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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Bette Henritze to Clint Howard
Bernard Hill Biography (1944-)
Born December 17, 1944, in Manchester, England; children: Gabriel. Addresses: Manager: Seven Summits Pictures and Management, 8906 West Olympic Blvd., Ground Fl., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- December 17, 1944
- Manchester, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Syph, It Could Happen to You, Variety, 1975
- Blind Freddie, A Choice of Weapons (also known as Dirty Knight's Work,
A Choice of Arms, and Trial by Combat), Columbia-Warner Distributors, 1976
- Carter, The Sailor's Return, Osprey, 1978
- Yosser Hughes, The Black Stuff, British Film Institute, 1980
- (Uncredited) Sergeant Putnam, Gandhi (also kwon as Richard Attenborough's Film: Gandhi), Columbia, 1982
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Squaring the Circle (documentary), Metromedia Producers Corp./Britannic Films/Television South, 1983
- Trevor Field, Runners, Hanstall, 1983
- Cole, The Bounty, Orion, 1984
- Will's father, Restless Natives, Orion Classics, 1985
- Nick, The Chain, Rank, 1985
- Willie Naknervis, Samson and Delilah, 1985
- Officer, Milwr Bychan (also known as Boy Soldier), Other Cinema Ltd., 1986
- John Billington, New World, Luella Productions, 1986
- Bernard, No Surrender, Norstar, 1986
- Hiller, Bellman and True, Island Pictures, 1987
- Henry Madgett, Drowning by Numbers, Prestige Films/Miramax, 1988
- Joe Bradshaw, Shirley Valentine, Paramount, 1989
- Dr. David Livingston, Mountains of the Moon, TriStar, 1990
- Martin Allport, The Law Lord, 1991
- Ignatius "Iggy" Smith, Double X: The Name of the Game (also knownas Run Rabbit Run and Double X), New World International, 1992
- Tam Ferrier, Shepherd on the Rock, 1993
- John, Skallagrigg, 1994
- The presenter, Drug-Taking and the Arts (documentary), 1994
- Flint, Madagascar Skin, International Film Circuit, 1995
- Dr. Hawthorne, The Ghost and the Darkness, Paramount, 1996
- Engine driver, The Wind in the Willows (also known as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride), Columbia, 1997
- Captain E. J. Smith, Titanic, Paramount/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Edward Tulliver, The Mill on the Floss, 1997
- Captain S. Lord, The Titanic Chronicles, 1999
- Walker, The Criminal, 1999
- Lunther Plunkitt, True Crime, Warner Bros., 1999
- Egeus, William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (also known as Sogno di una notte di mezza estate and A Midsummer's Night Dream), Fox Searchlight, 1999
- Susan's father, The Loss of Sexual Innocence, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
- King Theodon, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2000
- Frederick, Blessed Art Thou (also known as A Question of Faith), First Look Picture Releasing, 2000
- Voice of Stalin, Einstein (also known as The Furnace), Fortissimo Film Sales, 2000
- Murray, Going Off Big Time, The Film Company, 2000
- Philos, The Scorpion King, Universal, 2002
- King Theodon, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (also known asThe Two Towers and Der Herr der Ringe: Die zwei turme), New Line Cinema, 2002
- John Joe, The Boys from County Clare (also known as The Boys & Girls from County Clare), Samuel Goldwyn, 2003
- Phil Parsons, Gothika, Warner Bros., 2003
- King Theodon, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (alsoknown as Herr der Ringe: Die ruckkeher des konigs and The Return ofthe King), New Line Cinema, 2003
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Ringens disipler (documentary short), 2004
- Edward Colt, Wimbledon (also known as La plus belle victoire), Universal, 2004
- Victor, The Deal (short), Bear Films, 2004
- King William, The League of Gentleman's Apocalypse, United International Pictures, 2005
- (English version) Voice of Theseus, El sueno de una noche de San Juan (animated; also known as Midsummer Dream), 2005
- Dennis, Joy Division, 2006
- Oscar Kurz, Save Angel Hope, IAC Film, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Pickersgill People, BBC, 1978
- Jack Burton, Telford's Change, BBC, 1979
- Vin Fox, Fox, ITV, 1980
- Len Tollit, Once Upon a Time in the North, BBC, 1994
- Narrator, Horizon, BBC, 2001-
- Narrator, Timewatch (also known as BBC History: Timewatch),BBC, 2002
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Miniseries
- Gratus, I, Claudius, BBC, 1976, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1977
- Yosser Hughes, Boys from the Blackstuff, BBC-2, 1982
- Voices of Bottom and Hermia's father, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, HBO, 1992
- Frank Nickle, Gambling Man (also kwon as Catherine Cookson's "Gambling Man"), ITV, 1995
- Abel Magwitch, Great Expectations, PBS, 1999
- Himself, Brief History of Disbelief (documentary), BBC, 2004
- MI5 Agent Derek Jennings, The Grid, TNT and BBC, 2004
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Television Appearances, Movies
- "Pit Strike," Premiere (also known as BBC2 Premier: Pit Strike), BBC2, 1977
- Yosser Hughes, The Black Stuff, BBC, 1980
- York, Henry VI, Part One (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part One,
The First Part of King Henry VI, and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part One), BBC, 1983
- York, Henry VI, Part Two (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Two, The Second Part of King Henry VI, and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Two), BBC, 1983
- York, Henry VI, Part Three (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Three, The Third Part of King Henry VI, and TheComplete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VI, Part Three), BBC, 1983
- First murderer, The Tragedy of Richard the Third (also known as Richard III and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tragedy of Richard the Third), BBC, 1983
- Messenger, Antigone (also kwon as Theban Plays: Antigone),BBC, 1984, then PBS, 1988
- Lech Walesa, Squaring the Circle, 1984
- Tom Higdon, The Burston Rebellion, BBC, 1985
- Breslin, The Fremantle Conspiracy, Seven Network and Sky, 1988
- Uncle Fred, Lipstick on Your Collar, Channel 4, 1993
- John, Skallagrigg, BBC, 1994
- Edward Tulliver, "The Mill on the Floss," Mobil Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1997
- Captain Edward John Smith, Titanic: Breaking New Ground, 1998
- David Blunkett, A Very Social Secretary, Channel 4, 2005
- Also appeared in St. Luke's Gospel.
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Narrator, as John Lennon, John Lennon: A Journey in the Life (alsoknown as A Journey in the Life), PBS, 1986
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A Question of Identity, LWT, 1993
- Larry, Dirtysomething, 1993
- Detective Sergeant Gavin Douglas, Telltale, 1993
- Host, Titanic: Secrets Revealed (documentary), syndicated, 1998
- Narrator, The Death Train (documentary), HBO, 1998
- Narrator, Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano (documentary), Channel4, 2000
- (Uncredited) Yosser Hughes, The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4, 2001
- Narrator, Horizon, What Sank the Kursk, 2001
- Narrator, Ken Dodd in the Dock (documentary), Channel 4, 2002
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The 2003 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2003
- Narrator, See You in the Future (documentary; also known as Rendez-vous avec l'eternite), BBC, 2004
- Narrator, Double Helix: The DNA Years (documentary), BBC 4, 2004
- Narrator, Raphael: A Mortal God (documentary), BBC, 2004
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Episodic
- Edward, "Hard Labour," Play for Today, BBC, 1973
- Graham, "The Peddler," Play for Today, BBC1, 1976
- "Jack Fell Down," Warship, BBC, 1977
- Broadbent, "Professional Foul," BBC2 Play of the Week, BBC2, 1978
- Sullivan, "The Spongers," Play for Today, BBC, 1978
- Chando's manservant, "She Fell Among Thieves," BBC2 Play of the Week, BBC2 and PBS, 1978
- Bryce, "Monkey Business," About Face, ITV, 1991
- Chief Constable Harmsworth, "The Fifth Estate," Between the Lines,BBC, 1993
- Chief Constable Harmsworth, "Manoeuvre," Between the Lines, BBC, 1993
- Derek Jennings, The Grid, BBC and TNT, 2004
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Stage Appearances
- Howard, Short List, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1983
- Lopakhin, The Cherry Orchard, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1989
- Sir Chiffley Lockheart, Gasping, Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London,1990
- Eddie Carbone, A View from the Bridge, Strand Theatre, London, 1995
- Also appeared as John Lennon, John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Burt, West End production; and in Macbeth;
Normal Service; and Twelfth Night.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- (Uncredited) Captain Smith, Titanic Explorer, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment,1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, January 9, 2004, p. 60; May 17, 2004, p. 22
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