Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill
Born	December 17, 1944 in Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died	May 5, 2024
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Bernard Hill was a British actor, best known for his roles as "Captain E.J. Smith" in the 1997 blockbuster, Titanic, and as "King Theoden" in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Fox	Vin Fox	1980	1
Boys from the Blackstuff	Yosser Hughes	1982	miniseries
Telltale	Det. Sgt. Gavin Douglas	1993	1
Once Upon a Time in the North	Len Tollit	1994	1
The Gambling Man	Frank Nickle	1995	miniseries
The Grid	Agent Derek Jennings	2004	miniseries
Surviving Disaster	Narrator	2006	1
Sunshine	George Crosby	2008	miniseries
The Long March to Freedom	Narrator	2011	miniseries
From There to Here	Samuel	2014	miniseries
Hope and Wire	Len	2014	miniseries
Wolf Hall	Duke of Norfolk	2015	miniseries
Unforgotten	Father Robert Greaves	2015	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Play for Today	Edward	3x20 - Hard Labour	March 12, 1973
Childhood	Janey's father	1x04 - A Great Day for Bonzo	May 12, 1974
Village Hall	Policeman	1x01 - Mr. Ellis Versus the People	July 16, 1974
Crown Court	Jury Foreman	5x21 - Scard (1)	February 18, 1976
Play for Today	Graham	6x22 - The Peddler	March 23, 1976
Crown Court	PC Cluff	5x42 - The Jolly Swagmen (1)	April 13, 1976
Play for Today	Eric	7x05 - Housewives' Choice	October 19, 1976
I, Claudius	Gratus	1x10 - Hail Who?	November 15, 1976
I, Claudius	Gratus	1x11 - Fool's Luck	November 22, 1976
Play for Today	Bernard Blincoe	7x10 - Our Flesh and Blood	January 18, 1977
Rooms	Mr. Morton	2x25 - Episode 225	March 1, 1977
Rooms	Mr. Morton	2x26 - Episode 226	March 2, 1977
Rooms	Mr. Morton	2x27 - Episode 227	March 3, 1977
Warship	CPO Straker	4x10 - Jack Fell Down	March 8, 1977
Rooms	Mr. Morton	2x28 - Episode 228	March 8, 1977
Rooms	Mr. Morton	2x29 - Episode 229	March 9, 1977
Rooms	Mr. Morton	2x30 - Episode 230	March 10, 1977
Second City Firsts	Billy	8x03 - Daft Mam Blues	May 17, 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week	Broadbent	1x01 - Professional Foul	September 21, 1977
Premiere	Tom	1x01 - Pit Strike	September 22, 1977
Play for Today	Sullivan	8x14 - The Spongers	January 24, 1978
BBC2 Play of the Week	Carson	1x17 - She Fell Among Thieves	March 1, 1978
Pickersgill People	Harry 'Sharky' Finn	1x02 - Under the Moon of Love	April 24, 1978
Play for Today	Mick	9x08 - Soldiers Talking Cleanly	December 5, 1978
Telford's Change	Jack Burton	1x03 - Episode 103	January 21, 1979
Telford's Change	Jack Burton	1x04 - Episode 104	January 28, 1979
The Glamour Girls	Boris	1x03 - Episode 103	November 6, 1980
Play for Today	Simon Simpson	11x26 - A Turn for the Worse	April 28, 1981
Screen Two	Tom Higdon	1x08 - The Burston Rebellion	February 24, 1985
The Theban Plays by Sophocles	Messenger	1x03 - Antigone	September 19, 1986
Screenplay	Octavian Barbu	5x12 - Shoot the Revolution	December 16, 1990
About Face	Bryce	2x05 - Monkey Business	February 4, 1991
Shrinks	Frank Beasley	1x03 - Episode 103	February 25, 1991
Screen Two	Martin Allport	8x10 - The Law Lord	March 22, 1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales	Bottom	1x01 - A Midsummer Night's Dream	November 9, 1992
Crime Story	Erwin	1x06 - A Question of Identity	November 13, 1992
Lipstick on Your Collar	Uncle Fred	1x01 - Episode 101	February 21, 1993
Lipstick on Your Collar	Uncle Fred	1x02 - Episode 102	February 28, 1993
Lipstick on Your Collar	Uncle Fred	1x03 - Episode 103	March 7, 1993
Lipstick on Your Collar	Uncle Fred	1x04 - Episode 104	March 4, 1993
Lipstick on Your Collar	Uncle Fred	1x05 - Episode 105	March 21, 1993
Lipstick on Your Collar	Uncle Fred	1x06 - Episode 106	March 28, 1993
Between the Lines	Chief Constable Harmsworth	2x06 - Manoeuvre 11	November 9, 1993
Between the Lines	Chief Constable Harmsworth	2x07 - The Fifth Estate	November 16, 1993
Screen Two	John	10x02 - Skallagrigg	March 9, 1994
Screen Two	Larry	10x06 - Dirtysomething	April 6, 1994
Stages	Joe	1x01 - Speaking in Tongues	July 27, 1994
Unnatural Acts	Police Chief / Charlie	1x03 - Episode 103	1998
Unnatural Acts	Police Chief / Charlie	1x06 - Episode 106	1998
Timewatch	Narrator	18x09 - The Spies Who Fooled Hitler: MI5 at War	October 2, 1999
Timewatch	Narrator	21x06 - Myths of the Titanic	April 19, 2002
Ancient Egyptians	Narrator	1x02 - Tomb Robbers	January 2004
Ancient Egyptians	Narrator	1x03 - Murder in the Temple	January 2004
Fairy Tales	Grettongrat	1x04 - Billy Goat	January 31, 2008
Five Days	Gerard Hopkirk	2x01 - Day 1	March 1, 2010
Five Days	Gerard Hopkirk	2x02 - Day 2	March 2, 2010
Five Days	Gerard Hopkirk	2x03 - Day 8	March 3, 2010
Five Days	Gerard Hopkirk	2x04 - Day 37	March 4, 2010
Five Days	Gerard Hopkirk	2x05 - Day 102	March 5, 2010
Falcón	Ramón Salgado	1x01 - The Blind Man of Seville	October 7, 2012

Awards and Accolades

BAFTA Awards

(2 Nominations)