On May 5, 2024, Bernard Hill died. The actor starred as King Thédon in The Lord of the Rings. The four hobbit actors remembered their old colleague on the same day.
Which actor is it about? Bernard Hill’s performances as King Thédon remain unforgettable. The leader of Rohan appeared in parts two and three of Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of the famous Tolkien epic “The Lord of the Rings”.
The British actor’s other well-known works include “Titanic”, “The Bounty” and “Conspiracy of Women”.
Bernard Hill died on May 5, 2024, at the age of 79. But he will never be forgotten by his fellow actors. Just hours after the news of his death became public, the cast of the four hobbits paid tribute to the deceased.
Hill was there for the first time in the second part of the trilogy – there is also a secret appearance of the elf Arwen in the film. Here you can see the trailer.
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What do the actors of the hobbits say? The four Hobbit actors made an appearance at Liverpool Comic Con on May 5th. Elijah Wood (Frodo), Sean Astin (Sam), Dominic Monaghan (Merry) and Billy Boyd (Pippin) wanted to remember Bernard Hill shortly before the end of their panel.
They talked about his death and Sean Astin said on the microphone that the four of them wanted to take a moment to talk briefly about Hill.
“We love him. “He was fearless, funny, rough…” Astin said, and Elijah Wood added with a smile that Hill was also “hot-tempered.”
Pippin actor Billy Boyd then took the microphone, pointed to Dominic Monaghan and said:
We watched the films and I said to Dom: I don’t think anyone has spoken Tolkien’s words as well as Bernard. He broke my heart and my soul. He was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed.
Here you can see the excerpt:
Who else remembered Hill? The hobbits also remembered their old friend on their social media channels. For example Dominic Monaghan via Instagram.
Richard Armitage, who starred as Thorin Oakenshield in the “Hobbit” films, also posted a message on X. Numerous fans and lovers of Hill’s works have joined in.
Although the actor has appeared in numerous, very different films since 1976, most people will probably remember him as King Théoden.
He was not the first of the film family to die. Christopher Lee (Sarum), Ian Holm (Bilbo) and Alan Howard (Sauron’s voice) have also already left this world for the immortal lands.
To commemorate the death of the late Ian Holm, dozens of players gathered in Lord of the Rings Online and, among other things, reenacted Bilbo’s last journey to Rivendell or serenaded him: Players pay their last respects to one of their heroes in the Lord of the Rings MMORPG