Bernard Hill
OUR popular nostalgia quiz this week focuses on accomplished stage, screen and TV actor Bernard Hill, born in
Blackley.
His film roles range from King Theoden of Rohan in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy to Captain Edward J. Smith in Titanic.
He’s also famous for playing Yosser Hughes in the acclaimed TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff and bemused husband Joe in the 1989 movie Shirley Valentine.
More recently, Hill portrayed the irascible Duke of Norfolk in the 2015 BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.
How well do you remember the career and co-stars of Bernard Hill down the years? Why not test your knowledge in our quiz and compare your score with friends?
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Good luck with the quiz. Answers are at the bottom of the page.
1. Bernard Hill celebrated a milestone birthday in December 2019. How old was he?
A) 55; B) 65; C) 75?
Everyman Theatre in May 1974. It starred Hill as John Lennon. Which actor played Paul McCartney?
3. Actor Ian McKellen, pictured, portrayed the wizard Gandalf alongside Hill as King Theoden in Lord of the Rings. Who played the evil wizard Saruman?
A) Sean Bean; B) Christopher Lee; C) Peter Cushing?
4. Boys from the Blackstuff, which
5. Actress Pauline Collins, pictured, played the title role of Shirley Valentine alongside Hill as husband Joe in the movie of the same name. What role did she portray in the hit TV series Upstairs, Downstairs?
6. Hill played John Lennon a second time in the biographical TV film A Journey in the Life. The boyhood and younger Lennon were portrayed by Tim McEvoy and Berni Lounsbach. In what year was the programme broadcast?
A) 1985; B) 1995; C) 2005?
7. Appearing as Captain Edward J. Smith in the 1997 movie Titanic – then the biggest grossing film of all time – gave Hill’s acting career a major boost. Who was the director of Titanic? A) Francis Ford Coppola; B) Martin Scorsese; C) James Cameron?
9. In what year was Boys from the Blackstuff screened on TV?
A) 1972; B) 1982; C) 1992?
10. Long-time Manchester United supporter Hill switched sports to tennis to portray Edward Colt, the father of British player Peter Colt (Paul Bettany), in the 2004 film Wimbledon. Which actress played Peter’s girlfriend, American tennis ace Lizzie Bradbury?
A) Kirsten Dunst; B) Claire Foy; C) Amy Adams?