'Hero, legend, sweetheart': Tributes to Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill, who has died aged 78 - Published Tributes have been paid to actor Sam Neill, famed for his starring role in Jurassic Park, following his death at the age of 78. The news was announced by his family, external, who said his death in Sydney, Australia, was "sudden and unexpected". Neill played Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park and al...