EastEndersโ actor Bernard Hill has diedโ aged 88, just eight days after the passing of his wife, Alison. The news was confirmed by his agents, Curtis Brown, on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Hill was best knownโค for his recent โrole as Jerry โคMallett โin the long-runningโค BBCโ soap, appearing in 73 episodes between 2022 โฃand 2024. However, his career spanned decades andโฃ included iconic performances in films such as Titanic โand The Lord of the Rings trilogy. His deathโ marks a โloss forโข bothโ the acting communityโฃ andโ fans of โขtheโ beloved British drama.
The actor joined EastEnders in 2022 as Jerry Mallett, theโข estrangedโค father of Elizabeth Branning, and quicklyโ becameโค a fixture in albertโ square. โขHis character’s arrival sparked dramatic storylines involving his โdaughter andโค granddaughter,Lily.Hill’s portrayal of the complex and often troubled Jerry resonated with viewers.
Beyond EastEnders, Hill achieved international recognition โฃfor his roles as Captain Edward Smith in James Cameron’s Titanic โ(1997) and as King Thรฉoden inโ Peter โJackson’s The Lord of the Rings films (2002-2003). Heโ alsoโ hadโ a distinguished career on stage, performing withโ the Royal Shakespeare Company.
hill’s passing follows the death โof his wife,โค Alison, on April โ27, 2024. No further details โขregarding the circumstancesโ of his death have beenโฃ released at this time. A โคstatement from Curtis โBrownโข read:โ “Very sad to announce that our client Bernard Hill passed away on May 5th. He leaves โbehind his daughter, Jennifer.”
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