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.
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 (Movies)
The Moor
Character:Thornley
Release Date:14/06/2024
Forever Young
Character:Oscar Smith
Release Date:26/01/2024
Segunda oportunidad
Character:Peter
Release Date:03/11/2018
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
Character:Richard
Release Date:06/04/2017
Inside CERN
Character:Narrator
Release Date:10/08/2016
Golden Years
Character:Arthur
Release Date:29/04/2016
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/02/2016
North v South
Character:John Claridge
Release Date:16/10/2015
The Sorrows
Character:
Release Date:19/01/2013
Reflections on Titanic
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2012
Outpost 11
Character:Cranleigh
Release Date:01/09/2012
ParaNorman
Character:Judge Hopkins (voice)
Release Date:03/08/2012
Titanic: Southampton Remembers
Character:
Release Date:13/07/2012
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Character:Captain EJ Smith
Release Date:08/04/2012
Titanic: Case Closed
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2012
The Kid
Character:Uncle David
Release Date:22/04/2010
Canoe Man
Character:John Darwin
Release Date:30/03/2010
Valkyrie
Character:General - Desert Sequence
Release Date:25/12/2008
Franklyn
Character:Esser
Release Date:16/10/2008
Exodus
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/01/2008
Titus: The Gorilla King
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2008
Bombay Railway
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2008
Save Angel Hope
Character:Oscar Kurz
Release Date:20/10/2007
Exodus
Character:Pharoah Mann
Release Date:04/09/2007
The Heart of the Earth
Character:Sr. Crown
Release Date:17/03/2007
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2006
Joy Division
Character:Dennis
Release Date:17/11/2006
No Go: The Free Derry Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/09/2006
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/08/2006
Ocean Odyssey
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/05/2006
The Last Tommy
Character:Narrator
Release Date:07/11/2005
A Very Social Secretary
Character:David Blunkett
Release Date:10/10/2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Character:King William III
Release Date:03/06/2005
Heatwave
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/05/2005
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2005
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Character:Narrator
Release Date:02/12/2004
Wimbledon
Character:Edward Colt
Release Date:13/09/2004
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2004
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Character:Théoden
Release Date:17/12/2003
Gothika
Character:Phil Parsons
Release Date:21/11/2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Character:John Joe
Release Date:12/09/2003
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
Character:
Release Date:01/04/2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Character:Théoden
Release Date:18/12/2002
The Scorpion King
Character:Philos
Release Date:18/04/2002
Going Off Big Time
Character:Murray
Release Date:21/09/2000
Eisenstein
Character:The voice of Stalin
Release Date:08/09/2000
A Question of Faith
Character:Frederick
Release Date:01/01/2000
The Criminal
Character:Det. Insp. Walker
Release Date:01/10/1999
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Egeus
Release Date:20/05/1999
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Character:Susan's Father
Release Date:29/04/1999
Great Expectations
Character:Abel Magwitch
Release Date:12/04/1999
True Crime
Character:Warden Luther Plunkitt
Release Date:19/03/1999
The Titanic Chronicles
Character:(voice)
Release Date:01/01/1999
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
Character:Host
Release Date:30/03/1998
Titanic
Character:Captain Smith
Release Date:18/12/1997
The Mill on the Floss
Character:Edward Tulliver
Release Date:12/10/1997
The Wind in the Willows
Character:The Engine Driver
Release Date:16/10/1996
The Ghost and the Darkness
Character:Dr. David Hawthorne
Release Date:11/10/1996
First Knight
Character:Knight (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1995
Madagascar Skin
Character:Flint
Release Date:26/01/1995
Speaking In Tongues
Character:Joe
Release Date:27/07/1994
Dirtysomething
Character:Larry
Release Date:06/04/1994
Skallagrigg
Character:John
Release Date:09/03/1994
Olly's Prison
Character:Mike
Release Date:01/05/1993
The Art of Tripping
Character:
Release Date:23/02/1993
Shepherd on the Rock
Character:Tam Ferrier
Release Date:01/01/1993
A Question of Identity
Character:Erwin van Haarlem
Release Date:13/11/1992
Double X: The Name of the Game
Character:Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
Release Date:05/06/1992
The Law Lord
Character:Martin Allport
Release Date:22/03/1992
Shoot the Revolution
Character:Octavian Barbu
Release Date:16/12/1990
From Moscow to Pietushki
Character:Readings (voice)
Release Date:04/04/1990
Mountains of the Moon
Character:Dr. Livingstone
Release Date:16/02/1990
Shirley Valentine
Character:Joe Bradshaw
Release Date:30/08/1989
Drowning by Numbers
Character:Madgett
Release Date:10/09/1988
Bellman and True
Character:Hiller
Release Date:12/11/1987
Boy Soldier
Character:Officer
Release Date:30/01/1987
Theban Plays: Antigone
Character:Messenger
Release Date:19/09/1986
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
Character:John Lennon
Release Date:06/12/1985
No Surrender
Character:Bernard
Release Date:11/09/1985
Restless Natives
Character:Will's father
Release Date:01/06/1985
The Burston Rebellion
Character:Tom Higdon
Release Date:24/02/1985
The Chain
Character:Nick
Release Date:01/11/1984
Squaring the Circle
Character:Lech Walesa
Release Date:23/05/1984
The Bounty
Character:William Cole
Release Date:04/05/1984
Samson and Delilah
Character:Willie
Release Date:01/01/1984
Runners
Character:Trevor Field
Release Date:18/08/1983
The Tragedy of Richard III
Character:First Murderer
Release Date:23/01/1983
Henry VI Part 3
Character:Duke of York
Release Date:16/01/1983
Henry VI Part 2
Character:Duke of York
Release Date:09/01/1983
Henry VI Part 1
Character:Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
Release Date:02/01/1983
Gandhi
Character:Sergeant Putnam
Release Date:01/12/1982
A Turn for the Worse
Character:Simon Simpson
Release Date:28/04/1981
Say No to Strangers
Character:Teresa's Dad
Release Date:01/01/1981
Fox
Character:Vin Fox
Release Date:10/03/1980
The Black Stuff
Character:Yosser Hughes
Release Date:02/01/1980
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
Character:Mick
Release Date:05/12/1978
She Fell Among Thieves
Character:Carson
Release Date:01/03/1978
The Spongers
Character:Sullivan
Release Date:24/01/1978
Pit Strike
Character:Tom
Release Date:22/09/1977
Professional Foul
Character:Broadbent
Release Date:21/09/1977
Daft Mam Blues
Character:Billy
Release Date:17/05/1977
Our Flesh and Blood
Character:Bernard Blincoe
Release Date:18/01/1977
It Could Happen to You
Character:Syph
Release Date:11/11/1976
Housewives' Choice
Character:Eric
Release Date:19/10/1976
Trial by Combat
Character:Blind Freddie
Release Date:01/04/1976
The Peddler
Character:Graham
Release Date:23/03/1976
Hard Labour
Character:Edward Thornley
Release Date:12/03/1973
Television Appearances
The Responder
Character:Tom Carson
Unforgotten
Character:Father Robert Greaves
India's Frontier Railways
Character:Narrator - (Voice)
Wolf Hall
Character:Duke of Norfolk
Hope and Wire
Character:Len Russell
From There to Here
Character:Samuel
Indian Hill Railways
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Sunshine
Character:George Crosby
Wild China
Character:Himself - Narrator
Fairy Tales
Character:Grettongrat
Bombay Railway
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Five Days
Character:Gerard Hopkirk
Surviving Disaster
Character:Himself - Narrator
Surviving Disaster
Character:
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
Character:Self
The Grid
Character:
One Life
Character:
Great Expectations
Character:Abel Magwitch
The Gambling Man
Character:Frank nickle
Once Upon A Time In The North
Character:Len Tollit
Lipstick on Your Collar
Character:Uncle Fred
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Character:Bottom (voice)
Between the Lines
Character:Chief Constable Harmsworth
HBO First Look
Character:Self
Screen Two
Character:John
Screen Two
Character:Tom Higdon
Natural World
Character:
Boys from the Blackstuff
Character:Yosser Hughes
Fox
Character:Vin Fox
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Carson
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Broadbent
I, Claudius
Character:Gratus
Village Hall
Character:Policeman
Play for Today
Character:Graham
Play for Today
Character:Bernard Blincoe
Play for Today
Character:Edward
Play for Today
Character:Eric
Play for Today
Character:Sullivan
Play for Today
Character:Mick
Play for Today
Character:Simon Simpson
Horizon
Character:Narrator
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