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.

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