Bernard Hill

Where to watch Bernard Hill

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingMovie · 2003
• TitanicMovie · 1997
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersMovie · 2002

Biography

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.

Filmography

1. 2024The Mooras Thornley
2. 2022The Responderas Tom Carson · 5 episodes
3. 2016Golden Yearsas Arthur
4. 2015North v Southas John Claridge
5. 2015Unforgottenas Father Robert Greaves · 6 episodes
6. 2015Wolf Hallas Duke of Norfolk · 6 episodes
7. 2014From There to Hereas Samuel · 3 episodes
8. 2012Reflections on Titanicas Self
9. 2012Outpost 11as Cranleigh
10. 2012ParaNormanas Judge Hopkins (voice)
11. 2012Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameronas Captain EJ Smith
12. 2010The Kidas Uncle David
13. 2008Valkyrieas General - Desert Sequence
14. 2008Franklynas Esser
15. 2008Wild Chinaas Himself - Narrator · 6 episodes
16. 2007Five Daysas Gerard Hopkirk · 10 episodes
17. 2006Joy Divisionas Dennis
18. 2006The Making of 'The Return of the King'as Self
19. 2006The Making of 'The Two Towers'as Self
20. 2005A Very Social Secretaryas David Blunkett
21. 2005The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypseas King William III
22. 2004Atheism: A Rough History of Disbeliefas Self · 3 episodes
23. 2004Wimbledonas Edward Colt
24. 2004The Grid6 episodes
25. 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingas Théoden
26. 2003Gothikaas Phil Parsons
27. 2003The Boys & Girl from County Clareas John Joe
28. 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towersas Théoden
29. 2002The Scorpion Kingas Philos
30. 1999The Criminalas Det. Insp. Walker
31. 1999A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Egeus
32. 1999The Loss of Sexual Innocenceas Susan's Father
33. 1999Great Expectationsas Abel Magwitch
34. 1999True Crimeas Warden Luther Plunkitt
35. 1997Titanicas Captain Smith
36. 1997The Mill on the Flossas Edward Tulliver
37. 1996The Wind in the Willowsas The Engine Driver
38. 1996The Ghost and the Darknessas Dr. David Hawthorne
39. 1995First Knightas Knight (uncredited)
40. 1995Madagascar Skinas Flint
41. 1993Lipstick on Your Collaras Uncle Fred · 6 episodes
42. 1992Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Bottom (voice) · 1 episode
43. 1992Between the Linesas Chief Constable Harmsworth · 2 episodes
44. 1992HBO First Lookas Self · 1 episode
45. 1990From Moscow to Pietushkias Readings (voice)
46. 1990Mountains of the Moonas Dr. Livingstone
47. 1989Shirley Valentineas Joe Bradshaw
48. 1988Drowning by Numbersas Henry Madgett
49. 1987Bellman and Trueas Hiller
50. 1985No Surrenderas Bernard
51. 1985Restless Nativesas Will's father
52. 1984The Bountyas William Cole
53. 1983Natural World1 episode
54. 1982Gandhias Sergeant Putnam
55. 1982Boys from the Blackstuffas Yosser Hughes · 5 episodes
56. 1980The Black Stuffas Yosser Hughes
57. 1976I, Claudiusas Gratus · 2 episodes
58. 1973Hard Labouras Edward Thornley
59. 1970Play for Todayas Graham · 1 episode
60. 1964Horizonas Narrator · 1 episode