1944-12-17 Manchester, England, UK
Born in 1944, Bernard Hill is a British actor. 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.
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Forever Young | Oscar Smith | 2023-06-24 |
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The Moor | Thornley | 2023-08-26 |
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Segunda oportunidad | Peter | 2018-11-03 |
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Η Πόλη Της Σιωπής | Richard | 2017-04-06 |
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Inside CERN | Narrator | 2016-08-10 |
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Golden Years | Arthur | 2016-04-29 |
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Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary | Narrator | 2016-02-01 |
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North v South | John Claridge | 2015-10-16 |
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Reflections on Titanic | Self | 2012-09-10 |
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Outpost 11 | Cranleigh | 2012-09-01 |
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ParaNorman | Judge Hopkins (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
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Titanic: Case Closed | 2012-01-01 | |
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Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron | Captain EJ Smith | 2012-04-08 |
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The Kid | Uncle David | 2010-04-22 |
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Canoe Man | John Darwin | 2010-03-30 |
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Bombay Railway | Narrator | 2008-01-01 |
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Valkyrie | General - Desert Sequence | 2008-12-25 |
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Titus: The Gorilla King | Narrator | 2008-01-01 |
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Exodus | Narrator (voice) | 2008-01-09 |
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Franklyn | Esser | 2008-10-16 |
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Save Angel Hope | Oscar Kurz | 2007-10-20 |
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Exodus | Pharoah Mann | 2007-09-04 |
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El corazón de la Tierra | Sr. Crown | 2007-03-17 |
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No Go: The Free Derry Story | Narrator (voice) | 2006-09-06 |
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Joy Division | Dennis | 2006-11-17 |
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Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster | Narrator (voice) | 2006-08-01 |
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Ocean Odyssey | Narrator (voice) | 2006-05-24 |
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JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2006-12-12 |
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The Last Tommy | Narrator | 2005-11-07 |
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A Very Social Secretary | David Blunkett | 2005-10-10 |
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The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | King William III | 2005-06-03 |
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Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony | 2005-01-01 | |
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Beatles Biggest Secrets | Narrator | 2004-12-02 |
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Wimbledon | Edward Colt | 2004-09-13 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Théoden | 2003-12-01 |
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Gothika | Phil Parsons | 2003-11-21 |
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The Boys & Girl from County Clare | John Joe | 2003-09-12 |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Théoden | 2002-12-18 |
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The Scorpion King | Philos | 2002-04-18 |
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A Question of Faith | Frederick | 2000-01-01 |
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Eisenstein | The voice of Stalin | 2000-09-08 |
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Going Off Big Time | Murray | 2000-09-21 |
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Great Expectations | Abel Magwitch | 1999-04-12 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Egeus | 1999-05-14 |
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The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Susan's Father | 1999-04-29 |
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The Criminal | Det. Insp. Walker | 1999-10-01 |
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True Crime | Warden Luther Plunkitt | 1999-03-19 |
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Titanic: Secrets Revealed | Host | 1998-03-30 |
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Titanic | Edward Smith | 1997-11-18 |
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The Mill on the Floss | Edward Tulliver | 1997-10-12 |
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The Wind in the Willows | The Engine Driver | 1996-10-16 |
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The Ghost and the Darkness | Dr. David Hawthorne | 1996-10-11 |
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Madagascar Skin | Flint | 1995-01-26 |
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Speaking In Tongues | 1994-07-27 | |
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Skallagrigg | John | 1994-03-09 |
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Dirtysomething | Larry | 1994-04-06 |
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Shepherd on the Rock | Tam Ferrier | 1993-01-01 |
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Olly's Prison | Mike | 1993-05-01 |
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The Art of Tripping | 1993-02-23 | |
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Double X: The Name of the Game | Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith | 1992-06-05 |
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The Law Lord | Martin Allport | 1992-03-22 |
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Mountains of the Moon | Dr. Livingstone | 1990-02-16 |
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From Moscow to Pietushki | Readings (voice) | 1990-04-04 |
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Shoot the Revolution | Octavian Barbu | 1990-12-16 |
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Shirley Valentine | Joe Bradshaw | 1989-08-30 |
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Drowning by Numbers | Madgett | 1988-09-10 |
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Bellman and True | Hiller | 1987-11-12 |
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Milwr Bychan | Officer | 1987-01-30 |
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Theban Plays: Antigone | Messenger | 1986-09-19 |
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The Burston Rebellion | Tom Higdon | 1985-02-24 |
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No Surrender | Bernard | 1985-09-11 |
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Restless Natives | Will's father | 1985-06-01 |
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The Chain | Nick | 1984-01-01 |
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The Bounty | William Cole | 1984-05-04 |
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Squaring the Circle | Lech Walesa | 1984-05-23 |
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Henry VI Part 3 | Duke of York | 1983-01-16 |
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Runners | Trevor Field | 1983-08-18 |
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Henry VI Part 2 | Duke of York | 1983-01-09 |
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The Tragedy of Richard III | First Murderer | 1983-01-23 |
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Henry VI Part 1 | Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans | 1983-01-02 |
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Gandhi | Sergeant Putnam | 1982-12-01 |
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Say No to Strangers | 1981-01-01 | |
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A Turn for the Worse | Simon Simpson | 1981-04-28 |
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Fox | Vin Fox | 1980-03-10 |
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The Black Stuff | Yosser Hughes | 1980-01-02 |
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She Fell Among Thieves | Carson | 1978-03-01 |
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Soldiers Talking, Cleanly | Mick | 1978-12-05 |
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The Spongers | Sullivan | 1978-01-24 |
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Our Flesh and Blood | Bernard Blincoe | 1977-01-18 |
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Daft Mam Blues | Billy | 1977-05-17 |
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Professional Foul | Broadbent | 1977-09-21 |
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It Could Happen to You | Syph | 1976-11-11 |
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Housewives' Choice | Eric | 1976-10-19 |
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Trial by Combat | Blind Freddie | 1976-04-01 |
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Hard Labour | Edward Thornley | 1973-03-12 |
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The Crumblegiant | Narrator |
