According to British media reports, Bernard Hill, an actor who has played important roles in films such as "Titanic" and the "Lord of the Rings" series, and has straddled the theater stage and television, has passed away local time. Passed away in the early morning of May 5 at the age of 79.
Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill was born on December 17, 1944 in Manchester to a family of miners. He has loved acting since he was a child, and it was not until he starred in the BBC drama "Boys from the Blackstuff" in the early 1980s that he became famous. The play has a total of 6 episodes. User, played by Hill, is one of the five middle-aged unemployed protagonists. Not only does he have to bear the mortgage loan, he also has to raise three sons, and his relationship with his wife is also very tense. User's catchphrase "gizza job" in the play was a hit that year, and together with the image of this character, it became a kind of microcosm of the British working class throughout the Thatcher era. In 1983, Bernard Hill was nominated for the Best Actor BAFTA Television Award for this role, but lost to Alec Guinness, star of the spy drama Smiley's Men.
"Titanic" stills
Of course, for overseas audiences and the younger generation of movie fans, Bernard Hill's most familiar role is Captain Smith, who chose to share the fate of the giant ship in "Titanic" , the scientist in "The Scorpion King" and the enchanted King Théoden of Rohan in the "Lord of the Rings" series.
"The Lord of the Rings" stills
After the news of Bernard Hill's death came out, the cast members of "The Lord of the Rings" also expressed their condolences on social media. Director Peter Jackson said, "He is one of the funniest and most witty actors I have ever had the pleasure to work with. His role as Théoden, King of Rohan, is loved by countless audiences and proves his great talent as an actor."
2022 In 2016, Amazon Studios remade "The Lord of the Rings" into a web series. At the time, Bernard Hill said in an interview that he had no interest in watching this new work, and criticized Amazon for doing this just to make money.
And just last Sunday, he was supposed to attend the "Comic-Con" held in Liverpool with Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Andy Serkis, Sean Astin, etc. "Lord of the Rings" commemoration event, but the organizer suddenly announced the day before that Hill would not be able to attend due to family health problems. Unexpectedly, on Sunday, the sad news came about him, which also made "Lord of the Rings" fans around the world feel very sad.
