Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and Cillian Murphy and More Mourn the Death of Sam Neill

Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and Cillian Murphy and more mourn the death of Sam Neill

Fellow actors and fans of Sam Neill mourned his passing after the New Zealand actor died Monday following a diagnosis of a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill achieved his highest level of fame in “Jurassic Park” playing paleontologist Alan Grant, who is summoned to an island off Costa Rica where a theme park has...

RIP Sam Neill: ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano’ Star Dies at 78

Actor Sam Neill, the versatile star of 'Jurassic Park' and 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople,' has died at 78 in Sydney, Australia.

Sam Neill, by CK Stead

A handsome young Australian with a moustache and a head of curly hair knocked at my office door and introduced himself as Roger Donaldson. He had been living in New Zealand since 1965, an escapee from conscription into the Australian Army deployed in Vietnam, and now wanting to make a movie of my novel Smith’s Dream. He had engaged the actor Sam Neill, who was on the brink of giving up acting; and of the cinematographer Michael Seresin. These th…

Cillian Murphy honors late Peaky Blinders co-star Sam Neill

after news of his passing, Cillian Murphy paid tribute to late Peaky Blinders costar Sam Neill, saying "admired and adored in equal measure".

Peaky Blinders' Cillian Murphy pays tribute to co-star Sam Neill in emotional statement

The New Zealand actor passed away at the age of 78 this week.