Sam Neill, actor and star of Jurassic Park, dies aged 78
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Key context: <p>New Zealand actor built career as dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and television</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/05/sam-neil-actor-20-best-roles-films-performances">Sam Neill’s 20 best performances</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-a-life-in-pictures">A life in pictures</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-death-tributes">‘A true gentleman’: actors, directors and leaders pay tribute to Sam Neill</a></p></li></ul><p>Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand actor whose career spanned Oscar winners and blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.</p><p>The actor’s death was announced on Monday in a statement shared on his Instagram account. No cause of death was given, but Neill had only recently <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/29/sam-neill-cancer-free-clinical-trial">revealed he was cancer-free </a>after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2022.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-death-actor-dies-aged-78">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
New Zealand actor built career as dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and televisionSam Neill’s 20 best performancesA life in pictures‘A true gentleman’: actors, directors and leaders pay tribute to Sam NeillSam Neill, the versatile New Zealand actor whose career spanned Oscar winners and blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.The actor’s death was announced on Monday in a statement shared on his Instagram account. No cause of death was given, but Neill had only recently revealed he was cancer-free after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2022. Continue reading...
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