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05-05-2024, 03:49 PM | #1 | |||
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Bernard Hill, the actor best known for roles in Titanic and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died at the age of 79.
Hill played Theoden, King of Rohan, in the Oscar-winning fantasy trilogy, and the part of Captain Edward Smith in James Cameron’s disaster-hit Titanic. The news was confirmed to the BBC by the actor’s agent Lou Coulson, who said that he died in the early hours of Sunday morning (5 May). A statement from Hill’s family is expected shortly. The actor was also known for his iconic role as Yosser Hughes in Alan Bleasdale’s seminal British drama Boys from the Blackstuff. Between Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Hill was the only actor in history to have appeared in multiple films with 11 or more Oscar wins. He had been set to appear at Liverpool Comic-Con this week, with the event issuing a statement on Twitter. “We’re heartbroken to hear the news of Bernard Hill’s passing. A great loss. Thinking of his family at this very sad time, and wishing them a lot of strength,” read the post. Folk musician Barbara Dickson also shared the news on Twitter, writing: “ It’s with great sadness that I note the death of Bernard Hill. We worked together in John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert, Willy Russell marvellous show 1974-1975. “A really marvellous actor. It was a privilege to have crossed paths with him. RIP Benny x”. Born in Blackley, Manchester on 17 December 1944, Hill was raised in a Catholic family of miners, and studied at what is now the Manchester School of Theatre. After small parts in the BBC’s I, Claudius and Hard Labour, Hill’s breakthrough role came in 1979, playing a working-class Scouse man pushed to the brink by the brutality of the British welfare state in The Black Stuff. He then reprised the role three years later in the serialised sequel, Boys from the Black Stuff. |
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05-05-2024, 03:50 PM | #2 | |||
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05-05-2024, 03:54 PM | #3 | |||
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Great Actor
he will be missed. |
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05-05-2024, 03:55 PM | #4 | |||
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Giss a Job
he used shout in a old BBC series |
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05-05-2024, 03:57 PM | #5 | |||
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05-05-2024, 04:02 PM | #6 | |||
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That's the one
Great clip. 1982 Hard Times back then Last edited by arista; 05-05-2024 at 04:09 PM. |
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05-05-2024, 04:22 PM | #7 | |||
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Yosser Hughes was his greatest role.
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05-05-2024, 08:22 PM | #8 | |||
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RIP Yosser
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05-05-2024, 10:59 PM | #9 | |||
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RIP
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Fantastic actor. RIP.
I know him most for his role in Shirley Valentine, playing her miserable, "set in his ways" husband Joe. Last edited by LaLaLand; 06-05-2024 at 04:22 AM. |
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06-05-2024, 05:00 AM | #11 | |||
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06-05-2024, 08:02 AM | #12 | |||
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He is in the Responder
Police Series BBC1HD Working to his end. Last edited by arista; 06-05-2024 at 08:03 AM. |
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