Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill is an English actor, born December 17, 1944 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. He came to prominence in the role of unemployed Yosser Hughes, a working man ultimately driven to the edge by an uncaring system, in Alan Bleasdale's BBC Play for Today The Black Stuff (1979) and its more famous series sequel (also by Bleasdale), Boys from the Blackstuff (1982).

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English - Actor - December 17 - 1944 - Manchester - Greater Manchester - England - Role - Yosser Hughes - Alan Bleasdale - BBC - Play for Today - The Black Stuff - 1979 - Boys from the Blackstuff - 1982

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In James Cameron's 1997 movie blockbuster Titanic he plays the R.M.S. Titanic's Captain Edward J. Smith.

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James Cameron - 1997 - Blockbuster - Titanic - ''Titanic'' - Edward J. Smith

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He was cast in the role of King Théoden of Rohan in the second and third of Peter Jackson's movies based on Tolkien: ' (2002) and ' (2003).

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Théoden - Rohan - Peter Jackson - Movies - Tolkien - 2002 - 2003

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This makes him the only actor that possesses the strange record of having appeared in two of the three most-awarded movies of all times (Titanic and Return of the King, both of which were awarded 11 Oscars) and the only two movies ever to earn more than one billion US dollars at box office. Interestingly, his birthdate coincides with Return of the Kings release date.

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Oscars - Billion

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