{"id":2499747,"date":"2026-07-13T06:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2499747"},"modified":"2026-07-13T06:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T06:42:17","slug":"jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-dead-at-78\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"0\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\">Actor Sam Neill, best known for his roles in the Jurassic Park films, has died aged 78, his family said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"1\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\">The New Zealand actor&#8217;s death in Sydney was \u201csudden and unexpected,\u201d according to the statement posted to the actor\u2019s social media page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"2\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\">Neill revealed in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2023, but announced earlier this year that he was cancer-free.<\/p>\n<section class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__container\" data-gtm-action=\"Read_More\" data-variant=\"v2\" data-loading=\"true\" aria-busy=\"true\" aria-label=\"Loading related stories\">\n<p><h4 class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlineText\"><span class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlinePrefix\">Read More<!-- --> on <\/span><span>Entertainment<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"4\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\">The statement said Neill was &#8220;surrounded by family&#8221; and &#8220;passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"5\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\">&#8220;The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free,&#8221; the stateemt added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"6\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\">&#8220;They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent\u2019s Private Hospital for their incredible care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"8\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\">&#8220;More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"9\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\"><em>This is a breaking story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"10\" articletitle=\"\u2018Jurassic Park\u2019 Star Sam Neill Dead at 78\"><em>This story includes reporting by Associated Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__container\">\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__imageContainer\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.4502%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.newsweek.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Sam Neill, best known for his roles in the Jurassic Park films, has died aged 78, his family said in a statement. 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