Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, his agent Philip Grenz confirmed, following the 78-year-old's death on Sunday at a Sydney hospital.
Neill had been diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma in 2022 and participated in a clinical trial for CAR T-cell therapy, which left him cancer-free months before his death. He is survived by four children and eight grandchildren.
A private family memorial will be held at his farm in New Zealand, where he owned the Two Paddocks winery in Central Otago. The family has suggested donations to the Dunstan Hospital Foundation, Snowdome Foundation, or New Zealand wildlife charities. Neill appeared in The Fox and Untamed in 2025 and will appear posthumously in Godzilla x Kong: Supernova and The Last Resort in 2027.