Posted on 07/14/2026 1:36:06 AM PDT by Morgana
Sam Neill, the genre-spanning New Zealand actor best known for his starring role in the “Jurassic Park” movies, has died, his family said Monday.
He was 78.
“Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life,” the family said in a statement on Instagram.
“The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free,” the family said in the statement, which did not specify a cause of death.
Neill, who died in Sydney, had announced in April that he was cancer-free after several years of treatment for blood cancer.
He found international acclaim for his portrayal of paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in the 1993 Steven Spielberg film “Jurassic Park,” a role he reprised in subsequent movies.
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Rip Dr Alan Grant
Damn
Great actor truly
A great actor. My favorite line of his “no place is safe here on this island”. Godspeed Sir thanks for your efforts.
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