Bernard Hill

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.

Бернард Хилл (17 декември 1944 – 5 май 2024) е британски театрален, филмов и телевизионен актьор с близо 50-годишна кариера. Най-известен е с ролите си на капитан Едуард Смит в „Титаник“ и крал Теоден във „Властелинът на пръстените“. Единственият актьор участвал в два филма спечелили по 11 награди „Оскар“.

Bernard Hill (17. Dezember 1944 – 5. Mai 2024) war ein englischer Schauspieler. Er war bekannt als Charakterdarsteller in Film, Theater und Fernsehen und wirkte in fast 130 Projekten mit. Britischen Fernsehzuschauern ist er vor allem durch seine Rolle als Yosser Hughes in der bahnbrechenden Fernsehserie „Boys from the Blackstuff“ (1982) bekannt. Im Kino spielte er unter anderem Captain Edward John Smith in „Titanic“, König Théoden in der „Herr der Ringe“-Trilogie und den Gefängnisdirektor von San Quentin in Clint Eastwoods Film „True Crime“. Hill ist der einzige Schauspieler, der in mehr als einem der drei mit elf Oscars ausgezeichneten Filme mitwirkte, und einer von nur drei Schauspielern, die in mehr als einem Film mitspielten, der über eine Milliarde US-Dollar einspielte: „Titanic“ und „Die Rückkehr des Königs“ (die anderen beiden sind Orlando Bloom, der ebenfalls in „Die Rückkehr des Königs“ sowie in „Fluch der Karibik“ mitspielte, und Johnny Depp, der ebenfalls in „Fluch der Karibik“ sowie in „Alice im Wunderland“ mitwirkte). Hill wirkte in drei Filmen mit, die den Oscar für den besten Film gewannen: Gandhi, Titanic und Die Rückkehr des Königs. Hill starb am 5. Mai 2024 im Alter von 79 Jahren.

Bernard Hill est un acteur britannique né le 17 décembre 1944 à Manchester. Source : https://fr.wikipedia.org (licensed under CC-BY-SA)

Bernard Hill (Manchester, 17 de dezembro de 1944) é um ator britânico de teatro, televisão e cinema. Recebeu o prêmio de Melhor Elenco em Cinema nos Prémios Screen Actors Guild 2004. Hill nasceu em Blackley, Manchester. Ele cresceu em uma família de mineiros católicos. Hill estudou no Xaverian College e depois na Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama junto de Richard Griffiths. Ele se formou em teatro em 1970. Hill é casado com Marianne, com quem teve um filho chamado Gabriel. Ele mora em Suffolk. Em 2019, recebeu um doutorado honoris causa pela Universidade de East Anglia.