The actor, who has died aged 78, was refreshingly candid about Hollywood, filmmaking, his cancer treatment – and why he preferred life on his New Zealand farm to the movie business
Sam Neill’s 20 best…
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Sam Neill was a warm, wry and unselfish star who twinkled so others could shine | Peter Bradshaw ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
His unshowy gifts, which discreetly carried arthouse drama and blockbuster adventures alike, never sucked a movie’s oxygen in to his own performance
‘I’d like to think that, in life, I’m a goodie’: Sa…
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Sam Neill's Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg breaks silence on star's shock death at 78 ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Iconic Jurassic Park director Steven Spielberg has paid tribute to star Sam Neill following his shock death at 78.
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Sam Neill's last great love: ABC journalist Laura Tingle shares a side to the actor you've never seen before in candid photos from their very private romance - after his death at age 78 ⊕⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
It was an unlikely match when laidback actor Sam Neill found love with hard-hitting political journalist Laura Tingle.
A versatile actor whose roles went far beyond Jurassic Park - Sam Neill dies aged 78 ⊖
The actor, who has died aged 78, built up a long string of screen credits over a five-decade career.
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Sam Neill obituary ⊕
Versatile character actor who gained international star status with standout performances in Jurassic Park and The Piano
Sam Neill’s final interview
Neill dies aged 78
His 20 best performances
A life in …
How Sam Neill reconnected with son 25 years after putting him up for adoption - as Peaky Blinders star dies surrounded by his beloved family ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Sam was surrounded by his loved ones when he died. The Jurassic Park star was incredibly close to his family, as a father-of-four and grandfather-of-eight.
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'Hero, legend, sweetheart': Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78 ⊖
Friends, politicians and fellow film stars remember Neill following his "sudden and unexpected" death.
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New Zealand actor Sam Neill dies aged 78 ⊕
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Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for playing paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic Park" has died at the age of 78.
Sam Neill’s final interview: ‘I’ve had to overcome the ordinariness of my appearance’ ⊕
The actor, who has died aged 78, recently answered Guardian readers’ questions about missing out on James Bond, the true terrors of Jurassic Park and why he called his most fecund cow Helena Bonham C…