Bernard Hill
Known for acting · Born 17 December 1944 · Died 5 May 2024 · aged 79 · Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
156 credits
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 Scorpion King
2002
Gothika
2003
Franklyn
2008
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Titanic
1997
Wimbledon
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
True Crime
1999
The Bounty
1984
ParaNorman
2012
Drowning by Numbers
1988
Unforgotten
2015
Acting (155)
2024The MoorThornleyFilm
2024Forever YoungOscar SmithFilm
2022The ResponderTom Carson · 5 episodesSeries
2022Remembers…Series
2018Segunda oportunidadPeterFilm
2017Interlude: City of a Dead WomanRichardFilm
2016Golden YearsArthurFilm
2016Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and MaryNarratorFilm
2016Inside CERNNarratorFilm
2015UnforgottenFather Robert Greaves · 6 episodesSeries
2015Wolf HallDuke of Norfolk · 6 episodesSeries
2015North v SouthJohn ClaridgeFilm
2015India's Frontier RailwaysNarrator - (Voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2014From There to HereSamuel · 3 episodesSeries
2014Hope and WireLen Russell · 3 episodesSeries
2013The SorrowsFilm
2012ParaNormanJudge Hopkins (voice)Film
2012Reflections on TitanicSelfFilm
2012Titanic: The Final Word with James CameronCaptain EJ SmithFilm
2012Outpost 11CranleighFilm
2012Titanic: Case ClosedFilm
2012Titanic: Southampton RemembersFilm
2010The KidUncle DavidFilm
2010Indian Hill RailwaysSelf - Narrator (voice) · 3 episodesSeries
2010Canoe ManJohn DarwinFilm
2008ValkyrieGeneral - Desert SequenceFilm
2008FranklynEsserFilm
2008Wild ChinaHimself - Narrator · 6 episodesSeries
2008SunshineGeorge Crosby · 3 episodesSeries
2008Titus: The Gorilla KingNarratorFilm
2008Bombay RailwayNarratorFilm
2008ExodusNarrator (voice)Film
2008Fairy TalesGrettongratSeries
2007Five DaysGerard Hopkirk · 10 episodesSeries
2007Save Angel HopeOscar KurzFilm
2007The Heart of the EarthSr. CrownFilm
2007ExodusPharoah MannFilm
2007Bombay RailwaySelf - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2007The CrumblegiantNarratorFilm
2006Joy DivisionDennisFilm
2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'SelfFilm
2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'SelfFilm
2006Ocean OdysseyNarrator (voice)Film
2006JFK's Women: The Scandals RevealedSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2006Surviving DisasterHimself - Narrator · 7 episodesSeries
2006Tim Haines Deep OceanErzählerFilm
2006No Go: The Free Derry StoryNarrator (voice)Film
2006Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat DisasterNarrator (voice)Film
2005The League of Gentlemen's ApocalypseKing William IIIFilm
2005A Very Social SecretaryDavid BlunkettFilm
2005The Last TommyNarratorFilm
2005HeatwaveNarrator (voice)Film
2005Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished SymphonyFilm
2005Collectormania 7SelfFilm
2004WimbledonEdward ColtFilm
2004The Grid · 6 episodesSeries
2004Atheism: A Rough History of DisbeliefSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2004Beatles Biggest SecretsNarratorFilm
2004On the Set of 'Gothika'SelfFilm
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThéodenFilm
2003GothikaPhil ParsonsFilm
2003The Boys & Girl from County ClareJohn JoeFilm
2003One LifeSeries
2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersThéodenFilm
2002The Scorpion KingPhilosFilm
2000Going Off Big TimeMurrayFilm
2000EisensteinThe voice of StalinFilm
2000A Question of FaithFrederickFilm
2000Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi KitanoNarrator (voice)Film
1999True CrimeWarden Luther PlunkittFilm
1999A Midsummer Night's DreamEgeusFilm
1999The Loss of Sexual InnocenceSusan's FatherFilm
1999Great ExpectationsAbel MagwitchFilm
1999The CriminalDet. Insp. WalkerFilm
1999The Titanic Chronicles(voice)Film
1999Great ExpectationsAbel Magwitch · 2 episodesSeries
1998Titanic: Secrets RevealedHostFilm
1997TitanicCaptain SmithFilm
1997The Mill on the FlossEdward TulliverFilm
1996The Ghost and the DarknessDr. David HawthorneFilm
1996The Wind in the WillowsThe Engine DriverFilm
1995First KnightKnight (uncredited)Film
1995Madagascar SkinFlintFilm
1995The Gambling ManFrank nickle · 3 episodesSeries
1994DirtysomethingLarryFilm
1994SkallagriggJohnFilm
1994Once Upon A Time In The NorthLen Tollit · 6 episodesSeries
1994Speaking In TonguesJoeFilm
1994StagesJoeSeries
1993Lipstick on Your CollarUncle Fred · 6 episodesSeries
1993Shepherd on the RockTam FerrierFilm
1993Olly's PrisonMikeFilm
1993The Art of TrippingFilm
1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesBottom (voice)Series
1992HBO First LookSelfSeries
1992Between the LinesChief Constable Harmsworth · 2 episodesSeries
1992Double X: The Name of the GameIgnatius 'Iggy' SmithFilm
1992A Question of IdentityErwin van HaarlemFilm
1992The Law LordMartin AllportFilm
1992A Midsummer Night's DreamBottom (voice)Film
1991ShrinksFrank BeasleySeries
1990Mountains of the MoonDr. LivingstoneFilm
1990From Moscow to PietushkiReadings (voice)Film
1990Shoot the RevolutionOctavian BarbuFilm
1989Shirley ValentineJoe BradshawFilm
1988Drowning by NumbersHenry MadgettFilm
1987Bellman and TrueHillerFilm
1987Boy SoldierOfficerFilm
1986ScreenPlayOctavian BarbuSeries
1986Theban Plays: AntigoneMessengerFilm
1985Restless NativesWill's fatherFilm
1985No SurrenderBernardFilm
1985Screen TwoJohn, Tom Higdon, Captain LarrySeries
1985The Burston RebellionTom HigdonFilm
1985John Lennon: A Journey in the LifeJohn LennonFilm
1984The BountyWilliam ColeFilm
1984The ChainNickFilm
1984Squaring the CircleLech WalesaFilm
1984Samson and DelilahWillieFilm
1983Natural WorldSeries
1983RunnersTrevor FieldFilm
1983Henry VI Part 1Duke of York / Master Gunner Of OrleansFilm
1983The Tragedy of Richard IIIFirst MurdererFilm
1983Henry VI Part 3Duke of YorkFilm
1983Henry VI Part 2Duke of YorkFilm
1982GandhiSergeant PutnamFilm
1982Boys from the BlackstuffYosser Hughes · 5 episodesSeries
1981Say No to StrangersTeresa's DadFilm
1981A Turn for the WorseSimon SimpsonFilm
1980The Black StuffYosser HughesFilm
1980FoxVin Fox · 13 episodesSeries
1980The Glamour GirlsBorisSeries
1980FoxVin FoxFilm
1978She Fell Among ThievesCarsonFilm
1978The SpongersSullivanFilm
1978Soldiers Talking, CleanlyMickFilm
1978Pickersgill PeopleHarry 'Sharky' FinnSeries
1977Professional FoulBroadbentFilm
1977BBC2 Play of the WeekCarson, BroadbentSeries
1977PremiereTomSeries
1977Daft Mam BluesBillyFilm
1977Pit StrikeTomFilm
1977Our Flesh and BloodBernard BlincoeFilm
1977ChildhoodJaney's fatherSeries
1976I, ClaudiusGratus · 2 episodesSeries
1976Trial by CombatBlind FreddieFilm
1976It Could Happen to YouSyphFilm
1976Housewives' ChoiceEricFilm
1976The PeddlerGrahamFilm
1976Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young JimBernieFilm
1974Village HallPolicemanSeries
1973Hard LabourEdward ThornleyFilm
1973Second City FirstsBillySeries
1970Play for TodayEdward, Graham, Eric, Bernard Blincoe, Sullivan, Mick, Simon SimpsonSeries
1964HorizonNarratorSeries
Crew (1)
2024The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimIn Memory OfFilm