Bernard Hill
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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 20.888
Birthday 1944-12-17
Place of Birth Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
Also Known As
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Titanic
1997

Titanic

The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

Joy Division
2006

Joy Division

The Heart of the Earth
2007

The Heart of the Earth

The Bounty
1984

The Bounty

The Ghost and the Darkness
1996

The Ghost and the Darkness

Gothika
2003

Gothika

Ocean Odyssey
2006

Ocean Odyssey

Wimbledon
2004

Wimbledon

Franklyn
2008

Franklyn

The Scorpion King
2002

The Scorpion King

Going Off Big Time
2000

Going Off Big Time

Mountains of the Moon
1990

Mountains of the Moon

Drowning by Numbers
1988

Drowning by Numbers

The Kid
2010

The Kid

Restless Natives
1985

Restless Natives

The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

The Wind in the Willows
1996

The Wind in the Willows

Shirley Valentine
1989

Shirley Valentine

Exodus
2007

Exodus

Trial by Combat
1976

Trial by Combat

Save Angel Hope
2007

Save Angel Hope

No Surrender
1985

No Surrender

The Criminal
1999

The Criminal

Bellman and True
1987

Bellman and True

The Chain
1984

The Chain

Madagascar Skin
1995

Madagascar Skin

Canoe Man
2010

Canoe Man

Henry VI Part 1
1983

Henry VI Part 1

The Tragedy of Richard III
1983

The Tragedy of Richard III

Henry VI Part 2
1983

Henry VI Part 2

Henry VI Part 3
1983

Henry VI Part 3

Double X: The Name of the Game
1992

Double X: The Name of the Game

A Very Social Secretary
2005

A Very Social Secretary

True Crime
1999

True Crime

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012

Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron

Say No to Strangers
1981

Say No to Strangers

The Black Stuff
1980

The Black Stuff

Professional Foul
1977

Professional Foul

Dirtysomething
1994

Dirtysomething

North v South
2015

North v South

Gandhi
1982

Gandhi

Speaking In Tongues
1994

Speaking In Tongues

The Art of Tripping
1993

The Art of Tripping

Squaring the Circle
1984

Squaring the Circle

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Golden Years
2016

Golden Years

The Law Lord
1992

The Law Lord

Runners
1983

Runners

Fox
1980

Fox

ParaNorman
2012

ParaNorman

Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
2017

Interlude: City of a Dead Woman

Valkyrie
2008

Valkyrie

Hard Labour
1973

Hard Labour

The Spongers
1978

The Spongers

The Mill on the Floss
1997

The Mill on the Floss

It Could Happen to You
1976

It Could Happen to You

Olly's Prison
1993

Olly's Prison

Shepherd on the Rock
1993

Shepherd on the Rock

Eisenstein
2000

Eisenstein

Boy Soldier
1987

Boy Soldier

A Question of Faith
2000

A Question of Faith

No Go: The Free Derry Story
2006

No Go: The Free Derry Story

Exodus
2008

Exodus

Skallagrigg
1994

Skallagrigg

Theban Plays: Antigone
1986

Theban Plays: Antigone

Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
2006

Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster

Our Flesh and Blood
1977

Our Flesh and Blood

She Fell Among Thieves
1978

She Fell Among Thieves

Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004

Beatles Biggest Secrets

Housewives' Choice
1976

Housewives' Choice

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978

Soldiers Talking, Cleanly

A Turn for the Worse
1981

A Turn for the Worse

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The Burston Rebellion
1985

The Burston Rebellion

Reflections on Titanic
2012

Reflections on Titanic

Inside CERN
2016

Inside CERN

Daft Mam Blues
1977

Daft Mam Blues

Titus: The Gorilla King
2008

Titus: The Gorilla King

Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
2005

Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony

Segunda oportunidad
2018

Segunda oportunidad

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
2016

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

Outpost 11
2012

Outpost 11

JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
2006

JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed

Great Expectations
1999

Great Expectations

Shoot the Revolution
1990

Shoot the Revolution

The Crumblegiant

The Crumblegiant

The Moor
2024

The Moor

Forever Young
2023

Forever Young

Titanic: Case Closed
2012

Titanic: Case Closed

The Last Tommy
2005

The Last Tommy

Titanic: Secrets Revealed
1998

Titanic: Secrets Revealed

From Moscow to Pietushki
1990

From Moscow to Pietushki

Bombay Railway
2008

Bombay Railway

Pit Strike
1977

Pit Strike

The Sorrows
2013

The Sorrows

First Knight
1995

First Knight

A Question of Identity
1992

A Question of Identity

Boys from the Blackstuff
1982

Boys from the Blackstuff

I, Claudius
1976

I, Claudius

Surviving Disaster
2006

Surviving Disaster

Screen Two
1985

Screen Two

Five Days
2007

Five Days

Sunshine
2008

Sunshine

Fox
1980

Fox

The Grid
2004

The Grid

Fairy Tales
2008

Fairy Tales

BBC Television Shakespeare
1978

BBC Television Shakespeare

Natural World
1983

Natural World

One Life
2003

One Life

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
2004

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

Wild China
2008

Wild China

From There to Here
2014

From There to Here

Unforgotten
2015

Unforgotten

Once Upon A Time In The North
1994

Once Upon A Time In The North

The Gambling Man
1995

The Gambling Man

Surviving Disaster
2006

Surviving Disaster

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Hope and Wire
2014

Hope and Wire

Lipstick on Your Collar
1993

Lipstick on Your Collar

Wolf Hall
2015

Wolf Hall

Bombay Railway
2007

Bombay Railway

HBO First Look
1992

HBO First Look

Village Hall
1974

Village Hall

Indian Hill Railways
2010

Indian Hill Railways

India's Frontier Railways
2015

India's Frontier Railways

Between the Lines
1992

Between the Lines

Play for Today
1970

Play for Today

Play for Today
1970

Play for Today

Play for Today
1970

Play for Today

Play for Today
1970

Play for Today

Play for Today
1970

Play for Today

Play for Today
1970

Play for Today

Play for Today
1970

Play for Today

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977

BBC2 Play of the Week