2024-05-11 08:26:24
Hill achieved worldwide notoriety for playing Edward Smith, captain of the Titanic in the film directed by James Cameron, in addition to playing King Théoden in Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
Bernard Hill, renowned British actor for his roles in Titanic y The Lord of the ringsdied at the age of 79, his agent informed the BBC.
Hill achieved worldwide notoriety for giving life to Edward Smith, captain of the Titanic in the film directed by James Cameron, in addition to play King Théoden in Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
His performance as the monarch of Rohan earned him a number of accolades and awards, including the Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble, as well as a nomination for the Phoenix Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the entire cast of The Lord of the rings.
Bernard Hill had a career spanning more than 40 years, as part of productions such as I, Claudio or the drama Boys from the Blackstuff.
One of the first notable roles was Yosser Hughes, a working class man in the BBC series called Play for Today.
Alan Bleasdale, who wrote Boys from the Blackstuffexpressed that Hill’s death was “a great loss and also a great surprise.”
“It was an amazing and fascinating performance. Bernard gave it his all and you can see it in every scene. “He became Yosser Hughes,” he said.