Bernard Hill

Personal Informations

Known for Department
Acting
Known appearances
138
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 17, 1944 (79 old)
Deathday
May 5, 2024
Place of Birth
Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
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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 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

The Moor
The Moor
Forever Young
Forever Young
The Responder
The Responder
Segunda oportunidad
Segunda oportunidad
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
Inside CERN
Inside CERN
Golden Years
Golden Years
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
North v South
North v South
Unforgotten
Unforgotten
India's Frontier Railways
India's Frontier Railways
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall
From There to Here
From There to Here
The Sorrows
The Sorrows
Reflections on Titanic
Reflections on Titanic
Outpost 11
Outpost 11
ParaNorman
ParaNorman
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Titanic: Case Closed
Titanic: Case Closed
The Kid
The Kid
Canoe Man
Canoe Man
Indian Hill Railways
Indian Hill Railways
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Franklyn
Franklyn
Sunshine
Sunshine
Wild China
Wild China
Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales
Bombay Railway
Bombay Railway
Save Angel Hope
Save Angel Hope
Exodus
Exodus
Bombay Railway
Bombay Railway
The Heart of the Earth
The Heart of the Earth
Five Days
Five Days
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
Joy Division
Joy Division
No Go: The Free Derry Story
No Go: The Free Derry Story
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
Ocean Odyssey
Ocean Odyssey
Surviving Disaster
Surviving Disaster
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
Wimbledon
Wimbledon
The Grid
The Grid
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gothika
Gothika
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King
Going Off Big Time
Going Off Big Time
Eisenstein
Eisenstein
A Question of Faith
A Question of Faith
The Criminal
The Criminal
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
True Crime
True Crime
Titanic
Titanic
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
First Knight
First Knight
The Gambling Man
The Gambling Man
Madagascar Skin
Madagascar Skin
Dirtysomething
Dirtysomething
Skallagrigg
Skallagrigg
The Art of Tripping
The Art of Tripping
Lipstick on Your Collar
Lipstick on Your Collar
Shepherd on the Rock
Shepherd on the Rock
A Question of Identity
A Question of Identity
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
Double X: The Name of the Game
Double X: The Name of the Game
The Law Lord
The Law Lord
Shoot the Revolution
Shoot the Revolution
From Moscow to Pietushki
From Moscow to Pietushki
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine
Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers
Bellman and True
Bellman and True
Boy Soldier
Boy Soldier
Theban Plays: Antigone
Theban Plays: Antigone
No Surrender
No Surrender
Restless Natives
Restless Natives
The Burston Rebellion
The Burston Rebellion
Screen Two
Screen Two
Squaring the Circle
Squaring the Circle
The Bounty
The Bounty
The Chain
The Chain
Natural World
Natural World
Runners
Runners
The Tragedy of Richard III
The Tragedy of Richard III
Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 3
Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 2
Henry VI Part 1
Henry VI Part 1
Gandhi
Gandhi
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff
A Turn for the Worse
A Turn for the Worse
Fox
Fox
The Black Stuff
The Black Stuff
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
BBC Television Shakespeare
BBC Television Shakespeare
She Fell Among Thieves
She Fell Among Thieves
The Spongers
The Spongers
Pit Strike
Pit Strike
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week
Daft Mam Blues
Daft Mam Blues
Our Flesh and Blood
Our Flesh and Blood
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
Housewives' Choice
Housewives' Choice
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
Village Hall
Village Hall
Hard Labour
Hard Labour
Play for Today
Play for Today

Acting

The Crumblegiant
  —
Narrator
2024
The Moor
  —
Thornley
2023
Forever Young
  —
Oscar Smith
2022
The Responder
  —
Tom Carson
2018
Segunda oportunidad
  —
Peter
2016
Inside CERN
  —
Narrator
Golden Years
  —
Arthur
2015
North v South
  —
John Claridge
Unforgotten
  —
Father Robert Greaves
India's Frontier Railways
  —
Narrator - (Voice)
Wolf Hall
  —
Duke of Norfolk
2014
Hope and Wire
  —
Len Russell
From There to Here
  —
Samuel
2012
Reflections on Titanic
  —
Self
Outpost 11
  —
Cranleigh
ParaNorman
  —
Judge Hopkins (voice)
2010
The Kid
  —
Uncle David
Canoe Man
  —
John Darwin
Indian Hill Railways
  —
Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Valkyrie
  —
General - Desert Sequence
Franklyn
  —
Esser
Sunshine
  —
George Crosby
Wild China
  —
Himself - Narrator
Exodus
  —
Narrator (voice)
Bombay Railway
  —
Narrator
2007
Save Angel Hope
  —
Oscar Kurz
Exodus
  —
Pharoah Mann
Bombay Railway
  —
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Heart of the Earth
  —
Sr. Crown
Five Days
  —
Gerard Hopkirk
2006
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
  —
Self - Narrator (voice)
Joy Division
  —
Dennis
No Go: The Free Derry Story
  —
Narrator (voice)
Ocean Odyssey
  —
Narrator (voice)
2005
The Last Tommy
  —
Narrator
A Very Social Secretary
  —
David Blunkett
2004
Beatles Biggest Secrets
  —
Narrator
Wimbledon
  —
Edward Colt
Gothika
  —
Phil Parsons
The Scorpion King
  —
Philos
2000
Going Off Big Time
  —
Murray
Eisenstein
  —
The voice of Stalin
A Question of Faith
  —
Frederick
1999
The Criminal
  —
Det. Insp. Walker
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
  —
Susan's Father
Great Expectations
  —
Abel Magwitch
True Crime
  —
Warden Luther Plunkitt
1998
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
  —
Host
1997
Titanic
  —
Edward Smith
The Mill on the Floss
  —
Edward Tulliver
1996
The Wind in the Willows
  —
The Engine Driver
The Ghost and the Darkness
  —
Dr. David Hawthorne
1995
First Knight
  —
Knight (uncredited)
The Gambling Man
  —
Frank nickle
Madagascar Skin
  —
Flint
1994
Speaking In Tongues
  —
Joe
Dirtysomething
  —
Larry
Skallagrigg
  —
John
1993
Olly's Prison
  —
Mike
Lipstick on Your Collar
  —
Uncle Fred
Shepherd on the Rock
  —
Tam Ferrier
1992
A Question of Identity
  —
Erwin van Haarlem
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
  —
Bottom (voice)
Between the Lines
  —
Chief Constable Harmsworth
HBO First Look
  —
Self
Double X: The Name of the Game
  —
Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
The Law Lord
  —
Martin Allport
1990
Shoot the Revolution
  —
Octavian Barbu
From Moscow to Pietushki
  —
Readings (voice)
Mountains of the Moon
  —
Dr. Livingstone
1989
Shirley Valentine
  —
Joe Bradshaw
1988
Drowning by Numbers
  —
Madgett
1987
Bellman and True
  —
Hiller
Boy Soldier
  —
Officer
1986
Theban Plays: Antigone
  —
Messenger
1985
No Surrender
  —
Bernard
Restless Natives
  —
Will's father
The Burston Rebellion
  —
Tom Higdon
Screen Two
  —
John
1984
Squaring the Circle
  —
Lech Walesa
The Bounty
  —
William Cole
The Chain
  —
Nick
Runners
  —
Trevor Field
The Tragedy of Richard III
  —
First Murderer
Henry VI Part 3
  —
Duke of York
Henry VI Part 2
  —
Duke of York
Henry VI Part 1
  —
Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
1982
Gandhi
  —
Sergeant Putnam
Boys from the Blackstuff
  —
Yosser Hughes
1981
A Turn for the Worse
  —
Simon Simpson
1980
Fox
  —
Vin Fox
The Black Stuff
  —
Yosser Hughes
1978
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
  —
Mick
The Spongers
  —
Sullivan
1977
Pit Strike
  —
Tom
Daft Mam Blues
  —
Billy
Our Flesh and Blood
  —
Bernard Blincoe
1976
It Could Happen to You
  —
Syph
I, Claudius
  —
Gratus
Trial by Combat
  —
Blind Freddie
1974
Village Hall
  —
Policeman
1973
Hard Labour
  —
Edward Thornley
1970
Play for Today
  —
Simon Simpson
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