Sam Neill at the 2010 Vancouver International Wine Festival (Wikipedia) By THE NEW YORK TIMES Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand screen actor who appeared in more than 150 productions over a five-decade career, and who was perhaps best known for his star turn as the adventuresome paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in the “Jurassic Park” series, died Monday in Sydney. He was 78. His family announced the death in a post on Instagram but did not provide further details. Neill was diagnosed with…
