"Jurassic Park" star Sam Neill died from pneumonia after successfully overcoming lymphoma with CAR-T therapy, his representative confirmed Thursday, correcting what he described as inaccurate reports that emerged after the Oscar-nominated actor's death earlier this week.Neill's agent, Philip Grenz, said the actor's family asked him to clarify how the 78-year-old died after several outlets published inaccurate accounts.He also said Neill, who was known for fiercely guarding his privacy, will be remembered with a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm at a later date."Sam passed away from pneumonia," Grenz told the New York Post’s Page Six.
"Prior to becoming sick, Sam had valiantly fought and beaten lymphoma through a new treatment called CAR-T therapy."ACCLAIMED NEW ZEALAND ACTOR SAM NEILL CONTRACTED PNEUMONIA BEFORE HE DIED, CO-STAR SAYSSam Neill arrives at the premiere of "Apples Never Fall" on March 12, 2024, in Los Angeles.(Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)Grenz said Neill had also completed four "back-to-back" projects over the past year that are expected to be released in the coming months.Neill's family announced Monday that the actor died at St.
Vincent's Private Hospital in Sydney, Australia."Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life," the family said in a statement shared on Neill's Instagram account."The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free."SAM NEILL REMEMBERED AS 'ONE OF THE GREATS' BY NICOLE KIDMAN, TONI COLLETTE AND MORE AFTER HIS SUDDEN DEATHThe New Zealand actor disclosed in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
In April, he announced he was cancer-free after treatment.Sam Neill attends the 2025 AACTA Awards Presented By Foxtel Group at HOTA on February 7, 2025 in Gold Coast, Australia.(Chris Hyde/Getty Images for AFI)"I've just had a scan just now and there is n...