Bernard Hill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1944
- Died
- May 5, 2024
- Birthplace
- Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim 2024
In Memory Of
The Moor 2024
as Thornley
Forever Young 2024
as Oscar Smith
Segunda oportunidad 2018
as Peter
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman 2017
as Richard
Inside CERN 2016
as Narrator
Golden Years 2016
as Arthur
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary 2016
as Narrator
North v South 2015
as John Claridge
The Sorrows 2013
Actor
Reflections on Titanic 2012
as Self
Outpost 11 2012
as Cranleigh
ParaNorman 2012
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
Titanic: Southampton Remembers 2012
Actor
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron 2012
as Captain EJ Smith
Titanic: Case Closed 2012
Actor
The Kid 2010
as Uncle David
Canoe Man 2010
as John Darwin
Valkyrie 2008
as General - Desert Sequence
Franklyn 2008
as Esser
- Exodus
Exodus 2008
as Narrator (voice)
Bombay Railway 2008
as Narrator
Titus: The Gorilla King 2008
as Narrator
Save Angel Hope 2007
as Oscar Kurz
Exodus 2007
as Pharoah Mann
- The Crumblegiant
The Crumblegiant 2007
as Narrator
The Heart of the Earth 2007
as Sr. Crown
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed 2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Joy Division 2006
as Dennis
No Go: The Free Derry Story 2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of The Return of the King 2006
as Self
The Making of The Two Towers 2006
as Self
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster 2006
as Narrator (voice)
Tim Haines Deep Ocean 2006
as Erzähler
Ocean Odyssey 2006
as Narrator (voice)
- The Last Tommy
The Last Tommy 2005
as Narrator
A Very Social Secretary 2005
as David Blunkett
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse 2005
as King William III
Collectormania 7 2005
as Self
Heatwave 2005
as Narrator (voice)
- Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony 2005
Actor
Beatles Biggest Secrets 2004
as Narrator
Wimbledon 2004
as Edward Colt
On the Set of 'Gothika' 2004
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
as Théoden
Gothika 2003
as Phil Parsons
The Two Towers: Weta workshop 2003
as Self
The Two Towers: Designing Middle-earth 2003
as Self
The Boys & Girl from County Clare 2003
as John Joe
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
as Théoden
The Scorpion King 2002
as Philos
Going Off Big Time 2000
as Murray
Eisenstein 2000
as The voice of Stalin
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 2000
as Narrator (voice)
A Question of Faith 2000
as Frederick
The Criminal 1999
as Det. Insp. Walker
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1999
as Egeus
The Loss of Sexual Innocence 1999
as Susan's Father
Great Expectations 1999
as Abel Magwitch
True Crime 1999
as Warden Luther Plunkitt
The Titanic Chronicles 1999
as (voice)
- Titanic: Secrets Revealed
Titanic: Secrets Revealed 1998
as Host
Titanic 1997
as Captain Smith
The Mill on the Floss 1997
as Edward Tulliver
The Wind in the Willows 1996
as The Engine Driver
The Ghost and the Darkness 1996
as Dr. David Hawthorne
First Knight 1995
as Knight (uncredited)
Madagascar Skin 1995
as Flint
Speaking In Tongues 1994
as Joe
Dirtysomething 1994
as Larry
Skallagrigg 1994
as John
- Olly's Prison
Olly's Prison 1993
as Mike
The Art of Tripping 1993
Actor
Shepherd on the Rock 1993
as Tam Ferrier
A Question of Identity 1992
as Erwin van Haarlem
Double X: The Name of the Game 1992
as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1992
as Bottom (voice)
The Law Lord 1992
as Martin Allport
Shoot the Revolution 1990
as Octavian Barbu
From Moscow to Pietushki 1990
as Readings (voice)
Mountains of the Moon 1990
as Dr. Livingstone
Shirley Valentine 1989
as Joe Bradshaw
Drowning by Numbers 1988
as Henry Madgett
Bellman and True 1987
as Hiller
Boy Soldier 1987
as Officer
Theban Plays: Antigone 1986
as Messenger
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life 1985
as John Lennon
No Surrender 1985
as Bernard
Restless Natives 1985
as Will's father
The Burston Rebellion 1985
as Tom Higdon
The Chain 1984
as Nick
Squaring the Circle 1984
as Lech Walesa
The Bounty 1984
as William Cole
- Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah 1984
as Willie
Runners 1983
as Trevor Field
The Tragedy of Richard III 1983
as First Murderer
Henry VI Part 3 1983
as Duke of York
Henry VI Part 2 1983
as Duke of York
Henry VI Part 1 1983
as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
Gandhi 1982
as Sergeant Putnam
A Turn for the Worse 1981
as Simon Simpson
- Say No to Strangers
Say No to Strangers 1981
as Teresa's Dad
- Fox
Fox 1980
as Vin Fox
The Black Stuff 1980
as Yosser Hughes
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly 1978
as Mick
She Fell Among Thieves 1978
as Carson
The Spongers 1978
as Sullivan
Pit Strike 1977
as Tom
Professional Foul 1977
as Broadbent
Daft Mam Blues 1977
as Billy
Our Flesh and Blood 1977
as Bernard Blincoe
It Could Happen to You 1976
as Syph
Housewives' Choice 1976
as Eric
- Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim
Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim 1976
as Bernie
Trial by Combat 1976
as Blind Freddie
The Peddler 1976
as Graham
Hard Labour 1973
as Edward Thornley
Credits from TMDB.