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Ben Cross was a British actor and screenwriter born Harry Bernard Cross in London in 1947. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked primarily in acting. His professional career began in 1973 and continued until 2018. Cross was a native English speaker and held United Kingdom citizenship.
He died in Vienna in 2020 from a disease under natural circumstances. Throughout his life, he was known by the given names Ben, Harry, and Bernard. His work spanned film and stage, and he is listed as a human instance within professional databases.
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Film & TV
London, England, UK
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
- Prey for the Devil — Cardinal Matthews2022
- The Last Letter from Your Lover — Older Anthony O'Hare2021
- Rats in the Walls — Narrator2021
- The Rest Is Ashes — Old George Smith2020
- Master of Dark Shadows — Self2019
- Jarhead: Law of Return — USMC General Betz2019
- Once There Was a War2019
- Pandora — Harlan Fried2019
- The Hurricane Heist — Dixon2018
- Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short — King Aaron2018
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Key facts
- Born
- Harry Bernard Cross , ( 1947-12-16 ) 16 December 1947, London , England
- Died
- 18 August 2020 (2020-08-18) (aged 72), Vienna , Austria
- Alma mater
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1973–2020
- Spouses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Vienna
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
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- date of birth
- 1947-12-16
- birth name
- Harry Bernard Cross
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-08-18
- name in native language
- Ben Cross
- cause of death
- disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Harry Bernard Cross (16 December 1947 – 18 August 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and for playing Billy Flynn in the original West End production of the musical Chicago.
Early life, family and education
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