Actor Bernard Hill is from England. In the 1980s, Yosser Hughes, a troubled “hard man,” had a life that was going apart in Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff. More recently, Hill played the Duke of Norfolk in the BBC version of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall.

How old was Bernard Hill in LOTR?

Bernard Hill was aged 66 years in The Lord of the Rings. Bernard Hill played the role of King Théoden in The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien features the fictitious character Théoden. When Théoden is first introduced, he is helpless due to old age, sorrow, and Grima Wormtongue’s schemes, and he does nothing as his kingdom is falling apart.

For his portrayal of David Blunkett in the one-off satire drama, A Very Social Secretary, Hill received nominations at the 2006 BAFTA TV Awards and International Emmy Award.