Australia Sam Neill Obit

New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for “Jurassic Park” and “The Piano,” died Monday at 78, his family said. His death in Sydney was “sudden and unexpected,” according to a statement posted to the actor’s social media page. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His family’s statement said “remained cancer free” when he died and didn’t specify a cause of death. Neill was a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano.”