9.0
9.0
Titus: The Gorilla King
2008
as Narrator
Bernard Hill
Acting
Born:December 17, 1944
Died:May 5, 2024(aged 79)
Birthplace:Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester School of Theatre, Xaverian College
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
The Lord of the RingsTitanic
Filmography (106 movies)
9.0
9.0
Olly's Prison
1993
as Mike
8.8
8.8
The Making of The Two Towers
2003
8.8
8.8
The Making of the Return of the King
2004
as Self
8.5
8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Théoden
8.4
8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Théoden
8.0
8.0
Inside CERN
2016
as Narrator
7.9
7.9
Titanic
1997
as Captain Smith
7.9
7.9
From Moscow to Pietushki
1990
as Readings (voice)
7.7
7.7
Trial by Combat
1976
as Blind Freddie
7.5
7.5
Henry VI Part 1
1983
as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
7.5
7.5
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
as Captain EJ Smith
7.4
7.4
The Black Stuff
1980
as Yosser Hughes
7.4
7.4
Ocean Odyssey
2006
as Narrator (voice)
7.3
7.3
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
7.2
7.2
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.1
7.1
ParaNorman
2012
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
7.0
7.0
Drowning by Numbers
1988
as Madgett
7.0
7.0
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Carson
7.0
7.0
Henry VI Part 3
1983
as Duke of York
7.0
7.0
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
as (voice)
7.0
7.0
Henry VI Part 2
1983
as Duke of York
7.0
7.0
Say No to Strangers
1981
as Teresa's Dad
6.9
6.9
Valkyrie
2008
as General - Desert Sequence
6.8
6.8
The Chain
1984
as Nick
6.8
6.8
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Dr. David Hawthorne
6.8
6.8
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
2016
as Narrator
6.7
6.7
The Bounty
1984
as William Cole
6.7
6.7
Restless Natives
1985
as Will's father
6.5
6.5
True Crime
1999
as Warden Luther Plunkitt
6.5
6.5
No Surrender
1985
as Bernard
6.5
6.5
Hard Labour
1973
as Edward Thornley
6.4
6.4
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Dr. Livingstone
6.4
6.4
The Kid
2010
as Uncle David
6.4
6.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Egeus
6.3
6.3
Golden Years
2016
as Arthur
6.3
6.3
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as King William III
6.2
6.2
Bellman and True
1987
as Hiller
6.2
6.2
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Joe Bradshaw
6.2
6.2
Wimbledon
2004
as Edward Colt
6.1
6.1
Gothika
2003
as Phil Parsons
6.1
6.1
The Mill on the Floss
1997
as Edward Tulliver
6.1
6.1
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as David Blunkett
6.0
6.0
Franklyn
2008
as Esser
6.0
6.0
The Tragedy of Richard III
1983
as First Murderer
6.0
6.0
Professional Foul
1977
as Broadbent
5.9
5.9
Going Off Big Time
2000
as Murray
5.8
5.8
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as John Joe
5.8
5.8
Exodus
2007
as Pharoah Mann
5.7
5.7
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Engine Driver
5.7
5.7
A Question of Faith
2000
as Frederick
5.7
5.7
The Moor
2024
as Thornley
5.6
5.6
The Scorpion King
2002
as Philos
5.5
5.5
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
as Susan's Father
5.5
5.5
Shepherd on the Rock
1993
as Tam Ferrier
5.5
5.5
Forever Young
2024
as Oscar Smith
5.5
5.5
Segunda oportunidad
2018
as Peter
5.5
5.5
Eisenstein
2000
as The voice of Stalin
5.1
5.1
North v South
2015
as John Claridge
5.0
5.0
Joy Division
2006
as Dennis
5.0
5.0
Titanic: Case Closed
2012
5.0
5.0
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Lech Walesa
5.0
5.0
Dirtysomething
1994
as Larry
5.0
5.0
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992
as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
4.9
4.9
The Heart of the Earth
2007
as Sr. Crown
4.9
4.9
Madagascar Skin
1995
as Flint
4.8
4.8
The Criminal
1999
as Det. Insp. Walker
4.8
4.8
Runners
1983
as Trevor Field
4.4
4.4
Save Angel Hope
2007
as Oscar Kurz
4.2
4.2
Outpost 11
2012
as Cranleigh
4.0
4.0
Canoe Man
2010
as John Darwin
3.0
3.0
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
2017
as Richard
1.0
1.0
It Could Happen to You
1976
as Syph
1.0
1.0
Skallagrigg
1994
as John
1.0
1.0
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
as Mick
A Turn for the Worse
1981
as Simon Simpson
The Burston Rebellion
1985
as Tom Higdon
Daft Mam Blues
1977
as Billy
Heatwave
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
2005
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Joe
The Last Tommy
2005
as Narrator
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
1998
as Host
Bombay Railway
2008
as Narrator
Pit Strike
1977
as Tom
The Sorrows
2013
A Question of Identity
1992
as Erwin van Haarlem
The Peddler
1976
as Graham
Titanic: Southampton Remembers
2012
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
1985
as John Lennon
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Willie
The Spongers
1978
as Sullivan
The Art of Tripping
1993
Shoot the Revolution
1990
as Octavian Barbu
The Crumblegiant
TBA
as Narrator
The Law Lord
1992
as Martin Allport
Boy Soldier
1987
as Officer
No Go: The Free Derry Story
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Exodus
2008
as Narrator (voice)
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Messenger
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
as Bernard Blincoe
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
as Narrator
Housewives' Choice
1976
as Eric
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