{"id":2237636,"date":"2024-05-05T12:46:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernard-hill-dead-lord-of-the-rings-actor-dies-at-79\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T12:46:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T16:46:51","slug":"bernard-hill-dead-lord-of-the-rings-actor-dies-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernard-hill-dead-lord-of-the-rings-actor-dies-at-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernard Hill, known for his role in Lord of the Rings, passes away at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbernard-hill-dead-lord-of-the-rings-actor-dies-at-79%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor Bernard Hill, renowned for his\u2062 portrayal of King Theoden\u2063 in The Lord of\u2062 the Rings trilogy, has passed away at 79. His death was confirmed by his agent, \u2062Lou Coulson. Apart \u2064from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-time-to-die-producer-says-no-to-female-007-i-dont-think-a-woman-should-play-james-bond\/\" title=\"'No Time to Die' Producer Says No to Female 007: 'I Don\u2019t Think a Woman Should Play James Bond'\">iconic role<\/a>, Hill was also recognized for\u200d playing Captain Edward Smith in the film Titanic. His earlier notable role\u2063 was as Yosser Hughes in the BBC series &#8220;Boys from the Blackstuff.&#8221; Photo: Bernard Hill at The Hobbit premiere in 2012.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Actor Bernard Hill, best known for his role of King Theoden in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-lord-of-the-rings\/\" title>The Lord of the Rings<\/a><\/em>  trilogy, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">died<\/a><\/a> at the age of 79.<\/p>\n<p>Hill died early Sunday morning, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-68962192?at_medium=social&#038;at_link_origin=BBCBreaking&#038;at_campaign_type=owned&#038;at_link_id=AB9D8FBC-0AE7-11EF-8D31-DC3DC013693E&#038;at_ptr_name=twitter&#038;at_bbc_team=editorial&#038;at_format=link&#038;at_link_type=web_link&#038;at_campaign=Social_Flow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>his death confirmed<\/a> by his agent, Lou Coulson. In addition to <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, Hill was also known for playing Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 film <em>Titanic<\/em>. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Bernard Hill arrives on the red carpet at a Leicester Square cinema for the Royal Performance of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>films<\/a>, Hill made a name for himself when he played the character Yosser Hughes in <em>Boys from the Blackstuff<\/em>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-dominates-2021-golden-globe-nominations-full-list-announced\/\" title=\"Netflix Dominates 2021 Golden Globe Nominations: Full List Announced\">television series<\/a> that aired on BBC.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">actor<\/a> had initially been scheduled to appear at Comic Con Liverpool in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United Kingdom<\/a> this weekend, but had canceled his appearance at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re heartbroken to hear the news of Bernard Hill\u2019s passing,\u201d read a statement from Comic Con Liverpool on X. \u201cA great loss. Thinking of his family at this very sad time, and wishing them a lot of strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re heartbroken to hear the news of Bernard Hill\u2019s passing. A great loss. Thinking of his family at this very sad time, and wishing them a lot of strength. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5kdMqz7pS5\">pic.twitter.com\/5kdMqz7pS5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Comic Con Liverpool (@comconliverpool) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/comconliverpool\/status\/1787124879214420171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Titanic<\/em>, released in 1997 and directed by James Cameron, went on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/1998\/T?qt-honorees=1#block-quicktabs-honorees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to win 11 Academy Awards<\/a>, including Best Film. Meanwhile, <em>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/em>, which was released in 2003 and directed by Peter Jackson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/2004\/L?qt-honorees=1#block-quicktabs-honorees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also won 11 Academy Awards<\/a>, winning all of its nominations including Best Film.<\/p>\n<p>Hill will have a role in season two of <em>The Responder<\/em>, which will air its premiere on Sunday night. The police drama series stars Martin Freeman, best known for playing Bilbo Baggins in <em>The Hobbit <\/em>trilogy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernard Hill, famed for portraying King Theoden in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, passed away at 79. His agent, Lou Coulson, confirmed his death on Sunday morning. Apart from his role in The Lord of the Rings, Hill also excelled as Captain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2237637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP04022204558-1024x587.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP04022204558-1024x587.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2237637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}