Bernard Hill
Acting
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.
Born: December 17, 1944
Place of Birth: Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
Known For
Titus: The Gorilla King
The compelling story of one of the most successful mountain gorillas that has ever lived - a huge silverback called Titus. The programme starts in 1967, when the researcher Dian Fossey first made contact with a group of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. She opened up a window on to their secret lives. Forty years on, this film reveals the complete and dramatic life story of one individual animal. Titus's father was murdered by poachers in front of his very eyes. His mother abandoned him in the subsequent chaos. His family disintegrated. He should have died. But we reveal how Titus survived against all the odds. Titus's present day trials and tribulations take the viewer back in time to reveal key moments in Titus's history. Using testament from eyewitnesses, the film relives one individual mountain gorilla's extraordinary battle for survival.
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born.
The Making of 'The Return of the King'
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Inside CERN
BBC Horizon follows the ups and downs of an outstanding story in particle physics. In June 2015, teams at CERN started running the large hadron collider at the highest energy ever. Rumours quickly emerged that they were on the brink of a huge discovery. An enigmatic bump in some data suggested a first glimpse of a brand new particle that could change our understanding of how the universe works.
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief – known in the United States as A Brief History of Disbelief – is a 2004 television documentary series written and presented by Jonathan Miller for the BBC and tracing the history of atheism.
Wild China
The dazzling array of mysterious and wonderful creatures that live in China's most beautiful landscapes.
From Moscow to Pietushki
A look at Benedict Yerofeyev, the elusive author of the Russian underground classic From Moscow to Pietushki, who has existed on the fringes of Soviet society for most of his life.
Titanic
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.
Filmography
as Thornley
as Oscar Smith
as Tom Carson
as Peter
as Richard
as Narrator
as Arthur
as Narrator
as John Claridge
as Father Robert Greaves
as Narrator - (Voice)
as Duke of Norfolk
as Len Russell
as Samuel
as Self
as Cranleigh
as Judge Hopkins (voice)
as Captain EJ Smith
as Uncle David
as John Darwin
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as General - Desert Sequence
as Esser
as George Crosby
as Himself - Narrator
as Grettongrat
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Oscar Kurz
as Pharoah Mann
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Sr. Crown
as Gerard Hopkirk
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Dennis
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Himself - Narrator
as David Blunkett
as King William III
as Narrator
as Edward Colt
as Self
as Phil Parsons
as John Joe
as Théoden
as Philos
as Murray
as The voice of Stalin
as Frederick
as Det. Insp. Walker
as Egeus
as Susan's Father
as Abel Magwitch
as Abel Magwitch
as Warden Luther Plunkitt
as (voice)
as Captain Smith
as Edward Tulliver
as The Engine Driver
as Dr. David Hawthorne
as Knight (uncredited)
as Frank nickle
as Flint
as Joe
as Larry
as John
as Uncle Fred
as Tam Ferrier
as Erwin van Haarlem
as Bottom (voice)
as Chief Constable Harmsworth
as Self
as Ignatius 'Iggy' Smith
as Martin Allport
as Octavian Barbu
as Readings (voice)
as Dr. Livingstone
as Joe Bradshaw
as Henry Madgett
as Hiller
as Officer
as Messenger
as John Lennon
as Bernard
as Will's father
as Tom Higdon
as John
as Tom Higdon
as Nick
as Lech Walesa
as William Cole
as Trevor Field
as First Murderer
as Duke of York
as Duke of York
as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans
as Sergeant Putnam
as Yosser Hughes
as Simon Simpson
as Vin Fox
as Yosser Hughes
as Mick
as Carson
as Sullivan
as Tom
as Carson
as Broadbent
as Broadbent
as Billy
as Bernard Blincoe
as Syph
as Eric
as Gratus
as Blind Freddie
as Graham
as Policeman
as Edward Thornley
as Graham
as Edward
as Eric
as Bernard Blincoe
as Mick
as Sullivan
as Simon Simpson
as Narrator