Sam Neill Dead at 78 — Jurassic Park Star Passes Suddenly in Sydney
Sam Neill, the beloved New Zealand actor who played
Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and Major Chester Campbell
in Peaky Blinders, has died suddenly in Sydney, Australia
at the age of 78. His family confirmed the news on July 13,
2026. Just three months earlier, Neill had celebrated a
full remission from a rare blood cancer after an Australian
clinical trial.