Bernard Hill is an English actor, born December 17, 1944 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. He come to prominence in the role of unemployed Yosser Hughes, a working human at last caused to the edge by an uncaring patterns, within Alan Bleasdale's BBC Play for Today The Black Stuff (1979) and its other illustrious series sequel (as well by Bleasdale), Boys from the Blackstuff (1982).

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

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

This makes him a exclusively actor that possesses a unknown record of with appeared within both of the troika virtually all-awarded moving picture ever (Titanic & Go to of the King, two of which were awarded Xi Oscars) and a sole ii motion picture ever to earn to a higher degree of these billion US dollars at box professional. Interestingly, his birthdate coincides using Go to of the King's release date.