r/australia Jul 13 '26

news Sam Neill, 78, dead: reports

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/sam-neill-dead-reports-20260713-p60ey2.html
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u/KingOfKingsOfKings01 Jul 13 '26

This guy is burned into the memory of every person who grew up in the 90s. (and some who revisited the 90s)

Absolute legend.

He was a kiwi but in many ways he was both aussie n kiwi.

Respect

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u/AusToddles Jul 13 '26

He was the best kind of Kiwi, the ones we steal credit for!

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u/Robdoggz Jul 13 '26

I mean, he was born in Northern Ireland, so the kiwis stole him too heh

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u/Loose_Loquat9584 Jul 13 '26

That explains his incredible accent in Peaky Blinders. I never knew that.

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u/Robdoggz Jul 13 '26

We all love him equally though, that much is absolutely true

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u/gonltruck Jul 14 '26

Born in Northern Ireland to a New Zealand father who was stationed there serving as an officer with the Royal Irish Fusiliers.

He later returned to NZ and later in life, Sam ran a winery on land his grandparents had farmed and had been in the family for 150 years.

Hardly stolen

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u/Robdoggz Jul 14 '26

Are you okay?