Bernard Hill
Acting
165
Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
The Moor
2024
as Thornley
Forever Young
2024
as Oscar Smith
The Responder
2022
as Tom Carson
Remembers…
2022
Segunda oportunidad
2018
as Peter
Interlude: City of a Dead Woman
2017
as Richard
Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary
2016
as Narrator
Golden Years
2016
as Arthur
Inside CERN
2016
as Narrator
North v South
2015
as John Claridge
Unforgotten
2015
as Father Robert Greaves
India's Frontier Railways
2015
as Narrator - (Voice)
Wolf Hall
2015
as Duke of Norfolk
From There to Here
2014
as Samuel
Hope and Wire
2014
as Len Russell
The Sorrows
2013
ParaNorman
2012
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
Titanic: Case Closed
2012
Outpost 11
2012
as Cranleigh
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
2012
as Captain EJ Smith
Reflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
Titanic: Southampton Remembers
2012
The Kid
2010
as Uncle David
Canoe Man
2010
as John Darwin
Indian Hill Railways
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Franklyn
2008
as Esser
Titus: The Gorilla King
2008
as Narrator
Bombay Railway
2008
as Narrator
Valkyrie
2008
as General - Desert Sequence
Exodus
2008
as Narrator (voice)
Sunshine
2008
as George Crosby
Wild China
2008
as Himself - Narrator
Fairy Tales
2008
as Grettongrat
The Heart of the Earth
2007
as Sr. Crown
The Crumblegiant
2007
as Narrator
Exodus
2007
as Pharoah Mann
Save Angel Hope
2007
as Oscar Kurz
Five Days
2007
as Gerard Hopkirk
Bombay Railway
2007
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Joy Division
2006
as Dennis
Ocean Odyssey
2006
as Narrator (voice)
JFK's Women: The Scandals Revealed
2006
as Self - Narrator (voice)
No Go: The Free Derry Story
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
2006
as Narrator (voice)
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2006
as Self
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
2006
as Self
Tim Haines Deep Ocean
2006
as Erzähler
Surviving Disaster
2006
as Himself - Narrator
Surviving Disaster
2006
Horizon: Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
2005
A Very Social Secretary
2005
as David Blunkett
The Last Tommy
2005
as Narrator
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as King William III
Heatwave
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Collectormania 7
2005
as Self
Wimbledon
2004
as Edward Colt
Beatles Biggest Secrets
2004
as Narrator
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
The Grid
2004
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
2004
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
as Théoden
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
as John Joe
Gothika
2003
as Phil Parsons
One Life
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
as Théoden
The Scorpion King
2002
as Philos
Going Off Big Time
2000
as Murray
Eisenstein
2000
as The voice of Stalin
A Question of Faith
2000
as Frederick
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Great Expectations
1999
as Abel Magwitch
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
1999
as Susan's Father
The Criminal
1999
as Det. Insp. Walker
True Crime
1999
as Warden Luther Plunkitt
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999
as Egeus
The Titanic Chronicles
1999
as (voice)
Great Expectations
1999
as Abel Magwitch
Titanic: Secrets Revealed
1998
as Host
The Mill on the Floss
1997
as Edward Tulliver
Titanic
1997
as Captain Smith
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Dr. David Hawthorne
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Engine Driver
Madagascar Skin
1995
as Flint
First Knight
1995
as Knight (uncredited)
The Gambling Man
1995
as Frank nickle
Dirtysomething
1994
as Larry
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Joe
Skallagrigg
1994
as John
Once Upon A Time In The North
1994
as Len Tollit
Stages
1994
as Joe
Shepherd on the Rock
1993
as Tam Ferrier
Olly's Prison
1993
as Mike
The Art of Tripping
1993
Lipstick on Your Collar
1993
as Uncle Fred
Double X: The Name of the Game
1992
as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
A Question of Identity
1992
as Erwin van Haarlem
The Law Lord
1992
as Martin Allport
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1992
as Bottom (voice)
HBO First Look
1992
as Self
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
as Bottom (voice)
Between the Lines
1992
as Chief Constable Harmsworth
Shrinks
1991
as Frank Beasley
Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Dr. Livingstone
Shoot the Revolution
1990
as Octavian Barbu
From Moscow to Pietushki
1990
as Readings (voice)
Shirley Valentine
1989
as Joe Bradshaw
Drowning by Numbers
1988
as Henry Madgett
Bellman and True
1987
as Hiller
Boy Soldier
1987
as Officer
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Messenger
ScreenPlay
1986
as Octavian Barbu
Restless Natives
1985
as Will's father
No Surrender
1985
as Bernard
The Burston Rebellion
1985
as Tom Higdon
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
1985
as John Lennon
Screen Two
1985
as John
Screen Two
1985
as Tom Higdon
Screen Two
1985
as Captain Larry
The Bounty
1984
as William Cole
The Chain
1984
as Nick
Squaring the Circle
1984
as Lech Walesa
Samson and Delilah
1984
as Willie
The Tragedy of Richard III
1983
as First Murderer
Henry VI Part 3
1983
as Duke of York
Henry VI Part 1
1983
as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
Henry VI Part 2
1983
as Duke of York
Runners
1983
as Trevor Field
Natural World
1983
Gandhi
1982
as Sergeant Putnam
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Yosser Hughes
Say No to Strangers
1981
as Teresa's Dad
A Turn for the Worse
1981
as Simon Simpson
The Black Stuff
1980
as Yosser Hughes
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
Fox
1980
as Vin Fox
The Glamour Girls
1980
as Boris
The Spongers
1978
as Sullivan
She Fell Among Thieves
1978
as Carson
Soldiers Talking, Cleanly
1978
as Mick
Pickersgill People
1978
as Harry 'Sharky' Finn
Daft Mam Blues
1977
as Billy
Professional Foul
1977
as Broadbent
Pit Strike
1977
as Tom
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
as Bernard Blincoe
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Carson
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Broadbent
Childhood
1977
as Janey's father
Premiere
1977
as Tom
Trial by Combat
1976
as Blind Freddie
It Could Happen to You
1976
as Syph
Housewives' Choice
1976
as Eric
The Peddler
1976
as Graham
Trade Unions: Seven Days that Shook Young Jim
1976
as Bernie
I, Claudius
1976
as Gratus
Village Hall
1974
as Policeman
Hard Labour
1973
as Edward Thornley
Second City Firsts
1973
as Billy
Play for Today
1970
as Graham
Play for Today
1970
as Edward
Play for Today
1970
as Eric
Play for Today
1970
as Bernard Blincoe
Play for Today
1970
as Mick
Play for Today
1970
as Sullivan
Play for Today
1970
as Simon Simpson
Horizon
1964
as Narrator