ALBWABA - Bernard Hill, 79 years old, was an actor who was famous for his parts in The Lord of the Rings and Titanic.
Giancarlo Esposito's enigmatic Marvel role: heroic Blue Marvel or villainous Kang the conquerorHe portrayed King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning picture.
He played Yosser Hughes, a guy who tried and failed to deal with Liverpool's unemployment, in the BBC TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff, which was his breakthrough role.
His representative, Lou Coulson, announced his death early Sunday morning.
We expect his loved ones to make a statement soon.
The Responder, a BBC drama starring Martin Freeman, set to premiere its second series on Sunday, and fans anticipated a triumphant return for Hill.
Hill received praise for his powerful portrayal of the iconic Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff.
The show won a Bafta for outstanding drama series in 1983 in addition to ranking seventh on the British Film Institute's list of the greatest television programs of all time in 2000.
Hill also made a lasting impression in the 2015 BBC drama series Wolf Hall, which was based on the novel by Hilary Mantel and set in Henry VIII's court. Hill was one of Anne Boleyn's uncles and Cardinal Wolsey's enemies. He played the Duke of Norfolk.
