Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Bernard Hill (1944 - )

Deaths in Film

• 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 by off-screen by one of the lions as he was running to his hospital when the animals started killing his patients.
• Titanic (1997) [Capt. Edward John Smith]: Drowned in the sinking of the Titanic as the bridge is flooded with him inside.
• The Criminal (1999) [Detective Inspector Walker]: Shot in the head by Steven Mackintosh in an alley.
• Great Expectations (1999) [Abel Magwitch]: Presumably dies of natural causes while talking to Ioan Gruffudd. (I haven't seen this version, but I'm reasonably familiar with the story.)
• 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; 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).
• Valkyrie (2008) [Confident General - Desert] Dies when he is shot to death by an air raid.