Entertainment · 16 July 2026

Actor Sam Neill, 78, died Monday from pneumonia

New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "Peaky Blinders", died on Monday at 78 due to pneumonia, his agent confirmed. His agent, Philip Grenz, clarified the cause of death on Thursday due to "inaccurate and outright falsehoods" in the media. Mr Grenz stated Neill was cancer-free when he passed away, having been in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

By BriefTea Editorial · 16 July 2026 at 7:41

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