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Actor Sam Neill poses astatine the premiere of “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival connected Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, successful Park City, Utah.
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Actor Sam Neill, a starring antheral champion known for his relation arsenic Dr. Alan Grant successful the “Jurassic Park” movies, died connected Sunday. He was 78.
“Sam was surrounded by household and passed with the dignity that has characterized his full life,” his household wrote connected Instagram. “The nonaccomplishment was abrupt and unexpected but blessed by the information that Sam remained crab free.”
Neill announced successful April that helium had lymphoma for astir 5 years, but had been successful remission aft utilizing a caller crab therapy. He died successful Sydney, Australia.
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