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