Bernard Hill, Titanic and Lord of the Rings Actor, Dead at 79

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Bernard Hill, the histrion champion known for his roles arsenic Captain Edward Smith successful Titanic and King Théoden successful the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died astatine the property of 79, his cause confirmed to BBC. Between 1997’s Titanic and 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Hill had the favoritism of being the lone histrion to look successful aggregate films that would spell connected to triumph 11 Academy Awards. Hill’s different films see Gandhi (1982), True Crime (1999), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999). On television, Hill was known for playing Yosser Hughes successful Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff successful 1982, arsenic good arsenic for his much caller crook successful 2015’s Wolf Hall. Hill’s decease comes conscionable hours earlier helium was acceptable to instrumentality to tv successful the 2nd play of the Martin Freeman-led BBC One bid The Responder — which begins airing Sunday, May 5.