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Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Actor · 1947–2020 · London, England, UK

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Biography

Ben Cross (16 December 1947 - 18 August 2020) was a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot film Star Trek.

Acted in 96

2000s

  1. 2009

    Hellhounds

    King Leander

  2. Star Trek

    Sarek

    82
  3. 2008

    Lost City Raiders

    Nicholas Filiminov

  4. War, Inc.

    Medusa Hair

    46

  5. Hero Wanted

    Cosmo Jackson

    54
  6. 2007

    Species: The Awakening

    Tom Hollander

    41

  7. Finding Rin Tin Tin

    Nikolaus

    53

  8. When Nietzsche Wept

    Josef Breuer

    63

  9. Grendel

    King Hrothgar

  10. 2006

    Wicked Little Things

    Aaron Hanks

    52

  11. Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

    Cmdr. Tim Mackey

  12. Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

    Rudolf Hess · 3 episodes

  13. Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

    Fabius Maximus

  14. Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

    Steven Parker

    72

  15. S.S. Doomtrooper

    Professor Ullman

  16. 2005

    The Russian Specialist

    William Burton

    54

  17. Frederick Forsyth's Icon

    Anatoly Grishin · 3 episodes

  18. Icon

    Anatoly Grishin

    56
  19. 2004

    Exorcist: The Beginning

    Semelier

    39

  20. Spartacus

    Titus Glabrus · 2 episodes

  21. Spartacus

    Titus Glabrus

    66
  22. 2001

    The Red Phone: Manhunt

    Nigel Ballister

  23. The Order

    Ben Ner

    39

  24. Young Blades

    Cardinal Richelieu

  25. 2000

    The Potato Factory

    Ikey Solomon · 2 episodes

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Venice Project

    Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini

  2. 1998

    Tower of the First Born

    Michael Shannon / Zadick

  3. 1997

    Solomon

    Salomone

    66

  4. Solomon

    Solomon · 2 episodes

  5. The Invader

    Renn

  6. The Corporate Ladder

    Jay Williams

  7. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    Capt. Nemo

    53

  8. Turbulence

    Captain Samuel Bowen

    42
  9. 1996

    Robert Rylands' Last Journey

    Cromer

  10. Honey Sweet Love

    Pearson

  11. Poltergeist: The Legacy

    Samuel Warden · 1 episode

    67
  12. 1995

    Temptress

    Dr. Samudaya

  13. First Knight

    Malagant

    56

  14. Hellfire

    Marius Carnot

    50

  15. The House that Mary Bought

    Movie

  16. 1994

    The Ascent

    Major Farrell

  17. 1993

    The Criminal Mind

    Carlo Augustine

  18. Deep Trouble

    Campagna

  19. Cold Sweat

    Mark Cahill

    47
  20. 1992

    The Diamond Fleece

    Movie

  21. Live Wire

    Mikhail Rashid

    41
  22. 1991

    Eye of the Widow

    Nassiri

  23. She Stood Alone

    William Lloyd Garrison

  24. Dark Shadows

    Barnabas Collins · 12 episodes

    76

1980s

  1. 1989

    Nightlife

    Vlad

  2. Tales from the Crypt

    Benjamin A. Polosky · 1 episode

    80

  3. The Jeweller's Shop

    Stephane

  4. Twist of Fate

    Benjamin Grossman · 2 episodes

  5. 1988

    Paperhouse

    Dad

    75

  6. Steal the Sky

    Munir Redfa

  7. The Unholy

    Father Michael

  8. 1986

    Strong Medicine

    Martin Taylor

  9. 1985

    The Twilight Zone

    (segment "Devil's Alphabet") · 1 episode

    77

  10. The Assisi Underground

    Padre Rufino

  11. Attention

    Alberto

  12. 1984

    The Far Pavilions

    Ashton Pelham-Martyn · 3 episodes

  13. 1983

    The Citadel

    Dr. Andrew Manson · 10 episodes

  14. 1982

    Coming Out of the Ice

    Gen. Tuchachevsky

  15. Life After Death

    Simon

  16. 1981

    The Flame Trees of Thika

    Ian · 7 episodes

  17. Chariots of Fire

    Harold Abrahams

    75

No release date

  1. Liberty

    Dr. Boucher

Other crew 1

Appearances3

2020s

  1. 2021

    Rats in the Walls

    Narrator

1980s

  1. 1987

    The Grand Knockout Tournament

    Self