Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill | |
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.jpg) Hill in 2007 | |
| Born | 17 December 1944 Blackley, Manchester, England |
| Died | 5 May 2024 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Xaverian College |
| Alma mater | Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–2024 |
| Spouse | Marianna Hill |
| Children | 1 |
Bernard Hill (17 December 1944 - 5 May 2024) was an English actor. He is remembered for playing Théoden, King of Rohan, in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, and Luther Plunkitt, the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime. Hill was also known for playing roles in television dramas, including Yosser Hughes, the troubled "hard man" whose life is falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's Boys from the Blackstuff in the 1980s, and latterly, as the Duke of Norfolk in the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall.
Hill had the distinction of being the only actor to have appeared in more than one film that won 11 Academy Awards, for his roles in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Titanic.