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Jurassic Park actor Sam Neil dies at 78.New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday aged 78 after recovering from cancer, his family said in a statement on Monday.“The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free,” a statement posted on Neill’s Instagram page said.The Jurassic Park actor announced in April he was cancer-free after undergoing treatment for stage-three blood cancer.In 2023, the actor revealed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He underwent groundbreaking treatments and announced he was completely cancer-free in April 2026.