I refuse to accept the sacrificial substitution of Sam Neill for far more deserving people.
Sam Neill, the popular New Zealand actor whose career spanned five decades and encompassed more than 150 film and television roles, has passed away in Sydney. The actor, best recognized for portraying paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant across multiple “Jurassic Park” installments, was 78.
Lindsey Graham, zombie Mitch McConnell, and then Sam Neill? That’s not a match in any way.
Also, Jurassic Park? Yuck, retch, bleh. To me, he will always be the cursed, damned villain/victim of the Lovecraftian horror, Event Horizon.
I think my favorite part he played was in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
In the Mouth of Madness
Was sad to hear that. Jurassic Park is still my favorite movie of his and one of my all time favorites. Well acted, well edited, well paced and the visual effects hold up exceedingly well…
Don’t worry – Sam Neill was born in Northern Ireland and was of New Zealand nationality. I’m not sure which nation’s tally he comes under, but it’s not yours.
In the UK we’ve just had vile harridan bigot Anne Widdecombe pop her clogs (possibly murdered, don’t really care), as well as generally jolly and charming newsreader Dermot Murnaghan (I liked him on Eggheads) and 80s pop legend Bonnie Tyler (whom I thought had been dead for decades anyway). So if Sam Neill is on the UK tally we’ve reached 4 already.
Also, Sam Neill’s best part was Merlin in the 1998 two-part TV series Merlin.
Event Horizon for some weird reason. He just had this deadpan derangement performance, kind of unnerving when I first saw it. Also Death in Brunswick with the late, great John Clarke.
Rule of three: Anthony Stewart Head, Sam Neill, Wai Ching Ho (Madame Gao in Daredevil).
Second rule of three: Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Ann Widdecombe (right-wing British politician; anti-choice, anti-EU, anti everything progressive, really).