Bernard Hill (born 17 December 1944 in Blackley, Manchester - died 5 May 2024) was an English film, stage and television actor. He was known for playing Yosser Hughes, the troubled 'hard man' whose life was falling apart in Alan Bleasdale's groundbreaking 1980s TV drama Boys from the Blackstuff. He was also known for roles in blockbuster films, including Captain Edward Smith in Titanic, King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and as the Warden of San Quentin Prison in the Clint Eastwood film True Crime.