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.
Acted in
The Moor
2024
as Thornley
Forever Young
2024
as Oscar Smith
The Responder
2022
as Tom Carson
Segunda oportunidad
2018
as Peter
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
2017
as Richard
Inside CERN
2016
as Narrator
Golden Years
2016
as Arthur
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
2016
as Narrator
North v South
2015
as John Claridge
Unforgotten
2015
as Father Robert Greaves
India's Frontier Railways
2015
as Narrator - (Voice)
Wolf Hall
2015
as Duke of Norfolk
Hope and Wire
2014
as Len Russell
From There to Here
2014
as Samuel
The Sorrows
2013
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
Outpost 11
2012
as Cranleigh
ParaNorman
2012
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
as Captain EJ Smith
Titanic: Case Closed
2012
The Kid
2010
as Uncle David
Canoe Man
2010
as John Darwin
Indian Hill Railways
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Valkyrie
2008
as General - Desert Sequence
Franklyn
2008
as Esser
Sunshine
2008
as George Crosby
Wild China
2008
as Himself - Narrator
Fairy Tales
2008
Exodus
2008
as Narrator (voice)
Titus: The Gorilla King
2008
as Narrator
Bombay Railway
2008
as Narrator
Save Angel Hope
2007
as Oscar Kurz
Exodus
2007
as Pharoah Mann
Bombay Railway
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Heart of the Earth
2007
as Sr. Crown
Five Days
2007
as Gerard Hopkirk
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Joy Division
2006
as Dennis
No Go: The Free Derry Story
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Ocean Odyssey
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Surviving Disaster
2006
as Himself - Narrator
Surviving Disaster
2006
The Last Tommy
2005
as Narrator
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as David Blunkett
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as King William III
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
2005
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
as Narrator
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
2004
as Self
Wimbledon
2004
as Edward Colt
The Grid
2004
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Théoden
Gothika
2003
as Phil Parsons
One Life
2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as John Joe
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Théoden
The Scorpion King
2002
as Philos
Going Off Big Time
2000
as Murray
Eisenstein
2000
as The voice of Stalin
A Question of Faith
2000
as Frederick
The Criminal
1999
as Det. Insp. Walker
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Egeus
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
as Susan's Father
Great Expectations
1999
as Abel Magwitch
True Crime
1999
as Warden Luther Plunkitt
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
as (voice)
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
1998
as Host
Titanic
1997
as Edward Smith
The Mill on the Floss
1997
as Edward Tulliver
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Engine Driver
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Dr. David Hawthorne
First Knight
1995
as Knight (uncredited)
The Gambling Man
1995
as Frank nickle
Madagascar Skin
1995
as Flint
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Joe
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994
as Len Tollit
Dirtysomething
1994
as Larry
Skallagrigg
1994
as John
Olly's Prison
1993
as Mike
The Art of Tripping
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar
1993
as Uncle Fred
Shepherd on the Rock
1993
as Tam Ferrier
A Question of Identity
1992
as Erwin van Haarlem
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Bottom (voice)
Between the Lines
1992
as Chief Constable Harmsworth
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992
as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
The Law Lord
1992
as Martin Allport
Shoot the Revolution
1990
as Octavian Barbu
From Moscow to Pietushki
1990
as Readings (voice)
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Dr. Livingstone
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Joe Bradshaw
Drowning by Numbers
1988
as Madgett
Bellman and True
1987
as Hiller
Boy Soldier
1987
as Officer
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Messenger
No Surrender
1985
as Bernard
Restless Natives
1985
as Will's father
The Burston Rebellion
1985
as Tom Higdon
Screen Two
1985
as John
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Lech Walesa
The Bounty
1984
as William Cole
The Chain
1984
as Nick
Natural World
1983
Runners
1983
as Trevor Field
The Tragedy of Richard III
1983
as First Murderer
Henry VI Part 3
1983
as Duke of York
Henry VI Part 2
1983
as Duke of York
Henry VI Part 1
1983
as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
Gandhi
1982
as Sergeant Putnam
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Yosser Hughes
A Turn for the Worse
1981
as Simon Simpson
Say No to Strangers
1981
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
The Black Stuff
1980
as Yosser Hughes
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
as Mick
BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Carson
The Spongers
1978
as Sullivan
Pit Strike
1977
as Tom
Professional Foul
1977
as Broadbent
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Carson
Daft Mam Blues
1977
as Billy
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
as Bernard Blincoe
It Could Happen to You
1976
as Syph
Housewives' Choice
1976
as Eric
I, Claudius
1976
as Gratus
Trial by Combat
1976
as Blind Freddie
The Peddler
1976
as Graham
Village Hall
1974
as Policeman
Hard Labour
1973
as Edward Thornley
Play for Today
1970
as Graham
Play for Today
1970
as Edward
Play for Today
1970
as Eric
Play for Today
1970
as Bernard Blincoe
Play for Today
1970
as Mick
Play for Today
1970
as Sullivan
Play for Today
1970
as Simon Simpson
Horizon
1964
as Narrator
The Crumblegiant
as Narrator