RIP Sam Neill

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/crl1gk55rzet

I first heard of him in Reilly: Ace of Spies and loved The Dish and The Hunt for Red October

Sad news.

Yes! Wonderful. And then he could turn around and frighten you in Event Horizon. Fabulous talent.

Loved him in Peaky Blinders, he was so talented, seemed a really lovely person. Sad news.

Aww so sad. I had a teen crush on him!

I really hope that his last great crusade to prevent the quarry near his vineyard manages to prevail.

i have just looked at his instagram - i so wish i had discovered it before.
what a lovely human

The Tudors was a guilty pleasure for me and my daughter, and I just loved him as Wolsey. And in everything else. Sad news.

I was only saying something similar to DH this morning. The last time we had so many well known people die in quick succession like this was 2016, it seemed to me.

It's really sad seeing some of the loveliest actors going now, and some really not that old either.

That's a great shame. Think The first thing I saw him in was A cry in the dark with Meryl Streep. And then obviously Jurassic Park. Hated all the sequels but the joy of the first one never fades for me.

Find the skits he did during lockdown, there’s about 10 in total and they’re brilliant. He had a quirky sense of fun and was hugely talented as a comedic writer/actor.

Oh yes, he was wonderful.

Sad news, he was always such a pleasure to watch: so measured and dignified. Would never have guessed he was 78!

RIP Mr Neill

So sad about this. There's a screening of The Hunt for the Wilderpeople in London at the end of this month with director Taika Waititi. Sam was absolutely wonderful in that. It's going to make it especially poignant.

Gorgeous man, may he rip.

Really sad to read this news. Hunt for the Wilderpeople is one of my favourite films. Also the very strange, but gorgeous ‘Dean Spanley’, with IIRC Peter O’Toole.

My best friend came round with a videotape of Omen III and we bunked off school to watch it and a lifetime crush was born.
Also watched him in Reilly Ace of Spies and Kane and Abel with my late dad who loved spy dramas.
RIP Sam

I think I must be like your dad. Since that time spy/espionage novels and factual stuff has remained an interest. Think I’ve read all of John Le Carre, Graham Greene, lots of books about the Cambridge Five. I do think this interest started with Reilly of spies.

Do you remember A Perfect Spy with Peter Egan?

Gutted. A lovely seeming man, loved him in everything I saw him in. Especially The Piano. And quietly sexy in a very attractive way.

I loved this but my first memory is him in The Sullivans.

Talking Pictures TV are great for showing older drama series as well as films Hope they show the series of Sams mentioned here

I feel really sad about this. Such a brilliant actor, he’s great in everything.

Me too. So sad 😞

he was in one of my fave films . Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Very sad news.

Vaguely but I remember the book more. Will try to find it again to watch it. I’ve watched the Alec Guinness version of Tinker, Tailor endless amounts of times

So sad. He was a lovely man. I've followed his IG for years with photos of his vineyard and his animals.