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His breakout role was playing Yosser Hughes in the Liverpool drama series Boys from the Blackstuff in 1982.
Throughout his career, he had major roles in television and film, including Sergeant Putnam in the 1982 Academy Award-winning film Gandhi, Cole in The Bounty and Joe Bradshaw in Shirley Valentine.
Hill also appeared as Captain Edward J. Smith in James Cameron’s Oscar-winning film Titanic.
Bernard Hill passed away at the age of 79.
The actor who played Theoden in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy won 11 Oscars throughout his acting career.
The late pic.twitter.com/bifM7VWBmJ
— Fellowship Fans (@FellowshipFans) May 5, 2024
Audiences may also be familiar with the role of King Theoden in two of the Lord of the Rings trilogy films.
Hill is also set to appear in the second series of BBC’s The Responder, with the first episode airing today (Sunday 5 May)
His agent Lou Coulson confirmed to BBC News that he died in the early hours of the morning.
RIP Bernard Hill. His performance as Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff was perfection and British television at its best pic.twitter.com/LEhR4hbQIm
– Alelliott (@alelliott88) May 5, 2024
The Life of Bernard Hill
Hill was born in Blackley, Manchester and grew up in a Catholic family of miners.
He attended Xaverian College, and then Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama, where he completed a diploma in theater in 1970.
From there he began to appear on television and in the theater before reaching greatness playing Yosser Hughes.
Hill was married to actor Mariana Hill, with whom he has a son named Gabriel.
