Bernard Hill
Highest Rated: 95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Lowest Rated: 15% Gothika (2003)
Birthday: Dec 17, 1944
Birthplace: Manchester, England, UK
Having developed a reputation as a steady onscreen presence in his native England, actor Bernard Hill made a smooth and successful transition to Hollywood movies that culminated in a career-defining performance as Theoden, King of Rohan, in the second and third installments of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Prior to that, Hill earned a deal of celebrity with his noted performance in the acclaimed miniseries, "I, Claudius" (PBS, 1977), before he played the most popular character on the hit British series "Boys from the Blackstuff" (BBC2, 1980-82). Following a small, but career-boosting turn in the Oscar-winning "Gandhi" (1982), Hill amassed a number of films to his credit, including "The Bounty" (1984) and "Drowning by Numbers" (1988). He delivered a quality starring performance in the small drama, "Madagascar Skin" (1995), before appearing in major studio pictures like "The Ghost and the Darkness" (1996) and "Titanic" (1997). But it was his role in "The Two Towers" (2002) and "The Return of the King" (2003) that helped the actor gain a strong foothold in the United States. With subsequent roles in big Hollywood movies like "The Scorpion King" (2002) and "Valkyrie" (2008), Hill was well-established as a prominent supporting player capable of turning in quality performances that helped anchor numerous hit movies.
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Bernard Hill
Filmography
Movies
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Forever Young | Oscar Smith (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Titanic: 25th Anniversary | Captain Edward John Smith (Character) | - | 2023 |
75% |
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The Moor | Thornley (Character) | - | 2023 |
29% |
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Golden Years | Arthur (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Interlude City | Richard (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sorrows | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Outpost 11 | Cranleigh (Character) | - | 2012 |
89% |
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ParaNorman | The Judge (Voice) | - | 2012 |
50% |
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The Kid | Uncle David (Character) | - | 2010 |
57% |
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Franklyn |
The Individual/ |
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Wild China | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Exodus | Pharoah Mann (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Crumblegiant | Narrator | - | 2007 |
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The Heart of the Earth | Mr. Crown (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Joy Division | Dennis (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Go: The Free Derry Story | Narrator | - | 2006 |
83% |
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The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | King William III (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Very Social Secretary | David Blunkett (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Save Angel Hope | Oscar Kurz (Character) | - | 2005 |
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Midsummer Dream | Theseus (Voice) | - | 2005 |
61% |
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Wimbledon | Edward Colt (Character) | $16.8M | 2004 |
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The Grid | Unknown (Character) | - | 2004 |
48% |
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The Boys From County Clare | John Joe (Character) | $139.3K | 2003 |
94% |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | King Theoden of Rohan (Character) | $377.8M | 2003 |
15% |
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Gothika | Phil Parsons (Character) | $59.6M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lord of Rings 3 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
95% |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Théoden (Character) | $342.6M | 2002 |
41% |
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The Scorpion King | Philos (Character) | $90.3M | 2002 |
64% |
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Eisenstein | Stalin (Character) | - | 2001 |
67% |
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A Question of Faith | Frederick (Character) | $15.0K | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blessed Art Thou | Frederick (Character) | - | 2000 |
33% |
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The Criminal | Det. Insp. Walker (Character) | - | 2000 |
67% |
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William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream | Egeus (Character) | - | 1999 |
56% |
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True Crime | Warden Luther Plunkitt (Character) | $16.6M | 1999 |
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Great Expectations | Abel Magwitch (Character) | - | 1999 |
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The Mill on the Floss | Edward Tulliver (Character) | - | 1997 |
88% |
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Titanic | Captain Edward John Smith (Character) | $658.8M | 1997 |
50% |
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The Ghost and the Darkness | Dr. David Hawthorne (Character) | $38.6M | 1996 |
75% |
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The Wind in the Willows | Kierowca (Character) | $72.8K | 1996 |
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Madagascar Skin | Flint (Character) | $10.0K | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Skallagrigg | John (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shepherd on the Rock | Tam Ferrier (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Double X: The Name of the Game | Ignatious "Iggy" Smith (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law Lord | Martin Allport (Character) | - | 1992 |
65% |
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Mountains of the Moon | Dr. David Livingstone (Character) | $1.4M | 1990 |
72% |
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Shirley Valentine | Joe Bradshaw (Character) | $4.7M | 1989 |
88% |
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Drowning by Numbers | Madgett (Character) | $22.1K | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All the Way | Unknown (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Bellman and True | Hiller (Character) | $19.1K | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New World | Unknown (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boy Soldier | Officer (Character) | - | 1986 |
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No Surrender | Bernard (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Burston Rebellion | Tom Higdon (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Children's Rebellion | Tom (Character) | - | 1985 |
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The Chain | Nick (Character) | - | 1984 |
74% |
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The Bounty | William Cole (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Squaring the Circle | Lech Walesa (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dirty Knight's Work | Freddie (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Hard Labour | Bernard Blincoe (Character) | - | 1973 |
TV
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100% | 81% | The Responder | Tom (Character) | 2024 |
91% | 82% | Unforgotten | Father Robert Greaves (Character) | 2015 2017-2018 |
98% | 86% | Wolf Hall | Duke of Norfolk (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | From There to Here | Samuel (Character) | 2014 |
78% | 17% | Five Days | Gerard Hopkirk (Character) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild China | Narrator | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Horizon | Narrator | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Masterpiece Theatre | Unknown (Character) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Between the Lines | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boys From the Blackstuff | Yosser Hughes (Character) | 1982 |