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Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (14 September 1947 – 13 July 2026) died of pneumonia on july 13th.
He was probably most well known for his role as Dr Alan Weir in the first Jurassic Park movie back in 1993,a role he reprised in Jurassic Park 3 & Jurassic World Dominion.
He was one of the leading candidates to succeed Roger Moore as James Bond & starred opposite the original James Bond himself,Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October [1990].
His first international role was in the final film of The Omen trilogy,The Final Conflict [1981],where he played the role of the antichrist,Damian Thorn.
He also played Sidney Reilly in the 1983 miniseries Reilly,Ace of Spies.
 
Gone too soon and after being declared free of cancer. RIP, on an endless stage and more roles/scripts than you can throw a camera at. Fortunately, there are still lots of roles we can see him in.

Might have to dig some out over the weekend after the F1. I can feel a little amber fluid in the works too.
 
Jurassic Park III mightily sucked, except for him. And this quote.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163025/characters/nm0000554/?item=qt0362061&ref_=ext_shr_lnk

  • Billy Brennan: You have to believe me, this was a stupid decision, but I did it with the best intentions.
  • Dr. Grant: With the best intentions? Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions. You know what, Billy? As far as I'm concerned, you're no better than the people that built this place.
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Damn!

Michel Van said:
Don't forget those classics
Event Horizon
In the Mouth of Madness
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Or indeed Kiwi films like The Piano (1993) or Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016); Aussie films like My Brilliant Career (1979) and The Dish (2000).

I must admit that I only watched Peter Rabbit (2018) because Rose Byrne was in it. Domhnall Gleeson came as a revelation but it was Neill chewing up the scenery as Mr. McGregor that really made it!

And then there was Peaky Blinders ... with Sam insisting off-camera that CI Campbell's bristle mustache had been specifically designed to repel women! His take was hilarious but how did such a talented guy maintain such modesty?
 
First saw him in Sleeping Dogs, which I think was the first NZ film to get serious international distribution. I actually met him at a wrap party - briefly - for his documentary Cinema of Unease, which is a good history of NZ film up to the mid 90s. I can't say that I have much of an anecdote - he was gentlemanly, as everyone says he was, and we exchanged polite greetings.

There's this film, which is memorable, but certainly won't be everyone's cup of absinthe. The subway scene has become (in)famous.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_(1981_film)

And this:

View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CxMTSyC8nP4


He named his animals after his co-stars.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2I2_GBawWI
 

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