In a new book, author Dan E. Parkes explores the mystery surrounding RMS Titanic captain Edward Smith's death during the ship's infamous sinking Parkes utilizes eyewitness accounts from the ...

He claimed that they were telling a Titanic lie. While Titanic Captain Edward John Smith’s official cause of death remains one of history’s enduring mysteries, author Dan E. Parkes has thrown ...

Bernard Hill, who played Titanic captain in 1997 film, dies at 79 He also played the doomed King of Rohan in the Lord of the Rings franchise.

Actor Bernard Hill, who famously called his troops to battle as King Theoden of the Rohirrim in “Lord of the Rings” and whose captain went down with the “Titanic,” has died. He was 79.

Death! Death! Death!” In “Titanic,” Hill played Captain Edward Smith, one of the only characters based on a real person in the 1997 tragic romance starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

Bernard Hill, the actor best known for his roles as doomed leaders, playing the captain of the Titanic in James Cameron’s epic romance and the King of Rohan in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the ...

Hill, 79, passed away Sunday morning, agent Lou Coulson said. In the blockbuster 1997 film, Hill played Captain Edward Smith, one of the only characters based on a real person.

Bernard Hill, who played King Théoden in the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy and Captain Edward Smith in 'Titanic,' has died. He was 79.