The world of cinema and acting is in mourning. The renowned British actor, Bernard Hill, died this Sunday morning at the age of 79, as confirmed by his own agent, Lou Coulson, to BBC News.
An actor more than well known in the film industry, as he was the one who played Captain Edward Smith in a mythical title like ‘Titanic’, and also gave life to King Théoden, also famous in the famous film saga of ‘The Lord of the Rings’. ‘.
A career full of success
Hill made his debut at the age of 30 and on the stage of ‘John, Paul, George, Ringo… and Bert’ (1974), and thanks to the success he was acquiring he was able to start having jobs in both the United Kingdom and the United States. United, until he found a series with which he achieved fame, ‘The Black Stuff’, where he put himself in the shoes of Yosser Hughes, and which also led him to participate in the sequel, ‘Boys from the Blackstuff’.
Later, other renowned projects arrived, such as the aforementioned ‘Titanic’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’. In the saga, he did not appear in the first film, but he did appear in the second, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’, and in the third, ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’.
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Bernard Hill en ‘Titanic’. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)CBS Photo ArchiveCBS via Getty Images
Now, he has not only worked on the big screen, he has also worked on television, participating in the second season of the series ‘The Responder’, and in the theater.
Regarding awards and nominations, Bernard Hill has two BAFTA Award nominations, an Emmy nomination, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Role for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’. In these last awards he also has two nominations.
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Sean Astin, Bernard Hill, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage)Theo WargoWireImage
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