Bernard Hill, the actor who dominated American films and British television for five decades, has died at the age of 79.
Bernard Hill, who played the role of the sinking ship captain in ‘Titanic’ and King Theoden in the third ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’, also holds the record of winning 11, 11 Oscars for both films.
Bernard also played the role of King Theodon in the first film of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchise, ‘The Two Towers’.
Only three films in Hollywood history have won more than 11 Oscars, 1959’s Ben Hur, 1997’s Titanic and 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return. Of the King’ is included.
Bernard Hill is one of the actors who played mostly supporting roles during his career.
He also played supporting roles in director Clint Eastwood’s ‘True Crime’, Stephen Hopkins’ ‘The Ghost and the Darkness’ and Sir Richard Entebra’s ‘Gandhi’.
The actor started his career on British television in the seventies.
He made his foray into the world of films after strong performances in Hard Labour, I Claudius and The Black Stuff. In the film ‘Titanic’, his role was based on Edward Smith, the captain of the sinking Titanic. carried out
Apart from this, he also starred in Gothika, Wimbledon, Valkyrie, and Golden Years.
Last year’s film ‘Forever Young’ was the last film of his career, while the recently aired series ‘Responder’ proved to be his last TV series.
In 2014, the actor also starred in the mini-series ‘Hope and Wire’ for New Zealand’s TV3.
Bernard Hill worked as a narrator in several documentaries, including the National Geographic series ‘Ice Patrol’.
He was also associated with the British theater for more than twenty years where he played leading roles in William Shakespeare’s plays including ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Macbeth’.
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2024-10-01 09:23:27
