Sam Neill's Family Rejects Media Falsehoods, Confirms He Was Cancer-Free When He Died

Actor Sam Neill, 78, died of pneumonia at a Sydney hospital. His family described the death as "sudden and unexpected." Agent Philip Grenz, acting for the family, corrected "inaccurate and outright falsehoods" in media coverage, confirming Neill "remained cancer free" at his death — addressing speculation after his April announcement of remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A private memorial is planned at his New Zealand farm.