BERNARD Hill, best known for roles in Titanic and Lord of the Rings, has died aged 79.
He leaves behind a son named Gabriel. Here’s everything 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), Unlikely Heroes (2017) and Only God Can (2015).
The family moved to North Suffolk after Gabriel’s birth.
Bernard said in an interview: “I am now our parent governor at my son Gabriel’s school.
“I wanted to ground myself a bit more.
“It’s very tempting, when you get offered, to keep going off and doing more work and he suffers a lot for that so I wanted to stop and be a bit less selfish really.
“Be a bit more responsible.”
Who are Gabriel Hill’s parents?
Gabriel’s parents are actor Bernard Hill and actress Marianna Hill.
Bernard Hill was a British actor, known for his roles in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, 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 and is best known for her roles in the Western movie El Condor and High Plains Drifter.
She was born on February 9, 1942 in Santa Barbara, California.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Marianna also starred 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 1997 Oscar-winning movie 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 the Warden of San Quentin Prison
- The Scorpion King (2002) as Philos
- Wolf Hall (2015) as Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
He had his breakout role in the BBC TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff, where he portrayed Yosser Hughes.
Bernard also appeared on stage in The Cherry Orchard and the title roles in Macbeth and A View from the Bridge.
His passing comes hours before he was due to return to TV in Martin Freeman’s BBC One drama The Responder.
The show airs on Sunday, May 5, 2024.