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In 2004 Bernard read famous quotations about religion and atheism in the documentary Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief which was written by Jonathan Miller.
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Bernard Hill came to prominence in the role of the unemployed Yosser Hughes, a working-class man ultimately driven to the edge by an uncaring system, in Alan Bleasdale's BBC Play for Today The Black Stuff.
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Bernard Hill also played the coroner Madgett in Peter Greenaway's Drowning by Numbers (1988).
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In addition to TV roles, Bernard Hill appeared on stage in both The Cherry Orchard (Aldwych Theatre) and in the title role in Macbeth (Leicester Haymarket Theatre, 1986).
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Bernard Hill attended Xaverian College, although at the time it was still a school.
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In the movie blockbuster
Titanic, Bernard Hill plays the RMS Titanic's Captain Edward J. Smith. For that role he was nominated for a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture.
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Bernard Hill appeared on stage in both The Cherry Orchard and as the title role in Macbeth.
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Bernard Hill appeared as Egeus in the 1999 film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, this version being set in 19th century Tuscany, alongside such celebrities as Kevin Kline, Calista Flockhart, Christian Bale, Michelle Pfeiffer and others.
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Bernard Hill read famous quotations about religion and atheism in the 2004 documentary Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief by Jonathan Miller.
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When Bernard Hill was due to leave the set of The Lord of the Ring, Peter Jackson gave Bernard Hill two gifts, Théoden's helmet and sword.
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Bernard Hill admits that during the course of shooting he broke his sternum.
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Bernard Hill has appeared in three films that won the Oscar for Best Picture - Ghandi (1982), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
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Whilst filming 'The Lord of the Rings', Bernard Hill had his ear slashed by a sword.
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Bernard Hill has appeared in three versions of the Shakespeare play 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'.
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Bernard Hill's birthday coincides with the release date of 'The Lord of the Ring: The Return of the King'.
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Before Bernard Hill was cast as Theoden, king of Rohan, Peter Jackson considered Bernard Hill for the part as Gandalf the wizard.
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Bernard Hill has a son called Gabriel.
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Bernard Hill is a purple belt in karate.
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Bernard Hill is an experienced horseback rider.
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Bernard Hill is 5'10".
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Bernard Hill is the only actor who can make the claim of having appeared in two of the three most Oscar-awarded movies of all times, 'Titanic' and ' The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King'.