
Ben Cross
Known for Acting · 105 credits
- Born
- 1947-12-16
- Died
- 2020-08-18
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- 벤 크로스 · Harry Bernard Cross
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.
Known For
TV Shows (26)

Banshee
2013
as Mr. Rabbit

Play for Today
1970
as Simon

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Dr. Mindstrong (voice)

The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Devil's Alphabet")

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Benjamin A. Polosky

The Professionals
1977
as Stuart

12 Monkeys
2015
as Nicodemus

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Terry Jones

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
as The Sorcerer (voice)

Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Samuel Warden

Banshee: Origins
2013
as Mr. Rabbit

Strangers
1978
as Nick Carmos

Pandora
2019
as Harlan Fried

Dark Shadows
1991
as Barnabas Collins

Ben Hur
2010
as Emperor Tiberius

Spartacus
2004
as Titus Glabrus

Ice
2011
as Stephan

The Far Pavilions
1984
as Ashton Pelham-Martyn

Wessex Tales
1973
as Matthaus Tina

Twist of Fate
1989
as Benjamin Grossman

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
2006
as Rudolf Hess

Solomon
1997
as Solomon

Frederick Forsyth's Icon
2005
as Anatoly Grishin

The Flame Trees of Thika
1981
as Ian

The Citadel
1983
as Dr. Andrew Manson
The Potato Factory
2000
as Ikey Solomon
Movies (79)

Star Trek
2009
as Sarek

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
2006
as Steven Parker

First Knight
1995
as Malagant

A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Trooper Binns

Prey for the Devil
2022
as Cardinal Matthews

The Hurricane Heist
2018
as Dixon

The Order
2001
as Ben Ner

Chariots of Fire
1981
as Harold Abrahams

Jarhead: Law of Return
2019
as USMC General Betz

Species: The Awakening
2007
as Tom Hollander

The Last Letter from Your Lover
2021
as Older Anthony O'Hare

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
2006
as Cmdr. Tim Mackey

Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Semelier

Ice
2011
as Stephen

Viking Quest
2014
as King Orn

War, Inc.
2008
as Medusa Hair

Live Wire
1992
as Mikhail Rashid

Hero Wanted
2008
as Cosmo Jackson

Solomon
1997
as Salomone

Spartacus
2004
as Titus Glabrus

Turbulence
1997
as Captain Samuel Bowen

Nightlife
1989
as Vlad

Super Tanker
2011
as Jordan

The Invader
1997
as Renn

Grendel
2007
as King Hrothgar

Wicked Little Things
2006
as Aaron Hanks

When Nietzsche Wept
2007
as Josef Breuer

Icon
2005
as Anatoly Grishin

Temptress
1995
as Dr. Samudaya

Cold Sweat
1993
as Mark Cahill

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1997
as Capt. Nemo

Finding Rin Tin Tin
2007
as Nikolaus

The Russian Specialist
2005
as William Burton

The Unholy
1988
as Father Michael

Young Blades
2001
as Cardinal Richelieu

Paperhouse
1988
as Dad

The Ascent
1994
as Major Farrell

Hellhounds
2009
as King Leander

The Assisi Underground
1985
as Padre Rufino

The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
2006
as Fabius Maximus

Lost City Raiders
2008
as Nicholas Filiminov

William & Kate
2011
as Prince of Wales

The Corporate Ladder
1997
as Jay Williams

The Diamond Fleece
1992

Black Forest
2012
as Cazmar

Jack the Giant Killer
2013
as Agent Hinton

Attention
1985
as Alberto

The Jeweller's Shop
1989
as Stephane

A Common Man
2013
as DIG

Tower of the First Born
1998
as Michael Shannon / Zadick

She Stood Alone
1991
as William Lloyd Garrison

Steal the Sky
1988
as Munir Redfa

Hellfire
1995
as Marius Carnot

Master of Dark Shadows
2019
as Self
The Guardian
2010
as Sergeant

Robert Rylands' Last Journey
1996
as Cromer

Strong Medicine
1986
as Martin Taylor
The Winkler
1979
as Terry Jones

The Red Phone: Manhunt
2001
as Nigel Ballister

The Venice Project
1999
as Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini

Life After Death
1982
as Simon

Coming Out of the Ice
1982
as Gen. Tuchachevsky

Eye of the Widow
1991
as Nassiri

Honey Sweet Love
1996
as Pearson

Liberty
as Dr. Boucher

The Rest Is Ashes
2020
as Old George Smith

The Criminal Mind
1993
as Carlo Augustine
The Red Phone: Checkmate
2004
as Nigel Ballister

S.S. Doomtrooper
2006
as Professor Ullman

Deep Trouble
1993
as Campagna

The House that Mary Bought
1995
Meine Schwester das Biest
2002
as David Greenbaum
The Reprieve
1972
as Bolshevik

Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short
2018
as King Aaron

Once There Was a War
2019

Rats in the Walls
2021
as Narrator
She Me and Her
2002

Another Love Building
2014
as Stephen Anderson
About Ben Cross
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. With 105 credits spanning from 1967 to 2022, Ben Cross has appeared in 79 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ben Cross Movies
- Star Trek (2009) — as Sarek
- Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006) — as Steven Parker
- First Knight (1995) — as Malagant
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as Trooper Binns
- Prey for the Devil (2022) — as Cardinal Matthews
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