Bernard Hill in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Bernard Hill (1944 - 2024)
Film Deaths[]
- Drowning by Numbers (1988) [Madgett]: Drowned (off-screen) after Joan Plowright, Juliet Stevenson, and Joely Richardson abandon him in a sinking boat in the middle of the lake.
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) [Dr. David Hawthorne]: Mauled to death (off-screen) by one of the lions after he ran to the hospital in an attempt to save his patients. His mutilated body is shown afterwards.
- Titanic (1997) [Capt. Edward John Smith]: Drowns in the sinking of the RMS Titanic when he is in the ship bridge as the water breaches in through the windows; he later appears at the end of the film in Rose's dream or as a spirit in the afterlife. (Note: It is Unkown on his fate as a few people say he was near the bridge but most of the survivors on Collapsible B said that he was trying to get on, even trying to save a infinite.) (See also Laurence Naismith's death in the 1958 version)
- The Criminal (1999) [Detective Inspector Walker]: Shot in the head by Steven Mackintosh in an alley.
- Great Expectations (1999) [Abel Magwitch]: Dies of his injuries (caused by his fight with Donald Sumpter) on a prison bed while talking to Ioan Gruffudd.
- The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) [Susan's Father]: My memory of this movie is vague, but I believe he died of natural causes; I can't recall whether it was shown on-screen or not.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) [Theoden]: Fatally wounded by Lawrence Makoare during the climactic battle as he was crushed beneath his horse when he and his horse got tossed by Lawrence's fell beast; he dies shortly afterwards with Miranda Otto by his side.
- Joy Division (2006) [Dennis]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the mouth, rather than be killed by Ed Stoppard (who looks on in shock).
- Exodus (2007) [Pharoah Mann]: Shot to death (off-screen); we only hear gunshots after his daughter (Ger Ryan) screams.
- Valkyrie (2008) [Confident General]: Killed when a bomb is dropped right next to him during an air raid. His corpse is discovered by Tom Cruise as Tom crawls across the battle field.
- ParaNorman (2012; animated) [Judge Hopkins]: Dies (off-screen) along with the other judges after being cursed by Aggie (voiced by Jodelle Ferland). He and the other judges come back as zombies as part of the curse; before they are turned into ghosts and return to the afterlife after Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) convinced Aggie that vengeance accomplishes nothing.
Video Game Deaths[]
Gallery[]
Bernard Hill's death in Titanic
Bernard Hill's death in Valkyrie