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Bernard Hill, ‘Titanic’ Captain and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Star, Dies at 79

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Bernard Hill, the actor best known for his roles as doomed leaders, playing the captain of the Titanic in James Cameron’s epic romance and the King of Rohan in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, died on Sunday. He was 79.

Hill’s death was confirmed by his agent to the BBC. Lou Coulson added that Hill’s fiancée and son had been at his side.

The British actor had been set to appear at Comic Con Liverpool over the weekend, but had been forced to cancel at the last moment, organizers said. “We’re heartbroken to hear the news of Bernard Hill’s passing,” the conversation tweeted. “A great loss.”

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