Neill first rose to fame in the 1977 film Sleeping Dogs, before going on to star in My Brilliant Career, Jurassic Park, The Piano and Possession among other films.
In late April, the Kiwi actor announced he was cancer free, after a five-year battle with blood cancer. The post said Neill “remained cancer free”.
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