Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Acting

Birthday

1944/12/17

Day of death

2024/05/05 (79 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Blackley, Manchester, England, UK

Also know as

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Biography

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...Read more

Acting
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4

(2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Théoden

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5

(2003) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

as Théoden

The Boys & Girl from County Clare
6.0

(2003) The Boys & Girl from County Clare

as John Joe

The Ghost and the Darkness
6.8

(1996) The Ghost and the Darkness

as Dr. David Hawthorne

Joy Division
5.1

(2006) Joy Division

as Dennis

El corazón de la Tierra
5.3

(2007) The Heart of the Earth

as Sr. Crown

The Bounty
6.7

(1984) The Bounty

as William Cole

Gothika
6.1

(2003) Gothika

as Phil Parsons

Daft Mam Blues
0.0

(1977) Daft Mam Blues

as Billy

Ocean Odyssey
7.4

(2006) Ocean Odyssey

as Narrator (voice)

Wimbledon
6.2

(2004) Wimbledon

as Edward Colt

Franklyn
6.0

(2008) Franklyn

as Esser

Going Off Big Time
5.5

(2000) Going Off Big Time

as Murray

Great Expectations
6.4

(1999) Great Expectations

as Abel Magwitch

The Scorpion King
5.6

(2002) The Scorpion King

as Philos

Mountains of the Moon
6.4

(1990) Mountains of the Moon

as Dr. Livingstone

Drowning by Numbers
7.1

(1988) Drowning by Numbers

as Madgett

The Kid
7.0

(2010) The Kid

as Uncle David

Restless Natives
6.7

(1985) Restless Natives

as Will's father

The Loss of Sexual Innocence
5.7

(1999) The Loss of Sexual Innocence

as Susan's Father

Titus: The Gorilla King
0.0

(2008) Titus: The Gorilla King

as Narrator

The Wind in the Willows
5.5

(1996) The Wind in the Willows

as The Engine Driver

Shoot the Revolution
0.0

(1990) Shoot the Revolution

as Octavian Barbu

0.0

(2005) Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony

as ---

Shirley Valentine
6.3

(1989) Shirley Valentine

as Joe Bradshaw

0.0

The Crumblegiant

as Narrator

Exodus
5.8

(2007) Exodus

as Pharoah Mann

Segunda oportunidad
6.0

(2018) Segunda oportunidad

as Peter

ParaNorman
7.0

(2012) ParaNorman

as Judge Hopkins (voice)

Trial by Combat
7.7

(1976) Trial by Combat

as Blind Freddie

Save Angel Hope
5.2

(2007) Save Angel Hope

as Oscar Kurz

No Surrender
6.2

(1985) No Surrender

as Bernard

The Criminal
4.8

(1999) The Criminal

as Det. Insp. Walker

The Moor
5.2

(2024) The Moor

as Thornley

Bellman and True
6.5

(1987) Bellman and True

as Hiller

The Chain
6.8

(1984) The Chain

as Nick

Madagascar Skin
5.5

(1995) Madagascar Skin

as Flint

Canoe Man
4.0

(2010) Canoe Man

as John Darwin

Forever Young
6.0

(2024) Forever Young

as Oscar Smith

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
6.8

(2016) Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

as Narrator

Henry VI Part 1
7.5

(1983) Henry VI Part 1

as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans

Henry VI Part 2
7.0

(1983) Henry VI Part 2

as Duke of York

Henry VI Part 3
7.0

(1983) Henry VI Part 3

as Duke of York

The Tragedy of Richard III
6.0

(1983) The Tragedy of Richard III

as First Murderer

Shepherd on the Rock
5.5

(1993) Shepherd on the Rock

as Tam Ferrier

Titanic: Case Closed
0.0

(2012) Titanic: Case Closed

as ---

The Spongers
0.0

(1978) The Spongers

as Sullivan

6.0

(2005) A Very Social Secretary

as David Blunkett

Outpost 11
4.4

(2012) Outpost 11

as Cranleigh

True Crime
6.5

(1999) True Crime

as Warden Luther Plunkitt

0.0

(2005) The Last Tommy

as Narrator

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
7.4

(2012) Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron

as Captain EJ Smith

JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
7.2

(2006) JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.0

(1981) Say No to Strangers

as ---

The Black Stuff
7.4

(1980) The Black Stuff

as Yosser Hughes

6.0

(1977) Professional Foul

as Broadbent

Dirtysomething
5.0

(1994) Dirtysomething

as Larry

0.0

(1998) Titanic: Secrets Revealed

as Host

From Moscow to Pietushki
7.9

(1990) From Moscow to Pietushki

as Readings (voice)

Double X: The Name of the Game
5.0

(1992) Double X: The Name of the Game

as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith

North v South
5.1

(2015) North v South

as John Claridge

Bombay Railway
0.0

(2008) Bombay Railway

as Narrator

Gandhi
7.6

(1982) Gandhi

as Sergeant Putnam

9.0

(1993) Olly's Prison

as Mike

Speaking In Tongues
0.0

(1994) Speaking In Tongues

as Joe

Pit Strike
0.0

(1977) Pit Strike

as Tom

The Sorrows
0.0

(2013) The Sorrows

as ---

The Art of Tripping
0.0

(1993) The Art of Tripping

as ---

First Knight
6.1

(1995) First Knight

as Knight (uncredited)

Squaring the Circle
5.0

(1984) Squaring the Circle

as Lech Walesa

A Question of Identity
0.0

(1992) A Question of Identity

as Erwin van Haarlem

A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.4

(1999) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Egeus

Golden Years
6.3

(2016) Golden Years

as Arthur

The Law Lord
0.0

(1992) The Law Lord

as Martin Allport

Runners
4.3

(1983) Runners

as Trevor Field

1.0

(1980) Fox

as Vin Fox

Η Πόλη Της Σιωπής
3.0

(2017) Interlude: City of a Dead Woman

as Richard

Valkyrie
6.9

(2008) Valkyrie

as General - Desert Sequence

Hard Labour
6.5

(1973) Hard Labour

as Edward Thornley

The Mill on the Floss
6.0

(1997) The Mill on the Floss

as Edward Tulliver

It Could Happen to You
1.0

(1976) It Could Happen to You

as Syph

Eisenstein
5.5

(2000) Eisenstein

as The voice of Stalin

Milwr Bychan
0.0

(1987) Boy Soldier

as Officer

A Question of Faith
5.7

(2000) A Question of Faith

as Frederick

No Go: The Free Derry Story
0.0

(2006) No Go: The Free Derry Story

as Narrator (voice)

0.0

(2008) Exodus

as Narrator (voice)

Skallagrigg
1.0

(1994) Skallagrigg

as John

Theban Plays: Antigone
0.0

(1986) Theban Plays: Antigone

as Messenger

Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
0.0

(2006) Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster

as Narrator (voice)

Our Flesh and Blood
0.0

(1977) Our Flesh and Blood

as Bernard Blincoe

She Fell Among Thieves
7.0

(1978) She Fell Among Thieves

as Carson

Beatles Biggest Secrets
0.0

(2004) Beatles Biggest Secrets

as Narrator

Housewives' Choice
0.0

(1976) Housewives' Choice

as Eric

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
0.0

(1978) Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

as Mick

A Turn for the Worse
0.0

(1981) A Turn for the Worse

as Simon Simpson

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
6.3

(2005) The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

as King William III

The Burston Rebellion
0.0

(1985) The Burston Rebellion

as Tom Higdon

Reflections on Titanic
7.3

(2012) Reflections on Titanic

as Self

Inside CERN
8.0

(2016) Inside CERN

as Narrator

The Peddler
0.0

(1976) The Peddler

as Graham

The Titanic Chronicles
7.0

(1999) The Titanic Chronicles

as (voice)

Titanic
7.9

(1997) Titanic

as Edward Smith

Boys from the Blackstuff
7.8

(1982) Boys from the Blackstuff

as Yosser Hughes

Five Days
5.8

(2007) Five Days

as Gerard Hopkirk

I, Claudius
7.8

(1976) I, Claudius

as Gratus

Sunshine
8.0

(2008) Sunshine

as George Crosby

Fox
5.7

(1980) Fox

as Vin Fox

The Grid
6.4

(2004) The Grid

as ---

Fairy Tales
0.0

(2008) Fairy Tales

as ---

0.0

(2003) One Life

as ---

Natural World
7.0

(1983) Natural World

as ---

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as ---

Surviving Disaster
6.7

(2006) Surviving Disaster

as Himself - Narrator

Bombay Railway
1.0

(2007) Bombay Railway

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
8.0

(2004) Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

as Self

Wild China
7.9

(2008) Wild China

as Himself - Narrator

From There to Here
7.3

(2014) From There to Here

as Samuel

Unforgotten
7.7

(2015) Unforgotten

as Father Robert Greaves

HBO First Look
4.9

(1992) HBO First Look

as Self

Village Hall
0.0

(1974) Village Hall

as Policeman

0.0

(1994) Once Upon A Time In The North

as Len Tollit

Indian Hill Railways
0.0

(2010) Indian Hill Railways

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Screen Two
6.8

(1985) Screen Two

as John

The Gambling Man
5.5

(1995) The Gambling Man

as Frank nickle

Surviving Disaster
6.7

(2006) Surviving Disaster

as ---

India's Frontier Railways
0.0

(2015) India's Frontier Railways

as Narrator - (Voice)

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
6.8

(1992) Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Bottom (voice)

Between the Lines
5.6

(1992) Between the Lines

as Chief Constable Harmsworth

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Graham

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Bernard Blincoe

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Edward

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Eric

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Sullivan

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Mick

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Simon Simpson

0.0

(2014) Hope and Wire

as Len Russell

BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

(1977) BBC2 Play of the Week

as Carson

The Responder
7.0

(2022) The Responder

as Tom Carson

Lipstick on Your Collar
7.1

(1993) Lipstick on Your Collar

as Uncle Fred

Horizon
7.3

(1964) Horizon

as Narrator

Wolf Hall
7.6

(2015) Wolf Hall

as Duke of Norfolk