The cause of death for New Zealand actor Sam Neill has been officially revealed after his tragic passing earlier this week.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Neill, who shot to global prominence as the main character in the 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park,” died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 78.

The family of Neill released a statement on Instagram announcing his passing, which they described as “sudden and unexpected.”

Philip Grenz, Neill’s manager, revealed to TMZ on Wednesday that the actor succumbed to pneumonia.

TMZ reported on Tuesday that one of Neill’s former co-stars, “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” actress Rima Te Wiata said that Neill had been battling pneumonia prior to his passing.

Te Wiata and Neill starred together in the 2016 film.

Neill previously announced back in April that he was cancer-free after receiving treatment for stage-three blood cancer.

Making the loss even more tragic is the fact that Neill had just beaten cancer just before passing away.

In 2023, Neill revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 blood cancer.

Specifically, he was diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, which is a fast-growing, rare type of blood cancer.

Neill announced back in April that he was cancer-free after undergoing treatment for his cancer.

“I’ve just had a scan just now, and there is no cancer in my body, that’s an extraordinary thing,” Neill said back then. “I’m very, very excited that this can happen.”

In addition to playing Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park film, Neill reprised the role in “Jurassic Park III” and “Jurassic Park World Dominion.”

These two movies were released in 2001 and 2022, respectively.

Neill also had roles in several other well-recognized films, including “The Piano,” “The Hunt for Red October,” “Event Horizon,” and “The Horse Whisperer.”

The post Cause of Death Revealed for “Jurassic Park” Actor Sam Neill, Who Died Suddenly After Beating Cancer appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.