Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Date of Birth:

Dec 17, 1944

Place of Birth:

Blackley, Manchester, England, UK

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.

filmography:

The Art of Tripping The Art of Tripping

1993

First Knight First Knight

1995

The Sorrows The Sorrows

2013

Pit Strike Pit Strike

1977

Speaking In Tongues Speaking In Tongues

1994

Squaring the Circle Squaring the Circle

1984

A Question of Identity A Question of Identity

1992

Runners Runners

1983

The Law Lord The Law Lord

1992

Golden Years Golden Years

2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

1999

Olly's Prison Olly's Prison

1993

Gandhi Gandhi

1982

The Black Stuff The Black Stuff

1980

Professional Foul Professional Foul

1977

Say No to Strangers Say No to Strangers

1981

JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed

2006

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron

2012

Dirtysomething Dirtysomething

1994

Titanic: Secrets Revealed Titanic: Secrets Revealed

1998

Bombay Railway Bombay Railway

2008

North v South North v South

2015

Double X: The Name of the Game Double X: The Name of the Game

1992

From Moscow to Pietushki From Moscow to Pietushki

1990

Fox Fox

1980

Interlude: City of a Dead Woman Interlude: City of a Dead Woman

2017

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

1978

A Turn for the Worse A Turn for the Worse

1981

Housewives' Choice Housewives' Choice

1976

Beatles Biggest Secrets Beatles Biggest Secrets

2004

She Fell Among Thieves She Fell Among Thieves

1978

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

2005

The Burston Rebellion The Burston Rebellion

1985

The Titanic Chronicles The Titanic Chronicles

1999

The Peddler The Peddler

1976

Inside CERN Inside CERN

2016

Reflections on Titanic Reflections on Titanic

2012

Our Flesh and Blood Our Flesh and Blood

1977

Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster

2006

It Could Happen to You It Could Happen to You

1976

Eisenstein Eisenstein

2000

The Mill on the Floss The Mill on the Floss

1997

Hard Labour Hard Labour

1973

Valkyrie Valkyrie

2008

Boy Soldier Boy Soldier

1987

A Question of Faith A Question of Faith

2000

Theban Plays: Antigone Theban Plays: Antigone

1986

Skallagrigg Skallagrigg

1994

Exodus Exodus

2008

No Go: The Free Derry Story No Go: The Free Derry Story

2006

The Last Tommy The Last Tommy

2005

True Crime True Crime

1999

Drowning by Numbers Drowning by Numbers

1988

The Kid The Kid

2010

Mountains of the Moon Mountains of the Moon

1990

The Scorpion King The Scorpion King

2002

Great Expectations Great Expectations

1999

Restless Natives Restless Natives

1985

The Loss of Sexual Innocence The Loss of Sexual Innocence

1999

Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony

2005

Shoot the Revolution Shoot the Revolution

1990

The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows

1996

Titus: The Gorilla King Titus: The Gorilla King

2008

Going Off Big Time Going Off Big Time

2000

Franklyn Franklyn

2008

The Ghost and the Darkness The Ghost and the Darkness

1996

Joy Division Joy Division

2006

The Boys & Girl from County Clare The Boys & Girl from County Clare

2003

Titanic Titanic

1997

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

2003

The Heart of the Earth The Heart of the Earth

2007

The Bounty The Bounty

1984

Wimbledon Wimbledon

2004

Ocean Odyssey Ocean Odyssey

2006

Daft Mam Blues Daft Mam Blues

1977

Gothika Gothika

2003

Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine

1989

The Crumblegiant The Crumblegiant

1970

Henry VI Part 3 Henry VI Part 3

1983

Henry VI Part 1 Henry VI Part 1

1983

The Tragedy of Richard III The Tragedy of Richard III

1983

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

2016

Forever Young Forever Young

2024

Henry VI Part 2 Henry VI Part 2

1983

Shepherd on the Rock Shepherd on the Rock

1993

Outpost 11 Outpost 11

2012

A Very Social Secretary A Very Social Secretary

2005

The Spongers The Spongers

1978

Titanic: Case Closed Titanic: Case Closed

2012

Canoe Man Canoe Man

2010

Madagascar Skin Madagascar Skin

1995

Trial by Combat Trial by Combat

1976

ParaNorman ParaNorman

2012

Segunda oportunidad Segunda oportunidad

2018

Exodus Exodus

2007

Save Angel Hope Save Angel Hope

2007

No Surrender No Surrender

1985

The Chain The Chain

1984

Bellman and True Bellman and True

1987

The Moor The Moor

2024

The Criminal The Criminal

1999

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

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