Enormous sum that late Lord of the Rings and Titanic actor Bernard Hill left to his household in his will
Titanic and Lord of the Rings star left just over £200,000 in his will mostly to his son, it has been revealed.
Documents show Bernard Hill who died May last year had just £255,957 in his estate at the time of his death.
However, this was reduced to £206,415 after deductions for the 79-year-old actor’s funeral and other debts
Hill was born in Manchester but lived in Beccles, Suffolk, and his will reveals he left all his possessions to his son, Gabriel.
On top of this he also left nine tenths of his trust fund to him while the other tenth was given to this partner Alison Bold.
He appointed solicitors, Katie Mantin and Katherine Hopkins, as executors.
Bernard Hill had a varied screen career, coming to prominence acting in small down to earth dramas before going on to star in films that made billions worldwide. Pictured: Hill at the premier of ‘Gods Own Country’ in Edinburgh in June 2017
Bernard Hill, pictured here in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, played King Theoden in the epic fantasy trilogy
He first came to prominence in 1980 as Yosser Hughes, a working-class Liverpudlian ultimately driven to the edge in Alan Bleasdale’s BBC Play for Today programme, The Black Stuff, and its series sequel, Boys from the Blackstuff.
His character’s much-repeated phrase Gizza job became popular with protesters against Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government, because of the high unemployment of the time.
In 1997, he portrayed Captain Edward Smith in the blockbuster movie, Titanic, about the infamous doomed liner.
He then became known to a generation for playing King Théoden of Rohan in the second and third instalments of Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, which were released in 2002 and 2003 respectively.
The films won 11 Oscars and grossed $1billion at the box office, as reported by What’s The Jam.
He was married to Marianna Hill with whom he had a son, Gabriel Hill.
On Sunday, BAFTA viewers were left outraged after Hill was omitted from the In Memoriam tribute.
Stars including the late Dame Maggie Smith, David Lynch and Kris Kristofferson were honoured.
Bernard Hill rose to fame for his performance as Yosser Hughes in the 1982 BBC drama Boys from the Blackstuff
The actor also portrayed Captain Edward Smith in the 1997 Oscar-winning film Titanic (pictured)
A representative for Bafta insisted he was honoured during the TV Baftas In Memoriam segment last year, which was why he was not featured.
After his death, actress and musician Barbara Dickson, who starred with him in a musical based on the Beatles, was among those paying tribute, describing him as a ‘marvellous actor’.
Alongside a photo of them together, she wrote: ‘It’s with great sadness that I note the death of Bernard Hill.
‘We worked together in John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert, (by) Willy Russell marvellous show 1974-1975.
‘A really marvellous actor. It was a privilege to have crossed paths with him. RIP Benny x.’
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, said: ‘Bernard Hill blazed a trail across the screen, and his long-lasting career filled with iconic and remarkable roles is a testament to his incredible talent.
‘From Boys from the Blackstuff, to Wolf Hall, The Responder, and many more, we feel truly honoured to have worked with Bernard at the BBC. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this sad time.’
