Titanic and The Lord Of The Rings star Bernard Hill dies aged 79

The actor first made a name for himself as Yosser Hughes in Alan Bleasdale’s Boys From The Blackstuff, which aired in 1982 (Yui Mok/PA)

Bernard Hill, best known for his roles in Titanic and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, has died aged 79, his agent said.

Hill also starred in BBC drama series Boys From The Blackstuff, and the 2015 BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novel Wolf Hall.