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RIP Sam Neill

Addick_and_Chips
Addick_and_Chips Posts: 549
in Not Sports Related

Shocked by the news this morning. One of my favorite actors and a big part of my childhood.

He recently beat cancer which makes this even sadder.

RIP Sam and thanks for the memories.

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  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,813
    A great actor and always came across well in interviews. RIP
  • Return of the SE7
    Return of the SE7 Posts: 557
    Watched the wonderful Riley Ace of Spies series again recently. Top man.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 24,006
    Ah no, that's really sad, top actor and seemed a very decent guy.

    RIP.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,360
    Fantastic actor with an amazing range. In many of my favourite movies.

    RIP Sam. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,407
    So very sad to hear... Just saw something on Instagram, and my initial thought and hope was that it was typically fake news

    RIP
  • TD_Addick
    TD_Addick Posts: 89
    His Jurassic Park role was iconic as Dr Alan Grant, sad news RIP. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 23,094
    Very sad. A very versatile actor.

    RIP
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,263
    A great actor in some brilliant films. Very sad news. RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,734
    RIP a very charismatic actor.
  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,532
    A very good actor, always had presence, was very watchable.
    RIP Sam.

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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,740
    Sad and a shock, "The Dish" was a favourite of mine. RIP Sam. 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 51,281
    Had a screen presence about him and always enjoyed his films.  RIP
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 2,348
    RIP
    Don't think I've ever seen him give a bad performance. 
  • Jonniesta
    Jonniesta Posts: 1,202
    Lots of famous and semi famous deaths over the past couple of weeks, but this one hurts. Big loss to the world. Might have to watch Event Horizon again just to appreciate his full range. Rest in Peace, Sam.
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,287
    Such sad news. He was a great actor. My favourite film is Dead Calm. A proper thriller. RIP Sam Neill 
  • Arthur_Trudgill
    Arthur_Trudgill Posts: 588
    Excellent actor, RIP
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 9,178
    Gutted. A wonderful actor and even better man.
    I hadn’t realised he’d screen tested for Bond, think they missed a trick there.
    Rest in eternal peace with all your animals ❤️
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,618
    An excellent actor with a much better range than he got credit for. 

    RIP
  • robinofottershaw
    robinofottershaw Posts: 2,039
    Yes, recently announced he was cancer free after a new type of treatment. Terrible he should pass away after beating that so recently.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,827
    R I P

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  • ecclesaddick
    ecclesaddick Posts: 435
    R.I.P Sam
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,873
    Brilliant actor RIP
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,632
    RIP 
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 29,516
    Algarveaddick said:
    Sad and a shock, "The Dish" was a favourite of mine. RIP Sam. 
    It's funny, I only rewatched that at the weekend, as I'm sorting through my DVD's at the moment .  Really enjoyed it, and am now going to lend it to my Dad.
    First thing I remember seeing Sam Neill in was Omen 3 - not the greatest film but he was very charismatic in it, and he was great in Dead Calm and The Hunt For Red October. He's another one of those actors who's always worth watching, even if the film itself isn't great (I'm looking at you The Portable Door), and seemed like a lovely bloke.
    RIP  Sam
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,603
    They played a clip of him on R5 today, receiving the first copies of his autobiography. He sounded absolutely overjoyed that he'd written an actual book and to his huge surprise the publishers liked it enough to publish it. You could hear the joy in his voice. I liked him before but even more after hearing that.
    RIP
  • stoneroses19
    stoneroses19 Posts: 7,714
    RIP

    He could do it all. The range and perfection of just Jurassic Park, Peaky Blinders, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, is astonishing talent, before thinking of so many other wonderful characters he portrayed. 
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 2,348
    edited July 13
    stoneroses19 said:
    RIP

    He could do it all. The range and perfection of just Jurassic Park, Peaky Blinders, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, is astonishing talent, before thinking of so many other wonderful characters he portrayed. 
    It was only after seeing him in Peaky Blinders, that I found out he was from Northern Ireland originally.
    I had always assumed he was an Aussie or a Kiwi.
    Amazingly capable actor that could pretty much do anything he cared to.
    Heard that he turned down a knighthood as he didn't see himself as grand enough to receive one.
    Rest in Peace Sir Sam Neill.
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 19,260
    An actor whose performances I always enjoyed.

    Sleep tight, Sam.
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,778
    One of my all-time favourite New Zealanders.

    A thoroughly decent man who treated everyone on film set as as equals.  And the staff looking after his farm/vineyard loved him just as he loved his animals.  He had names for many of them.  One of his chickens for example was Nicole Kidman.  He took Nicole under his wing filming Dead Calm and they remained lifelong friends.

    RIP Sir Sam
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,759
    So sad...
    Watched Hunt for the Wilderpeople again last night.
    A favourite at our house.

    RIP Sam

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