Sam Neill, 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano' Star, Dies at 78

Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor beloved for playing Dr. Alan Grant in Steven Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park' and for his role in 'The Piano,' has died at 78. His family said the death was 'sudden and unexpected'; Neill had disclosed in 2023 that he was living with a rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Tributes poured in from co-stars, politicians and fans who remembered him as a 'hero, legend, sweetheart.'