Actor Bernard Hill, best known for the movie "Titanic" and the "Lord of the Rings" films, has died. Hill began acting professionally in the 1970s. He was well-known on British television and films, but it was the 1997 film, "Titanic" that gave Hill greater international acclaim. Hill portrayed Edward John Smith, the real-life captain who perished with the doomed ship. Hill followed his "Titanic" success by playing King Théoden in two of the three Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" films.
