Bernard Hill obituary: prolific star of Boys from the Blackstuff and three Best Picture winners bfi.org.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bfi.org.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Elijah Wood , Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan and Sean Astin - who played the four hobbits in the trilogy - stood on stage as they told fans they lost a member of our family today.
Hill s leading role in the 1982 series as a gruff Liverpudlian not only caught the eye of Hollywood producers but helped define an era for working class men in the North.