Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

79 · Born: Dec 17, 1944

Personal Details

Born Dec 17, 1944 Manchester, England, UK

Biography

Born in 1944, Bernard Hill is a British actor of film, stage and television. 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.

Career

2023
The Moor
The Moor as Thornley
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Forever Young
Forever Young
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2016
Golden Years
Golden Years as Arthur
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Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary as Narrator
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2015
North v South
North v South as John Claridge
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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall as Duke of Norfolk
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Unforgotten
Unforgotten as Father Robert Greaves
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India's Frontier Railways
India's Frontier Railways as Narrator - (Voice)
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2014
From There to Here
From There to Here as Samuel
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2012
ParaNorman
ParaNorman as The Judge
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OutPost 11
OutPost 11 as Cranleigh
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Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron as Captain EJ Smith
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2010
The Kid
The Kid as Uncle David
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Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard
Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard as Narrator
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Canoe Man
Canoe Man as John Darwin
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2008
Franklyn
Franklyn as Esser
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Titus: The Gorilla King
Titus: The Gorilla King as Narrator
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Sunshine
Sunshine as George Crosby
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2007
Save Angel Hope
Save Angel Hope as Oscar Kurz
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El corazón de la tierra
El corazón de la tierra as Sr. Crown
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Exodus
Exodus as Pharoah Mann
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Five Days
Five Days as Gerard Hopkirk
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2006
Secrets of the Deep
Secrets of the Deep as Narrator
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No Go: The Free Derry Story
No Go: The Free Derry Story as Narrator (voice)
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Joy Division
Joy Division as Dennis
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Surviving Disaster
2005
A Very Social Secretary
A Very Social Secretary as David Blunkett
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2004
Wimbledon
Wimbledon as Edward Colt
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See You in the Future...
See You in the Future... as Narrator
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Beatles Biggest Secrets
Beatles Biggest Secrets as Narrator
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The Grid
The Grid
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2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Boys & Girl from County Clare as John Joe
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gothika
Gothika as Phil Parsons
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2002
The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King as Philos
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2000
Going Off Big Time
Going Off Big Time as Murray
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Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano as Narrator
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1999
The Criminal
The Criminal as Det. Insp. Walker
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True Crime
True Crime as Warden Luther Plunkitt
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The Loss of Sexual Innocence
The Loss of Sexual Innocence as Susan's Father
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1997
The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss as Edward Tulliver
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Titanic
Titanic as Edward Smith
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1996
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness as Dr. David Hawthorne
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Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride as The Engine Driver
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1995
Madagascar Skin
Madagascar Skin as Flint
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The Gambling Man
The Gambling Man as Frank nickle
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1994
Screen Two
Screen Two as Larry
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1993
Shepherd on the Rock
Shepherd on the Rock as Tam Ferrier
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Drug-Taking and the Arts
Lipstick on Your Collar
Lipstick on Your Collar as Uncle Fred
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1992
Double X: The Name of the Game
Double X: The Name of the Game as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
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1990
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon as Dr. Livingstone
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1989
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine as Joe Bradshaw
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1988
Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers as Madgett
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1987
Bellman and True
Bellman and True as Hiller
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1985
Restless Natives
Restless Natives as Will's father
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No Surrender
No Surrender as Bernard
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1984
The Bounty
The Bounty as William Cole
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The Chain
The Chain as Nick
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1983
Richard III
Richard III as First Murderer
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The First Part of Henry the Sixt
The First Part of Henry the Sixt as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
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The Second Part of Henry the Sixth
The Second Part of Henry the Sixth as Duke of York
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The Third Part of Henry the Sixth
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth as Duke of York
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1982
Boys from the Blackstuff
Boys from the Blackstuff as Yosser Hughes
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1981
Play for Today
Play for Today as Simon Simpson
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1980
The Black Stuff
The Black Stuff as Yosser Hughes
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Fox
Fox
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1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week as Carson
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Play for Today
Play for Today as Sullivan
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1977
Play for Today
Play for Today as Bernard Blincoe
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BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week as Broadbent
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1976
Play for Today
Play for Today as Eric
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1973
Play for Today
Play for Today as Edward Thornley
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2024
2012
Titanic's Final Mystery
2010
Indian Hill Railways
2008
Wild China
Wild China
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2007
Bombay Railway
Bombay Railway
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2006
Revealed
Revealed
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2004
Brief History of Disbelief
Brief History of Disbelief