Jurassic Park Star Sam Neill Dies Aged 78

Sam Neill: The global star who never stopped turning up for NZ

Comment: Former MP and Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel reflects on the humility, cinematic legacy, and fierce local advocacy of the late actor Sam Neill

Iconic Jurassic Park Actor Sam Neill Dead at 79

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Co-star says Sam Neill battled pneumonia before death

Actor Sam Neill battled pneumonia before his unexpected death aged 78, a former co-star said Tuesday as some of Hollywood’s biggest names mourned the “Jurassic Park” leading man.

Neill, 'Jurassic Park' star, dies at 78 after cancer-free reveal

Sam Neill, the actor best known for playing Dr. Alan Grant in the "Jurassic Park" franchise, has died. He was 78.

Sam Neill, leading man in ‘Jurassic Park,’ dies at 78

Sam Neill, the ruggedly handsome and versatile screen actor from New Zealand who appeared in more than 150 films and television shows over a five-decade career and was perhaps best known as the dashing paleontologist Alan Grant in the blockbuster “Jurassic Park” series, died Monday in Sydney. He was 78.

New Zealand mourns actor and environmental advocate Sam Neill

Sam Neill’s death at 78 closes a career that became unusually durable without being confined to a single screen identity. Although global audiences most readily associated him with Dr. Alan Grant in “Jurassic Park,” his five decades of work also stretched across television, independent cinema and projects such as the Oscar-winning “The Piano.” His family said Neill died Monday in Sydney after a sudden and unexpected loss. The actor had previousl…