on the Floss
Movie · as Edward Tulliver
Titanic
Movie · as Captain Smith
The Ghost and the Darkness
Movie · as Dr. David Hawthorne
The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as The Engine Driver
Madagascar Skin
Movie · as Flint
First Knight
Movie · as Knight (uncredited)
The Gambling Man
TV · as Frank nickle · 3 eps
Dirtysomething
Movie · as Larry
Speaking In Tongues
Movie · as Joe
Skallagrigg
Movie · as John
Once Upon A Time In The North
TV · as Len Tollit · 6 eps
Stages
TV · as Joe · 1 ep
Shepherd on the Rock
Movie · as Tam Ferrier
Olly's Prison
Movie · as Mike
The Art of Tripping
Movie
Lipstick on Your Collar
TV · as Uncle Fred · 6 eps
Double X: The Name of the Game
Movie · as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
A Question of Identity
Movie · as Erwin van Haarlem
The Law Lord
Movie · as Martin Allport
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Bottom (voice)
HBO First Look
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
TV · as Bottom (voice) · 1 ep
Between the Lines
TV · as Chief Constable Harmsworth · 2 eps
Crime Story
TV · as Erwin van Haarlem · 1 ep
Shrinks
TV · as Frank Beasley · 1 ep
Mountains of the Moon
Movie · as Dr. Livingstone
Shoot the Revolution
Movie · as Octavian Barbu
From Moscow to Pietushki
Movie · as Readings (voice)
Shirley Valentine
Movie · as Joe Bradshaw
About Face
TV · as Bryce · 1 ep
Drowning by Numbers
Movie · as Henry Madgett
Bellman and True
Movie · as Hiller
Boy Soldier
Movie · as Officer
Theban Plays: Antigone
Movie · as Messenger
ScreenPlay
TV · as Octavian Barbu · 1 ep
Restless Natives
Movie · as Will's father
No Surrender
Movie · as Bernard
The Burston Rebellion
Movie · as Tom Higdon
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
Movie · as John Lennon
Screen Two
TV · as John, Tom Higdon, Captain Larry · 1 ep
The Bounty
Movie · as William Cole
The Chain
Movie · as Nick
Squaring the Circle
Movie · as Lech Walesa
Samson and Delilah
Movie · as Willie
The Tragedy of Richard III
Movie · as First Murderer
Henry VI Part 3
Movie · as Duke of York
Henry VI Part 1
Movie · as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
Henry VI Part 2
Movie · as Duke of York
Runners
Movie · as Trevor Field
Natural World
TV · 1 ep
Gandhi
Movie · as Sergeant Putnam
Boys from the Blackstuff
TV · as Yosser Hughes · 5 eps
Say No to Strangers
Movie · as Teresa's Dad
A Turn for the Worse
Movie · as Simon Simpson
The Black Stuff
Movie · as Yosser Hughes
Fox
Movie · as Vin Fox
Fox
TV · as Vin Fox · 13 eps
The Glamour Girls
TV · as Boris · 1 ep
The Spongers
Movie · as Sullivan
She Fell Among Thieves
Movie · as Carson
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Movie · as Mick
Pickersgill People
TV · as Harry 'Sharky' Finn · 1 ep
Daft Mam Blues
Movie · as Billy
Professional Foul
Movie · as Broadbent
Pit Strike
Movie · as Tom
Our Flesh and Blood
Movie · as Bernard Blincoe
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Carson, Broadbent · 1 ep
Childhood
TV · as Janey's father · 1 ep
Premiere
TV · as Tom · 1 ep
Trial by Combat
Movie · as Blind Freddie
It Could Happen to You
Movie · as Syph
Housewives' Choice
Movie · as Eric
The Peddler
Movie · as Graham
Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim
Movie · as Bernie
I, Claudius
TV · as Gratus · 2 eps
Village Hall
TV · as Policeman · 1 ep
Hard Labour
Movie · as Edward Thornley
Second City Firsts
TV · as Billy · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Graham, Bernard Blincoe, Edward, Eric, Sullivan, Mick, Simon Simpson · 1 ep
Horizon
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep