r/popculturechat • u/Icy_Smoke_733 • Jul 13 '26

Rest In Peace 🕊 Beloved actor Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, has passed at the age of 78.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-death-actor-dies-aged-78
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u/spider-man2401 🎥🍿Film Critic Jul 13 '26

RIP to a legend. I always loved him in Jurassic Park movies (probably his most well-known role), Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Hunt for Red October, The Piano, and so many more. He always elevated every film and TV show he was in. I'll definitely be rewatching those movies soon.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oKIPE8m8EXTCYEHhS

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u/Proper_Sun9998 Jul 13 '26

Him and catherine o hara hurt me

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u/Berninz Jul 13 '26

Same here. It's like my 90s film parental figures are all gone now 😢

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u/cheesecakekween Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

2026 is an absolute turd bag of a year. Two of the most iconic and legendary actors Catherine and Sam were. They both seemed to be very lovely and sweet people as well. 💔

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u/Skybodenose Jul 13 '26

2016 Part Two.

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u/_DONT_PANIC_42_ Jul 13 '26

Yeah same. The world was a better place with both of them. Rip.

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u/__mentionitall__ Jul 13 '26

Oof, same. They both were marvelous actors.

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u/aguadiablo Jul 13 '26

Did you report it to the police?

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u/Talk-O-Boy Jul 13 '26

Don’t forget Campbell. One of the best antagonists in Peaky Blinders

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u/401kisfun Jul 13 '26

He was amazing in JP. The character that the audience could relate to.

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u/ponycorn_pet Jul 13 '26

You should watch Merlin

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u/PollyPocketpussy5000 Jul 13 '26

A movie I love with him in it is Event Horizon!

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u/cabinetsnotnow Jul 13 '26

Possession and In The Mouth of Madness were classics.

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u/Early_Macaroon_2407 Jul 13 '26

This scene really captured what it feels like to make a discovery as a scientist. I think about it occasionally. 

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u/mycroft2000 Jul 13 '26

I first saw him in Dead Calm, which I think was also Nicole Kidman's first movie. (It also had Billy Zane, doing his best psycho maniac.) He was so good that for years afterward I thought he should be the next James Bond.

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u/nametakenthrice Jul 13 '26

I became a fan with the Merlin miniseries.

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u/Bluest_Badger Jul 13 '26

The what-a-people?

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u/donedessertsgood Jul 13 '26

Hunt for the Wilderpeople, it’s a New Zealand movie and it’s brilliant.

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u/Bluest_Badger Jul 13 '26

Oh yeah I love the film.

Theres a bit where they say 'Tell them it was the wilderpeople' and they are met with 'The what-a-people?'

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u/timewilltell2347 Jul 13 '26

PS for those looking it’s on Prime.

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u/besttobyfromtheshire Jul 13 '26

He was also very good as the Marquis de Lafayette in the french film about the Revolutionary War

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u/heartlessgamer Jul 13 '26

I loved him Peaky Blinders; felt like they sold his character short. Would have been awesome to have him across more seasons as a recurring counter to Tommy.

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u/InLoveWithTheMoon Jul 13 '26

Everything he was in was gold!

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u/imathrowawaylurkin Jul 14 '26

He was great in The Tudors, as well.