The British actor Bernard Hill best known for supporting roles in “Titanic” It is “Lord of the Rings” died this Sunday (5) at the age of 79, his family announced.
“It is with the greatest sadness that we must announce that Bernard Hill, renowned actor known for his roles in 'Titanic' and 'The Lord of the Rings', passed away in the early hours of this morning, aged 79. He was with his fiancée Alison and his son Gabriel,” the statement said.
Hill gained fame in his home country when he starred in the 1982 series “Boys from the Blackstuff,” a drama about unemployed men that became a symbol of the Thatcher era. But it was in smaller roles in some of the most successful films in cinema history that he will be most familiar to audiences.
In “Titanic” , by James Cameron, winner of multiple Oscars in 1997, Hill plays the ship's captain, Edward Smith, a man haunted by his role in the tragedy and ultimately resigned to his fate. The viewer sees him alone for the last time holding the ship's rudder, before the rising water comes in through the windows.
Hill also appeared in Peter Jackson's highly successful saga, “Lord of the Rings” like Théoden, King of Rohan, who in “The Two Towers” is manipulated by his advisor before becoming a heroic leader in “The Return of the King”.
The British actor is also in the cast of films such as “Gandhi” (1982), “Shirley Valentine” (1989) and “The Scorpion King” (2002).
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Source: CNN Brasil
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