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Bernard Hill
Actor
Born December 17, 1944Died May 5, 2024 (79 years)
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
Filmography
| 2023 | The Moor · as Thornley |
| 2023 | Forever Young · as Oscar Smith |
| 2022 | The Responder (TV Series) · as Tom Carson |
| 2017 | Unforgotten: Domestic Turmoil · as Father Robert Greaves |
| 2017 | Unforgotten: Building the Series · as Father Robert Greaves |
| 2016 | Interlude City · as Richard |
| 2016 | Golden Years · as Arthur |
| 2016 | Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary · as Narrator |
| 2015 | North v South · as John Claridge |
| 2015 | India's Frontier Railways (TV Series) · as Narrator - (voice) |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall (TV Series) · as Duke Of Norfolk |
| 2015 | Unforgotten (TV Series) · as Father Robert Greaves |
| 2014 | Hope and Wire (TV Series) · as Len Russell |
| 2014 | From There to Here (TV Series) · as Samuel |
| 2014 | Shepherd on the Rock · as Tam Ferrier |
| 2013 | OutPost 11 · as Cranleigh |
| 2012 | Falcón (UK) (TV Series) · as Ramón Salgado |
| 2012 | ParaNorman · as Judge Hopkins (voice) |
| 2012 | Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron · as Captain Ej Smith |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Titanic: Deleted Scenes · as Captain Smith |
| 2011 | The Long March To Freedom (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2010 | The Kid · as Uncle David |
| 2010 | Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard · as Narrator |
| 2010 | Canoe Man · as John Darwin |
| 2008 | Valkyrie · as General - Desert Sequence |
| 2008 | Franklyn · as Esser |
| 2008 | Sunshine (2008) (TV Series) · as George Crosby |
| 2008 | Fairy Tales (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Save Angel Hope · as Oscar Kurz |
| 2007 | Exodus · as Pharoah Mann |
| 2007 | The Heart of the Earth · as Sr. Crown |
| 2007 | Five Days (TV Series) · as Gerard Hopkirk |
| 2006 | Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Joy Division · as Dennis |
| 2006 | Secrets of the Deep · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | A Very Social Secretary · as David Blunkett |
| 2005 | Midsummer Dream · as Theseus |
| 2005 | The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse · as King William Iii |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Wimbledon · as Edward Colt |
| 2004 | The Grid (TV Series) |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · as Théoden |
| 2003 | Gothika · as Phil Parsons |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Ancient Egyptians (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2003 | The Boys & Girl from County Clare · as John Joe |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as Théoden |
| 2002 | The Scorpion King · as Philos |
| 2000 | Going Off Big Time · as Murray |
| 2000 | Eisenstein · as The Voice Of Stalin |
| 2000 | Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano · as Narrator |
| 2000 | A Question of Faith · as Frederick |
| 1999 | The Criminal · as Det. Insp. Walker |
| 1999 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Egeus |
| 1999 | Great Expectations · as Abel Magwitch |
| 1999 | True Crime · as Warden Luther Plunkitt |
| 1999 | The Titanic Chronicles · as (voice) |
| 1998 | The Loss of Sexual Innocence · as Susan's Father |
| 1998 | Titanic: Secrets Revealed · as Host |
| 1998 | Unnatural Acts (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1997 | Titanic · as Edward Smith |
| 1997 | The Mill on the Floss · as Edward Tulliver |
| 1996 | Mr. Toad's Wild Ride · as The Engine Driver |
| 1996 | The Ghost and the Darkness · as Dr. David Hawthorne |
| 1995 | First Knight · as Knight (uncredited) |
| 1995 | The Big Game · as Mr. Harper |
| 1995 | Catherine Cookson's The Gambling Man (TV Series) · as Frank Nickle |
| 1995 | Madagascar Skin · as Flint |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Lipstick on Your Collar (TV Series) · as Uncle Fred |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (TV Series) · as Bottom (voice) |
| 1992 | Crime Story (TV Series) · as Erwin Van Haarlem |
| 1992 | Between the Lines (TV Series) · as Chief Constable Harmsworth |
| 1992 | Double X: The Name of the Game · as Ignatius 'iggy' Smith |
| 1990 | From Moscow to Pietushki: A Journey with Benedict Yerofeyev · as Readings (voice) |
| 1990 | Mountains of the Moon · as Dr. Livingstone |
| 1989 | Shirley Valentine · as Joe Bradshaw |
| 1988 | Drowning by Numbers · as Madgett |
| 1987 | Bellman and True · as Hiller |
| 1987 | Dispatches (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1987 | Milwr Bychan · as Officer |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Octavian Barbu |
| 1985 | No Surrender · as Bernard |
| 1985 | Restless Natives · as Will's Father |
| 1985 | Samson and Delilah · as Willie Naknervis |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as John |
| 1984 | The Bounty · as William Cole |
| 1984 | The Chain · as Nick |
| 1983 | Natural World (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Runners · as Trevor Field |
| 1983 | Richard III · as First Murderer |
| 1983 | The Third Part of Henry the Sixth · as Duke Of York |
| 1983 | The Second Part of Henry the Sixth · as Duke Of York |
| 1983 | The First Part of Henry the Sixth · as Duke Of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as Sergeant Putnam |
| 1982 | Boys from the Blackstuff (TV Series) · as Yosser Hughes |
| 1982 | Timewatch (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1980 | Fox (TV Series) · as Vin Fox |
| 1980 | The Black Stuff · as Yosser Hughes |
| 1979 | Telford's Change (TV Series) · as Jack Burton |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The Sailor's Return · as Carter |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Carson |
| 1976 | It Could Happen to You · as Syph |
| 1976 | I, Claudius (TV Series) · as Gratus |
| 1976 | A Dirty Knight's Work · as Blind Freddie |
| 1974 | Rooms (TV Series) · as Mr. Morton |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Billy |
| 1973 | Warship (1973) (TV Series) · as Cpo Straker |
| 1973 | Hard Labour · as Edward Thornley |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Jury Foreman |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Mick |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1964 | Horizon (TV Series) · as Narrator |