Martin Freeman pays tribute to his gentle and kind co-star Bernard Hill following his death aged 79 dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.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.
The BBC and Scottish singer and actress Barbara Dickson led tributes to Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill after his death aged 79 on Sunday.