Hill joined “The Lord Of The Rings” franchise in the second film of the trilogy, 2002’s “The Two Towers,” as Théoden, King of Rohan. The following year, he ...

Actor Bernard Hill died at the age of 79 on May 5, 2024. Bernard Hill starred as captain of a doomed ship in James Cameron's 1997 classic "Titanic." CBS via Getty Images.

Bernard Hill, a British actor who incarnated a humble style of masculine leadership in three hugely successful Hollywood movies, “Titanic” and two films in the “Lord of the Rings ...