About

Known credits:
121
Birthday:
1944-12-17
Place of birth:
Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
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Bernard Hill

Overview

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

Acting
2024 The Moor Actor Thornley 58
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2024 Forever Young Actor Oscar Smith N/A
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2022 The Responder Actor Tom Carson 69
Fair
2018 Segunda oportunidad Actor Peter 59
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2017 Interlude: City of a Dead Woman Actor Richard 58
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2016 Inside CERN Actor Narrator 59
Average
2016 Golden Years Actor Arthur 59
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2016 Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary Actor Narrator 59
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2015 North v South Actor John Claridge 58
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2015 India's Frontier Railways Actor Narrator - (Voice) N/A
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2015 Wolf Hall Actor Duke of Norfolk 72
Good
2014 Hope and Wire Actor Len Russell N/A
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2014 From There to Here Actor Samuel 70
Good
2013 The Sorrows Actor N/A
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2012 Reflections on Titanic Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Outpost 11 Actor Cranleigh 58
Average
2012 ParaNorman Actor Judge Hopkins (voice) 68
Fair
2012 Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron Actor Captain EJ Smith 59
Average
2012 Titanic: Case Closed Actor N/A
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2010 The Kid Actor Uncle David 59
Average
2010 Canoe Man Actor John Darwin 59
Average
2010 Indian Hill Railways Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
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2008 Valkyrie Actor General - Desert Sequence 68
Fair
2008 Franklyn Actor Esser 59
Average
2008 Sunshine Actor George Crosby 70
Good
2008 Wild China Actor Himself - Narrator 73
Good
2008 Exodus Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2008 Titus: The Gorilla King Actor Narrator N/A
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2008 Bombay Railway Actor Narrator N/A
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2007 Save Angel Hope Actor Oscar Kurz 59
Average
2007 Exodus Actor Pharoah Mann 59
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2007 Bombay Railway Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
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2007 The Heart of the Earth Actor Sr. Crown 59
Average
2007 Five Days Actor Gerard Hopkirk 65
Fair
2006 JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2006 Joy Division Actor Dennis 58
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2006 No Go: The Free Derry Story Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2006 The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes Actor Self N/A
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2006 Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2006 Ocean Odyssey Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2005 The Last Tommy Actor Narrator N/A
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2005 A Very Social Secretary Actor David Blunkett 58
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2005 The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Actor King William III 59
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2005 Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Actor N/A
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2004 Beatles Biggest Secrets Actor Narrator N/A
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2004 Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief Actor Self 70
Good
2004 Wimbledon Actor Edward Colt 61
Fair
2004 The Grid Actor 69
Fair
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Actor Théoden 84
Very good
2003 Gothika Actor Phil Parsons 60
Fair
2003 The Boys & Girl from County Clare Actor John Joe 59
Average
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Actor Théoden 83
Very good
2002 The Scorpion King Actor Philos 56
Average
2000 Going Off Big Time Actor Murray 59
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2000 Eisenstein Actor The voice of Stalin 59
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2000 A Question of Faith Actor Frederick 59
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1999 The Criminal Actor Det. Insp. Walker 58
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1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream Actor Egeus 61
Fair
1999 The Loss of Sexual Innocence Actor Susan's Father 58
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1999 Great Expectations Actor Abel Magwitch 59
Average
1999 True Crime Actor Warden Luther Plunkitt 62
Fair
1999 The Titanic Chronicles Actor (voice) 59
Average
1998 Titanic: Secrets Revealed Actor Host N/A
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1997 Titanic Actor Edward Smith 78
Good
1997 The Mill on the Floss Actor Edward Tulliver 59
Average
1996 The Wind in the Willows Actor The Engine Driver 58
Average
1996 The Ghost and the Darkness Actor Dr. David Hawthorne 64
Fair
1995 First Knight Actor Knight (uncredited) 60
Fair
1995 The Gambling Man Actor Frank nickle 69
Fair
1995 Madagascar Skin Actor Flint 58
Average
1994 Speaking In Tongues Actor Joe N/A
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1994 Once Upon A Time In The North Actor Len Tollit N/A
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1994 Dirtysomething Actor Larry 59
Average
1994 Skallagrigg Actor John 58
Average
1993 Olly's Prison Actor Mike 59
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1993 The Art of Tripping Actor N/A
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1993 Lipstick on Your Collar Actor Uncle Fred 69
Fair
1993 Shepherd on the Rock Actor Tam Ferrier 59
Average
1992 A Question of Identity Actor Erwin van Haarlem N/A
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1992 Double X: The Name of the Game Actor Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith 58
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1992 The Law Lord Actor Martin Allport N/A
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1990 Shoot the Revolution Actor Octavian Barbu N/A
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1990 From Moscow to Pietushki Actor Readings (voice) 59
Average
1990 Mountains of the Moon Actor Dr. Livingstone 59
Average
1989 Shirley Valentine Actor Joe Bradshaw 59
Average
1988 Drowning by Numbers Actor Madgett 61
Fair
1987 Bellman and True Actor Hiller 59
Average
1987 Boy Soldier Actor Officer N/A
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1986 Theban Plays: Antigone Actor Messenger N/A
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1985 No Surrender Actor Bernard 59
Average
1985 Restless Natives Actor Will's father 59
Average
1985 The Burston Rebellion Actor Tom Higdon N/A
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1984 Squaring the Circle Actor Lech Walesa 58
Average
1984 The Bounty Actor William Cole 63
Fair
1984 The Chain Actor Nick 59
Average
1983 Runners Actor Trevor Field 58
Average
1983 The Tragedy of Richard III Actor First Murderer 59
Average
1983 Henry VI Part 3 Actor Duke of York 58
Average
1983 Henry VI Part 2 Actor Duke of York 58
Average
1983 Henry VI Part 1 Actor Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans 59
Average
1982 Gandhi Actor Sergeant Putnam 72
Good
1982 Boys from the Blackstuff Actor Yosser Hughes 71
Good
1981 A Turn for the Worse Actor Simon Simpson N/A
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1981 Say No to Strangers Actor 59
Average
1980 Fox Actor Vin Fox 59
Average
1980 Fox Actor Vin Fox 69
Fair
1980 The Black Stuff Actor Yosser Hughes 59
Average
1978 Soldiers Talking, Cleanly Actor Mick N/A
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1978 She Fell Among Thieves Actor Carson N/A
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1978 The Spongers Actor Sullivan N/A
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1977 Pit Strike Actor Tom N/A
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1977 Professional Foul Actor Broadbent 59
Average
1977 Daft Mam Blues Actor Billy N/A
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1977 Our Flesh and Blood Actor Bernard Blincoe N/A
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1976 It Could Happen to You Actor Syph N/A
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1976 Housewives' Choice Actor Eric N/A
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1976 Trial by Combat Actor Blind Freddie 59
Average
1976 The Peddler Actor Graham N/A
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1976 The Peddler Actor Graham N/A
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1973 Hard Labour Actor Edward Thornley 59
Average
The Crumblegiant Actor Narrator N/A
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