{"id":360899,"date":"2026-07-13T22:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-look-back-at-sam-neills-versatile-acting-career\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T21:00:58","slug":"a-look-back-at-sam-neills-versatile-acting-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/a-look-back-at-sam-neills-versatile-acting-career\/","title":{"rendered":"A look back at Sam Neill&#8217;s versatile acting career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/O2FHmRGTEdQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"A look back at Sam Neill's versatile acting career\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O2FHmRGTEdQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor whose career spanned five decades, has died at the age of 78. From Oscar winners to blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, Neill built a career playing dashing romantic leads and charismatic villains across film and television<br \/>\n Sam Neill\u2019s 20 best performances<br \/>\n A life in pictures<br \/>\n \u2018A true gentleman\u2019: actors, directors and leaders pay tribute to Sam Neill<br \/>\n Obituary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor whose career spanned five decades, has died at the age of 78. 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