The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003
As Théoden
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Bernard Hill
Born
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 (114)
Titanic1997
As Captain Smith
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
As Théoden
TMDb 8.4 / 10
Valkyrie2008
As General - Desert Sequence
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Scorpion King2002
As Philos
TMDb 5.6 / 10
ParaNorman2012
As Judge Hopkins (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Bounty1984
As William Cole
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Ghost and the Darkness1996
As Dr. David Hawthorne
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Gandhi1982
As Sergeant Putnam
TMDb 7.6 / 10
True Crime1999
As Warden Luther Plunkitt
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Gothika2003
As Phil Parsons
TMDb 6.2 / 10
First Knight1995
As Knight (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Wimbledon2004
As Edward Colt
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Midsummer Night's Dream1999
As Egeus
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Joy Division2006
As Dennis
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Ocean Odyssey2006
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Heatwave2005
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Franklyn2008
As Esser
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Segunda oportunidad2018
As Peter
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Drowning by Numbers1988
As Henry Madgett
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Housewives' Choice1976
As Eric
Mountains of the Moon1990
As Dr. Livingstone
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Collectormania 72005
As Self
The Wind in the Willows1996
As The Engine Driver
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Fox
Fox1980
As Vin Fox
TMDb 1.0 / 10
The Moor2024
As Thornley
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Tragedy of Richard III1983
As First Murderer
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Forever Young2024
As Oscar Smith
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Runners1983
As Trevor Field
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Dirtysomething1994
As Larry
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Boys & Girl from County Clare2003
As John Joe
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Golden Years2016
As Arthur
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Shirley Valentine1989
As Joe Bradshaw
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Loss of Sexual Innocence1999
As Susan's Father
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Exodus
Exodus2008
As Narrator (voice)
The Peddler1976
As Graham
Great Expectations1999
As Abel Magwitch
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Bellman and True1987
As Hiller
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Mill on the Floss1997
As Edward Tulliver
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Trial by Combat1976
As Blind Freddie
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Save Angel Hope2007
As Oscar Kurz
TMDb 4.9 / 10
North v South2015
As John Claridge
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Our Flesh and Blood1977
As Bernard Blincoe
The Chain1984
As Nick
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Kid2010
As Uncle David
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Crumblegiant
The Crumblegiant2007
As Narrator
On the Set of 'Gothika'2004
As Self
Henry VI Part 31983
As Duke of York
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Exodus2007
As Pharoah Mann
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Going Off Big Time2000
As Murray
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Reflections on Titanic2012
As Self
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Henry VI Part 11983
As Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Henry VI Part 21983
As Duke of York
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Pit Strike1977
As Tom
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron2012
As Captain EJ Smith
TMDb 7.3 / 10
A Question of Faith2000
As Frederick
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Squaring the Circle1984
As Lech Walesa
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Making of 'The Return of the King'2006
As Self
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano2000
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Midsummer Night's Dream1992
As Bottom (voice)
The Art of Tripping1993
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Heart of the Earth2007
As Sr. Crown
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Law Lord1992
As Martin Allport
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Black Stuff1980
As Yosser Hughes
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Say No to Strangers
Say No to Strangers1981
As Teresa's Dad
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Theban Plays: Antigone1986
As Messenger
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Boy Soldier1987
As Officer
TMDb 7.5 / 10
A Very Social Secretary2005
As David Blunkett
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah1984
As Willie
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse2005
As King William III
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Shepherd on the Rock1993
As Tam Ferrier
TMDb 7.0 / 10
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed2006
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Restless Natives1985
As Will's father
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Outpost 112012
As Cranleigh
TMDb 4.2 / 10
No Surrender1985
As Bernard
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Eisenstein2000
As The voice of Stalin
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Double X: The Name of the Game1992
As Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
TMDb 5.4 / 10
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life1985
As John Lennon
Inside CERN2016
As Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Titanic: Case Closed2012
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Shoot the Revolution1990
As Octavian Barbu
The Burston Rebellion1985
As Tom Higdon
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Professional Foul1977
As Broadbent
TMDb 7.5 / 10
A Question of Identity1992
As Erwin van Haarlem
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Bombay Railway2008
As Narrator
Daft Mam Blues1977
As Billy
Speaking In Tongues1994
As Joe
The Sorrows2013
She Fell Among Thieves1978
As Carson
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Making of 'The Two Towers'2006
As Self
TMDb 8.8 / 10
Canoe Man2010
As John Darwin
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Madagascar Skin1995
As Flint
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Spongers1978
As Sullivan
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Skallagrigg1994
As John
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Titanic: Southampton Remembers2012
The Criminal1999
As Det. Insp. Walker
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly1978
As Mick
Beatles Biggest Secrets2004
As Narrator
It Could Happen to You1976
As Syph
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Tim Haines Deep Ocean2006
As Erzähler
TMDb 9.0 / 10
A Turn for the Worse1981
As Simon Simpson
From Moscow to Pietushki1990
As Readings (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
No Go: The Free Derry Story2006
As Narrator (voice)
The Titanic Chronicles1999
As (voice)
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Olly's Prison
Olly's Prison1993
As Mike
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Hard Labour1973
As Edward Thornley
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony2005
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary2016
As Narrator
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster2006
As Narrator (voice)
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman2017
As Richard
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Titus: The Gorilla King2008
As Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Last Tommy
The Last Tommy2005
As Narrator
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
Titanic: Secrets Revealed1998
As Host
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim
Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim1976
As Bernie
Filmography and biography: TMDb