The melancholic orchestra with which the Titanic sank in the 1997 film plays again: Actor Bernard Hill has diedat 79 years old, the one who said the phrase “Not even God can sink this ship.”
The death of the interpreter of Captain Edward Smithalso known for his participation in the franchise The Lord of the ringsoccurred early this Sunday, as confirmed by his agent Lou Coulson to the BBC.
Hill never retired from the screens, his death occurs hours before the premiere of his new television series The Responder (2024), which airs tonight on the BBC.
He was scheduled to participate in the Liverpool Comic Con this Saturday, however, he canceled at the last minute. At this time, the causes of his death have not been revealed.
Hill was due to be at Comic Con Liverpool on Saturday, but had to cancel at the last minute. The convention wrote in X:
“We have been heartbroken by the news of Bernard Hill’s passing. A great loss. We think of his family in these sad moments and we wish them a lot of strength.”
Who did Bernard Hill play?: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and other films he played
Bernard Hill was born on December 17, 1944 in Blackley (northern England), he grew up in a Catholic family of miners and from an early age he was inclined towards dramatic art, which led him to study at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama. He was married to actress Marianna Hill.
The legendary ‘captain’ of Titanic leaves a legacy of around 130 films with epic moments of cinema, such as the war scenes in The Lord of the rings.
In the films based on JRR Tolkien’s books, Hill played King Théoden, a role he took on for the first time in the second installment, The two Towers (2002); then returned to the franchise to The return of the King (2003).
He has been the only actor who appeared in two films that won eleven Oscars from the Hollywood Academy each, in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Titanic.
Hill also played Yosser Hughes, a 1980s character whose life falls apart on the show. Boys from the Blackstuff.
Actress Barbara Dickson, who starred with him in a musical based on the Beatles, was among those who paid tribute to him this Sunday and described him as a “wonderful actor” on the social network X.
”It is with great sadness that I learn of the death of Bernard Hill. We worked together on John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert, (by) Willy Russell, wonderful show 1974-1975. A truly wonderful actor. It was a privilege to have crossed paths with him.”
With information from EFE.
