New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly at the age of 78 on Monday in Sydney, Australia, his family announced.
Surrounded by loved ones, Neill “passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life,” the family said in a statement shared on his Instagram page.
“It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney, Australia,” the statement read. “The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer-free.”
The Jurassic Park star had revealed in April that he was cancer-free after battling stage-three blood cancer and undergoing groundbreaking treatment.
“I’ve just had a scan just now and there is no cancer in my body — that’s an extraordinary thing,” Neill said at the time. “I’m very, very excited that this can happen.”
The family added that more details will be shared later, but asked for privacy as they navigate “this immeasurable loss.”
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