Actor Bernard Hill has died aged 79.

He died early on Sunday  morning, his agent Lou  Coulson confirmed

He died early on Sunday  morning, his agent Lou  Coulson confirmed

He played Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning film and King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings.

His breakthrough performance was in the 1982 BBC TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff, where he played Yosser Hughes, a character in Liverpool who tried—and frequently failed—to deal with unemployment.

His breakthrough performance was in the 1982 BBC TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff, where he played Yosser Hughes, a character in Liverpool who tried—and frequently failed—to deal with unemployment.

Actor Bernard Hill, most renowned for his parts in The Lord of the Rings and The Titanic