Home / New ZealandBen TomsettMultimedia Journalist - Dunedin, NZ Herald·NZ Herald·20 Jul, 2026 05:00 AM3 mins to read‌New Zealand actor Sir Sam Neill has died age 78. Video / Getty / Madman Entertainment / Miramax / Universal PicturesThe late Sir Sam Neill’s love of New Zealand art will live on at Gore’s Eastern Southland Gallery, where the acclaimed actor quietly donated artworks and supported the institution over many years.

Neill died in Sydney on July 13, aged 78, from pneumonia, after previously overcoming

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