India, July 13 -- Legendary British-New Zealand actor and entrepreneur Sam Neill, known for his roles in the Jurassic Park films, has died, his family stated.
Neill died Monday in Sydney, Australia, aged 78.
"It is with immense sadness that the whanau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing," his family said the statement posted on Instagram, using the Maori word for extended family or community.
"The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free," the statement adds.
In March 2023, Neill revealed that he had been undergoing chemotherapy since March 2022 after being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer, known as stage 3 angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
In April, Neill sa...