Astin, who played Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, began the tribute by saying: “So we lost a member of our family this morning, Bernard Hill passed, King Théoden. So we want to take a ...

Bernard Hill, the actor best known for playing Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 history-making film Titanic, has died. He was ...

Actor Bernard Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79. He played Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning film and King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings.

LONDON--Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and went down with the ship as the captain in ...