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Ben Cross Biography (1947-)

Full name, Bernard Cross; born December 16, 1947, in London, England; fathera nurse and doorman, mother a cleaning woman; married Penelope Butler (a fashion model), 1977 (some sources say 1989; divorced February, 1997; children: Theodore, Lauren. Addresses: Agent: c/o Agency for the Performing Arts,9200 West Sunset Blvd., #900, Los Angeles, CA 90069-3604.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

December 16, 1947

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Algernon, The Importance of Being Earnest, Duke's Playhouse, Lancaster, England, 1973
• Macbeth, Duke's Playhouse, 1973
• Death of a Salesman, Duke's Playhouse, 1973
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, England, 1974
• Equus, Haymarket Theatre, 1974
• Mind Your Head, Haymarket Theatre, 1974
• Irma La Douce, Haymarket Theatre, 1974
• Wally, I Love My Wife, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1977
• Flight Sergeant Kevin Cartwright, Privates on Parade, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1977
• Billy Flynn, Chicago, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, then Cambridge Theatre, London, both 1979
• I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, ApolloTheatre, London, 1981
• Knuckle, Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead, England, 1981
• Jeremiah Grady, Lydie Breeze, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Lieutenant Barney Greenwald, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Queen's Theatre, London, 1985, then Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, 1986
• Major Tours
• Pilgrim, Great Expectations, chorus, Henry V, and in Pericles and Royal Hunt of the Sun, all with the Prospect Theatre Company, U.K. and international cities, 1973-75
• Film Appearances
• Trooper Binns, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977
• Harold Abrahams, Chariots of Fire, Warner Bros., 1981
• Alberto, L'attenzione (also known as Attention and The Lie), Belvaggia, 1985
• Padre Rufino, The Assisi Underground, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Father Michael, The Unholy, Vestron, 1988
• Father, Paperhouse, 1988
• Stephane, La bottega dell'orefice (also known as La Boutique de l'orfevre and The Jeweler's Shop), 1988
• Eye of the Widow, 1989
• L'Oeil de la veuve, 1991
• Mark Cahill, Cold Sweat, 1993
• Major David Farrell, The Ascent, 1994
• Dr. Samudaya, Dark Goddess (also known as Temptress), 1994
• Pearson, Caro dolce amore (also known as Honey Sweet Love),1994
• Prince Malagant, First Knight, 1995
• Alfred Cromer-Blake, El ultimo viaje de Robert Rylands (also knownas Robert Rylands' Last Journey), 1996
• Carlo Augustine, The Criminal Mind, Columbia TriStar, 1996
• Captain Sam Bowen, Turbulence, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
• Jay Williams, The Corporate Ladder, Motion Picture Corporation ofAmerica, 1997
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Barnabas Collins, Dark Shadows (also known as Dark Shadows Revival), NBC, 1991
• Rudy Mestry/Bishop Orsini, The Venice Project, 1999
• Young Blades, 2000
• Miniseries
• Ian Crawfurd, "The Flame Trees of Thika," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1982
• Dr. Andrew Manson, "The Citadel," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1983
• Ashton "Ash" Pelham-Martyn, The Far Pavilions (also known as Blade of Steel), HBO, 1984
• Martin Taylor, Strong Medicine (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Strong Medicine"), syndicated, 1986
• Ben Grossman, Twist of Fate, NBC, 1989
• Barnabas Collins, Dark Shadows, NBC, 1990
• Title role, Solomon (also known as Die Bibel-Salomon and Salomone), PAX-TV, 1997
• Ikey Solomon/Reuban Reuban, The Potato Factory, 2000
• Movies
• Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion, BBC, 1973
• Gentleman at the ball, Great Expectations, NBC, 1974
• Tuchachevsky, Coming out of the Ice, CBS, 1982
• Life after Death, BBC, 1982
• Munir Redfa, Steal the Sky, HBO, 1988
• Vlad, Nightlife, USA Network, 1989
• William Lloyd Garrison, She Stood Alone, NBC, 1991
• Rick Dunne/Alex Breuer, The Diamond Fleece, USA Network, 1992
• Mikhail Rashid, Live Wire, UPN, 1992
• Ken MacFerson, Embrasse-moi vite!, 1993
• Campagna, Les Audacieux (also known as Deep Trouble), USA Network, 1993
• The House That Mary Bought, 1995
• Marius Carnot, Hellfire (also known as Blood Song, Haunted Symphony, and Roger Corman Presents Hellfire), Showtime, 1995
• Captain Nemo, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, NBC, 1997
• Renn, The Invader, HBO, 1997
• Michael Shannon/Zadick, La Tour secrete, 2000
• Specials
• Himself, The Grand Knockout Tournament, 1987
• Pilots
• George Kerby, Topper, syndicated, 1992
• Episodic
• Nick Carmos, "Marriages, Deaths & Births," Strangers, 1979
• Stuart, "Black Out," The Professionals, 1980
• Frederick, "Devil's Alphabet," The Twilight Zone, 1986
• "The Concrete Mixer," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992
• "Seance," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
• Samuel Warden, "The Substitute," Poltergeist: The Legacy, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• People Weekly, April 5, 1982, p. 83.