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World13 Jul 2026

Sam Neill, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies 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.

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Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page. WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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 to the actor's social media page. His death was "sudden and unexpected," the statement said, adding that he "remained cancer free" when he died. Neil was one of a host of actors and directors who achieved international fame after an explosion of Australian films that began in the late 1970s, a list that includes Paul Hogan, Mel Gibson, Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe, Jane Campion, Peter Weir and Gillian Armstrong.

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From the storyNeill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page.

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From the storyNeill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page.

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From the storyWELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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.

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From the storyWELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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.

playing Holly Hunter's husband inCollocation

เล่นเป็นสามีของฮอลลี ฮันเตอร์ ใน.

From the storyWELLINGTON, New Zealand — 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.

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