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Bernard Hill

Biography

Bernard Hill

Actor

Born
December 17, 1944
Age at death
79 years old
Place of birth
Blackley, Manchester, England, UK
Years active
1964 – 2024
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71

Credits

34

Movies

37

TV series

61

Years active

6.8

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Bernard Hill

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Career timeline

  1. 1944 · Born

    Born in Blackley, Manchester, England, UK

  2. 1964 · Screen debut

    Horizon (TV)

  3. 1997 · Breakthrough

    Titanic (Movie)

  4. 2024 · Latest release

    The Moor (Movie)

  5. 2024 · Died

    May 5, 2024

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama45
  • Comedy19
  • Adventure9
  • Crime9
  • Romance8
  • Action7
Highest-rated title The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 8.5 Most popular title Titanic 1997 7.9

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Bernard Hill in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2024 The Moor as Thornley Movie
  2. 2024 Forever Young as Oscar Smith Movie
  3. 2022 Remembers… TV
  4. 2022 The Responder as Tom Carson TV
  5. 2016 Golden Years as Arthur Movie
  6. 2015 Unforgotten as Father Robert Greaves TV
  7. 2015 Wolf Hall as Duke of Norfolk TV
  8. 2014 Hope and Wire as Len Russell TV
  9. 2014 From There to Here as Samuel TV
  10. 2012 ParaNorman as Judge Hopkins (voice) Movie
  11. 2012 Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron as Captain EJ Smith Movie
  12. 2010 The Kid as Uncle David Movie
  13. 2008 Valkyrie as General - Desert Sequence Movie
  14. 2008 Franklyn as Esser Movie
  15. 2008 Sunshine as George Crosby TV
  16. 2008 Fairy Tales as Grettongrat TV
  17. 2007 Five Days as Gerard Hopkirk TV
  18. 2006 Joy Division as Dennis Movie
  19. 2006 Surviving Disaster TV
  20. 2005 The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse as King William III Movie
  21. 2004 Wimbledon as Edward Colt Movie
  22. 2004 The Grid TV
  23. 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King as Théoden Movie
  24. 2003 Gothika as Phil Parsons Movie
  25. 2003 One Life TV
  26. 2003 The Boys & Girl from County Clare as John Joe Movie
  27. 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as Théoden Movie
  28. 2002 The Scorpion King as Philos Movie
  29. 1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Egeus Movie
  30. 1999 The Loss of Sexual Innocence as Susan's Father Movie
  31. 1999 Great Expectations as Abel Magwitch TV
  32. 1999 Great Expectations as Abel Magwitch Movie
  33. 1999 True Crime as Warden Luther Plunkitt Movie
  34. 1997 Titanic as Captain Smith Movie
  35. 1997 The Mill on the Floss as Edward Tulliver Movie
  36. 1996 The Wind in the Willows as The Engine Driver Movie
  37. 1996 The Ghost and the Darkness as Dr. David Hawthorne Movie
  38. 1995 First Knight as Knight (uncredited) Movie
  39. 1995 The Gambling Man as Frank nickle TV
  40. 1994 Stages as Joe TV
  41. 1994 Once Upon A Time In The North as Len Tollit TV
  42. 1993 Lipstick on Your Collar as Uncle Fred TV
  43. 1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Bottom (voice) TV
  44. 1992 Crime Story as Erwin van Haarlem TV
  45. 1992 Between the Lines as Chief Constable Harmsworth TV
  46. 1991 Shrinks as Frank Beasley TV
  47. 1990 Mountains of the Moon as Dr. Livingstone Movie
  48. 1989 About Face as Bryce TV
  49. 1989 Shirley Valentine as Joe Bradshaw Movie
  50. 1988 Drowning by Numbers as Henry Madgett Movie
  51. 1987 Bellman and True as Hiller Movie
  52. 1986 ScreenPlay as Octavian Barbu TV
  53. 1985 Restless Natives as Will's father Movie
  54. 1985 Screen Two as John TV
  55. 1984 The Bounty as William Cole Movie
  56. 1983 Natural World TV
  57. 1983 Henry VI Part 1 as Duke of York / Master Gunner Of Orleans Movie
  58. 1982 Gandhi as Sergeant Putnam Movie
  59. 1982 Boys from the Blackstuff as Yosser Hughes TV
  60. 1980 The Glamour Girls as Boris TV
  61. 1980 Fox as Vin Fox TV
  62. 1978 Pickersgill People as Harry 'Sharky' Finn TV
  63. 1977 Premiere as Tom TV
  64. 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week as Carson TV
  65. 1977 Childhood as Janey's father TV
  66. 1976 I, Claudius as Gratus TV
  67. 1976 Trial by Combat as Blind Freddie Movie
  68. 1974 Village Hall as Policeman TV
  69. 1973 Second City Firsts as Billy TV
  70. 1970 Play for Today as Graham TV
  71. 1964 Horizon as Narrator TV

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Quick facts

When did Bernard Hill die?

Bernard Hill died on May 5, 2024 at the age of 79.

Where was Bernard Hill born?

Bernard Hill was born in Blackley, Manchester, England, UK.

What was Bernard Hill’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Bernard Hill is Horizon (1964).

How many movies and series has Bernard Hill made?

Our catalogue lists 71 titles for Bernard Hill: 34 movies and 37 TV series.

What is Bernard Hill’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

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