00:02Sam Neal has died. The actor, who among other roles played paleontologist Alan Grant in the
00:08Steven Spielberg's 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park, died on Monday
00:14sudden and unexpected in Australia, his family said in a statement. Neal had revealed
00:21In his 2023 memoirs, he stated that he was possibly dying of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Stage
00:28III, but last April he declared himself cancer-free thanks to gene therapy. According to the
00:35According to the statement, the 78-year-old actor had been receiving treatment at the private hospital.
00:41St. Vincent's in Sydney, but remained cancer-free. Born in Northern Ireland in 1947,
00:49Neal moved with his family to the South Island of New Zealand when he was a child. He was baptized as
00:56Nigel John Dermott himself abandoned that name in favor of Sam because, according to him, he was afraid of
01:02that he was too effeminate for New Zealand. His acting career began in that country in the early 1900s.
01:09from the 1970s, before landing more significant roles in neighboring Australia. His leap to
01:15Worldwide fame came in 1993 when he participated in the Hollywood blockbuster Jurassic Park,
01:22But his vast career also included dozens of roles in film and television,
01:28including the Netflix series Peaky Blinders and films such as The House of Red October or The
01:34Piano. When he wasn't performing, Neil also managed vineyards in the picturesque Central Otago region.
01:41in New Zealand.
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