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| Sam Neill dead |
| 2026-07-13 |
| [PageSix] ‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill dead at 78 after cancer recovery Neill, the star of the 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park,” died at 78 on Monday, his family announced. “It is with immense sadness that the whānau [family] of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia,” the late actor’s loved ones wrote via Instagram. “Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life,” the statement continued. “The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.” Neill’s family went on to “express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care.” They concluded, “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.” Neill’s death comes just two months after he announced he was cancer-free following his battle with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma – a rare and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “I’ve been living with a particular type of lymphoma for about five years and I was on chemotherapy and the pretty miserable business but it was keeping me alive,” he told Australia’s 7News in April. Neill, who was born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in 1947, was forced to seek an alternative when doctors told him chemotherapy stopped working. “I was at a loss and it looked like I was on the way out, which wasn’t ideal obviously,” he said. He then took part in a trial for CAR T-cell therapy – a form of immunotherapy that trains T-cells to destroy cancer cells. “I’ve just had a scan just now and there is no cancer in my body, that’s an extraordinary thing,” he said, reflecting on the success of his trial. “I’m very, very excited that this can happen. It’s time I did another movie.” Neill previously said he was “not remotely afraid” of dying as he battled cancer. |
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