Sam Neill Remembered: Laura Tingle's Emotional Farewell Resonates With Millions

Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor who spent five decades inviting audiences into worlds of wonder, died in Sydney at 78 from pneumonia — a cruel turn of fate arriving just months after he had announced his recovery from a rare blood cancer. He was known to millions as the curious, steadfast Dr. Alan Grant, but the tribute that moved the world most was not from Hollywood: it was quiet footage of a man walking a pig, rowing a boat, and singing beside someone he loved. In the end, it is the unguarded moments that tell us who a person truly was.