BERNARD Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died at the age of 79.
He leaves behind a son named Gabriel. Here's everything you need to know about the late actor's only child.
Who is Bernard Hill's son, Gabriel?
Gabriel is the son of actor Bernard Hill and actress Marianna Hill.
He is the only child of Bernard Hill and followed his father into acting.
Gabriel is known for his roles in Small Town Outsiders (2022), Likely Heroes (2017) and Only God Can (2015).
The family moved to North Suffolk after Gabriel's birth.
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Bernard said in an interview: “I am now our parent governor at my son Gabriel's school.
'I wanted to ground myself a little more.
“It's very tempting, when offered, to go ahead and do more work and he suffers a lot from that, so I wanted to stop and actually be a little less selfish.
“Be a little more responsible.”
Who are Gabriel Hill's parents?
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Gabriel's parents are actor Bernard Hill and actress Marianna Hill.
Bernard Hill was a British actor, known for his roles in the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, Titanic and True Crime.
He was born on December 17, 1944 in Manchester and died on May 5, 2024 at the age of 79.
Marianna Hill, born Mariana Schwarzkopf, is an American actress best known for her roles in the western film El Condor and High Plains Drifter.
She was born on February 9, 1942 in Santa Barbara, California.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Marianna also appeared in TV shows.
What shows and movies did Bernard Hill appear in?
Bernard Hill was best known for his roles as Captain Edward Smith in the Oscar-winning 1997 film Titanic and Theoden, King of Rohan, in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
He also appeared in:
- Ghandi (1982) as Sergeant Putnam
- Shirley Valetine (1989) as Joe Bradshaw
- Mountains of Moon (1990) as Dr. Livingstone
- Skallagrigg (1994) as John
- Madagascar Skin (1995) as Flint
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) as Dr. David Hawthorne
- True Crime (1999) as Warden of San Quentin Prison
- The Scorpion King (2002) as Philos
- Wolf Hall (2015) as Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
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He had his breakthrough role in the BBC TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff, where he played Yosser Hughes.
Bernard also appeared on stage at The Cherry Orchard and the title roles in Macbeth and A View from the Bridge.
His death comes hours before he was due to return to television in Martin Freeman's BBC One drama The Responder.
The show will air on Sunday, May 5, 2024.