Bernard Hill
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Bernard Hill
Thornley
... 2024
Oscar Smith
... 2024
Peter
... 2018
Richard
... 2017
Narrator
... 2016
Arthur
... 2016
Narrator
... 2016
John Claridge
... 2015
... 2013
... 2012
Cranleigh
... 2012
Judge Hopkins (voice)
... 2012
... 2012
Captain EJ Smith
... 2012
... 2012
Uncle David
... 2010
John Darwin
... 2010
General - Desert Sequence
... 2008
Esser
... 2008
Narrator (voice)
... 2008
Narrator
... 2008
Narrator
... 2008
Oscar Kurz
... 2007
Pharoah Mann
... 2007
Sr. Crown
... 2007
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2006
Dennis
... 2006
Narrator (voice)
... 2006
Narrator (voice)
... 2006
Narrator (voice)
... 2006
Narrator
... 2005
David Blunkett
... 2005
King William III
... 2005
Narrator (voice)
... 2005
Narrator
... 2004
Edward Colt
... 2004
... 2004
... 2004
... 2003
Phil Parsons
... 2003
John Joe
... 2003
... 2003
... 2002
Philos
... 2002
Murray
... 2000
The voice of Stalin
... 2000
Frederick
... 2000
Det. Insp. Walker
... 1999
... 1999
Susan's Father
... 1999
Abel Magwitch
... 1999
Warden Luther Plunkitt
... 1999
(voice)
... 1999
... 1998
Captain Smith
... 1997
Edward Tulliver
... 1997
The Engine Driver
... 1996
Dr. David Hawthorne
... 1996
Knight (uncredited)
... 1995
Flint
... 1995
... 1994
Larry
... 1994
John
... 1994
Mike
... 1993
... 1993
Tam Ferrier
... 1993
Erwin van Haarlem
... 1992
Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
... 1992
Martin Allport
... 1992
Octavian Barbu
... 1990
Readings (voice)
... 1990
Dr. Livingstone
... 1990
Joe Bradshaw
... 1989
Madgett
... 1988
Hiller
... 1987
Officer
... 1987
Messenger
... 1986
John Lennon
... 1985
Bernard
... 1985
Will's father
... 1985
Tom Higdon
... 1985
Lech Walesa
... 1984
William Cole
... 1984
Nick
... 1984
Trevor Field
... 1983
First Murderer
... 1983
Duke of York
... 1983
Duke of York
... 1983
Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
... 1983
Sergeant Putnam
... 1982
Simon Simpson
... 1981
Teresa's Dad
... 1981
Vin Fox
... 1980
Yosser Hughes
... 1980
... 1978
Carson
... 1978
Sullivan
... 1978
Tom
... 1977
Broadbent
... 1977
Billy
... 1977
Bernard Blincoe
... 1977
... 1976
Eric
... 1976
Blind Freddie
... 1976
Graham
... 1976
Edward Thornley
... 1973
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