'It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia,' the actor's family announced in a statement. The actor, who has died aged 78, built up a long string of screen credits over a five-decade career. Friends, politicians and fellow film stars remember Neill following his "sudden and unexpected" death.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday at the age of 78 after recovering from cancer, his family said in a statement. New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page.(Image credit: Richard Shotwell/AP Photo) Esteemed actor Sir Sam Neill has passed away at age seventy-eight. His family announced his sudden and unexpected demise on social media.
Neill had previously battled stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma. He was known for his roles in Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders. He is survived by his son and daughter.
Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in Jurassic Park to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in The Piano, has died. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted… Death of New Zealand actor in Sydney was 'sudden and unexpected', according to a family statement.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, best known for his roles in "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano', died Monday at the age of 78, according to a statement from his family on social media. New Zealand actor Sam Neill achieved international fame playing Dr. Alan Grant in the 1993 film Jurassic Park.
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