RIP Bernard Hill
 

Veteran English theater/film actor Bernard Hill who had an extensive career, known for his roles of Captain Edward J Smith in Titanic and King Théoden in Lord Of The Rings, as well as roles in Gandhi, Henry VI (I-III), Richard III, Fox, I Claudius, The Gambling Man, Madagascar Skin, The Ghost And The Darkness, A Midsummer Night's Dream, True Crime, Wimbledon, The Scorpion King, Gothika, Great Expectations, From There To Here, Wolf Hall, and many other roles has passed at 79. Rest well in heaven Bernard Hill.

I recall buying a DVD player in February 2004, and it was accompanied by The Scorpion King.