{"id":7445,"date":"2026-07-16T08:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7445"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T03:12:17","slug":"sam-neills-cause-of-death-revealed-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7445","title":{"rendered":"Sam Neill&#8217;s Cause of Death Revealed &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2247407\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sam Neill's cause of death has been revealed by his manager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed-428x241.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" loading=\"eager\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More details are coming out following the shocking and sudden death of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sam-neill\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Sam Neill<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you didn\u2019t see the sad news, the <em>Jurassic Park<\/em> actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/13\/sam-neill-dead-jurassic-park-star-suddenly-dies-at-78-family-releases-statement\/\">died at the age of 78<\/a> on Monday (July 13) in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday (July 15), <strong>Sam<\/strong>\u2018s cause of death was revealed, with his manager<strong> Philip Grenz <\/strong>telling <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/15\/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed\/\">TMZ<\/a><\/em> that the actor died of pneumonia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/neill-cause-of-death.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/neill-cause-of-death-788x1006.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Neill cause of death revealed\" class=\"wp-image-2247408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/neill-cause-of-death-788x1006.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/neill-cause-of-death-428x547.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in April, <strong>Sam<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/28\/jurassic-parks-sam-neill-is-now-cancer-free-implies-he-almost-didnt-make-it-after-chemotherapy-stopped-working\/\">revealed that he was cancer-free<\/a> after undergoing a special treatment. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2023\/03\/17\/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-opens-up-about-receiving-stage-3-cancer-diagnosis\/\">diagnosed with stage three blood cancer<\/a> in March 2022. Prior to becoming sick with pneumonia, <strong>Sam<\/strong>\u2018s manager said that he had valiantly fought and beaten lymphoma through a new treatment called CAR-T therapy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following news of <strong>Sam<\/strong>\u2018s death, his ex girlfriend, journalist <strong>Laura Tingle, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/14\/sam-neills-ex-girlfriend-shares-new-details-about-his-health-in-his-final-weeks\/\">reflected on his final days<\/a>, sharing that the cancer had really take a toll on his body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sam<\/strong>\u2018s manager also told <em>TMZ<\/em> that a private service for family and friends will be held at the actor\u2019s New Zealand farm, noting that no public service or celebration of life will take place.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-cause-of-death.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-cause-of-death-788x524.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Neill's cause of death has been revealed by his manager&#10;\" class=\"wp-image-2247413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-cause-of-death-788x524.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-cause-of-death-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In lieu of flowers, <strong>Sam<\/strong>\u2018s family asks that donations can 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\u2019s wildlife, native bush and land, such as the NZ Nature Fund and Sustainable Tarras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you did not see, <strong>Sam<\/strong> posted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/07\/13\/sam-neill-shared-a-selfie-one-month-before-his-death-during-one-of-his-final-public-appearances\/\">final public photo just one month prior to his death<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our continued thoughts are with <strong>Sam Neill<\/strong>\u2018s loved ones during this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sam-neill\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sam Neill<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty More details are coming out following the shocking and sudden death of Sam Neill. If you didn\u2019t see the sad news, the Jurassic Park actor died at the age of 78 on Monday (July 13) in Sydney, Australia. On Wednesday (July 15), Sam\u2018s cause of death was revealed, with his manager Philip Grenz&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sam-neill-cause-of-death-revealed.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}