Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78
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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” and played Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano,” has died. He…
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