Which lord of the rings actor was dismayed to hear he had been cut from final film?

The Lord of the Rings actor who was dismayed to hear he had been cut from the final film was Bernard Hill, who played King Théoden in *The Two Towers* and *The Return of the King*.

Hill was initially told by director Peter Jackson that he would appear in the Battle of Pelennor Fields scene in *The Return of the King*, but his scene was ultimately cut from the final film. Hill was disappointed by this, as he felt the scene was important to Théoden's character arc. He later said in an interview: "I was very disappointed. I thought it was a good scene. I thought it was important to the story."

However, despite the cut, Hill remains a popular figure among Lord of the Rings fans and his performance as Théoden is widely praised.