Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia on July 13 and will be honored at a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm later, his agent told The Associated Press (AP) on Thursday.
Neill's family had earlier announced the actor, known for "Jurassic Park,” "The Piano” and other films, died Monday in Sydney.
His agent, Philip Grenz, said he was providing more information after speaking with Neill's family and following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods,” he said.
"Sam passed away from pneumonia," Grenz said. "Prior to becoming sick, Sam had valiantly fought and beaten lymphoma through a new treatment called CAR-T therapy.”
He added that Neill had filmed four projects "back-to-back” during the past year that are due to be released in the coming months.
