{"id":2046045,"date":"2026-07-16T02:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046045"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T23:21:42","slug":"jurassic-park-star-sam-neills-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046045","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; Star Sam Neill&#8217;s Cause of Death Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/13\/16by9\/2026\/07\/13\/13f7f2224160442bb43e8a560feeec19_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">&#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; Star Sam Neill&#8217;s Cause of Death Revealed<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; Star Sam Neill<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Cause of Death Revealed<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-15T19:21:42-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 15, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:21 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-82a18e652137ac1d37196b41a009d296\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260713_13f7f2224160442bb43e8a560feeec19\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9b8aee77-40df-408a-94fd-21ff49bfb235\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/13\/4by3\/2026\/07\/13\/13f7f2224160442bb43e8a560feeec19_md.png\" alt=\"main sam neill getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8bd2b2a0fafbc6bc4eb0fcdf8effa61c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The &#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sam-neill\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sam Neill<\/strong><\/a>died suddenly earlier this week &#8230; and now TMZ has learned his cause of death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6303ad268e51dc1be5970794cffc1e32\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Philip Grenz<\/strong>, Neill&#8217;s manager, tells TMZ &#8230; the actor died of pneumonia &#8230; prior to becoming sick, Sam had valiantly fought and beaten lymphoma through a new treatment called CAR-T therapy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-83dd681edcd6041aaca9f7829f42b56d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-f6f6ff67-b88b-420c-9932-d8e2b642927d\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/07\/13\/remembering-sam-neill\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:f6f6ff67-b88b-420c-9932-d8e2b642927d\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9b8aee77-40df-408a-94fd-21ff49bfb235\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9a\/4by3\/2026\/07\/13\/9abe69b465cb4f6599c90769f8fd4f90_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Sam Neill\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Sam Neill<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9d5534b3bbab73f563c08e37c82cdc5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In addition to running his award-winning winery, Two Paddocks, the Ireland-born actor had filmed 4 projects back-to-back during the past year, all of which we&#8217;re told will be released within the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c75bf6add5cd7a6c432a4edaf3a018d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/14\/sam-neill-had-pneumonia-before-sudden-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reported<\/strong><\/a>, one of his former co-stars said Neill had pneumonia before he passed &#8230; but now we know that was, in fact, the cause.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b17da103aca42de7cad6c387945466db\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260713_afe78f4494964a5781362b446d233fc5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9b8aee77-40df-408a-94fd-21ff49bfb235\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/af\/4by3\/2026\/07\/13\/afe78f4494964a5781362b446d233fc5_md.png\" alt=\"sub sam neill jurassic park getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d995f1657b7fa6d79d2ced5d98dbe0f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; Sam\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/13\/sam-neill-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>passed away<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Monday in a hospital in Sydney, Australia, and his death was described then as &#8220;sudden and unexpected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1528de429a2ac8cbe025349279eaa62b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Grenz tells TMZ &#8230; a private service for family and friends will be held at his New Zealand farm &#8212; but no public service or celebration of life will take place. We&#8217;re told the beloved actor never liked a big fuss to be made about him in life &#8230; and that will be honored in his death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fe70b7f077975f97fc490e0e71608386\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260713_44541d8a8316467fa037e273cec3bb55\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:9b8aee77-40df-408a-94fd-21ff49bfb235\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/4by3\/2026\/07\/13\/44541d8a8316467fa037e273cec3bb55_md.png\" alt=\"sub sam neill laura dern steven spielberg jurassic park getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2780eb8e5b357c8da1c1da41e552c493\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>For those who wish to honor Sam\u2019s memory, in lieu of flowers, his family asks that donations be made to one of the causes he cared about most deeply, including the Dunstan Hospital Foundation, The Snowdome Foundation or a NZ charity or fund that supports the sustainability, protection and preservation of New Zealand&#8217;s wildlife, native bush and land, such as the NZ Nature Fund and Sustainable Tarras.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5c20652df91b22c5593d42dcc8fd6889\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sam was 78.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/15\/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:9b8aee77-40df-408a-94fd-21ff49bfb235\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/15\/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:9b8aee77-40df-408a-94fd-21ff49bfb235\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/13\/steven-spielberg-mourns-sam-neill\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:9b8aee77-40df-408a-94fd-21ff49bfb235\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b2\/16by9\/2026\/07\/13\/b20043ff7d864e66b8a68cfbe9055313_xs.png\" alt=\"main steven spielberg sam neill getty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Steven Spielberg Pays Tribute to Late &#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; 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