New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78, his family says
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He…
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