{"id":360756,"date":"2026-07-13T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/looking-back-at-sam-neills-life-and-career\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:00:29","slug":"looking-back-at-sam-neills-life-and-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/looking-back-at-sam-neills-life-and-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking back at Sam Neill&#8217;s life and career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/R-6OQMdLuXE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at Sam Neill's life and career\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-6OQMdLuXE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his leading role in the blockbuster Jurassic Park franchise and in BBC series Peaky Blinders, has died at the age of 78.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Neill\u2019s family confirmed he died on Monday, surrounded by his family.<\/p>\n<p>Neill was diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2022, which caused him to take a short break from acting, and he had announced he was cancer-free earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from his family on his Instagram said: \u201cIt is with immense sadness that the wh\u0101nau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney, Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loss was sudden and unexpected, but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer-free. They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent\u2019s Private Hospital for their incredible care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his leading role in the blockbuster Jurassic Park franchise and in BBC series Peaky Blinders, has died at the age of 78. 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