Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Known for
Acting
Born
December 16, 1947
Died
August 18, 2020 (aged 72)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

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

Filmography

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Liberty poster

Liberty

Movie · as Dr. Boucher

2022
Prey for the Devil poster

Prey for the Devil

Movie · as Cardinal Matthews

2021
The Last Letter from Your Lover poster

The Last Letter from Your Lover

Movie · as Older Anthony O'Hare

2021
Rats in the Walls poster

Rats in the Walls

Movie · as Narrator

2020
The Rest Is Ashes poster

The Rest Is Ashes

Movie · as Old George Smith

2019
Master of Dark Shadows poster

Master of Dark Shadows

Movie · as Self

2019
Jarhead: Law of Return poster

Jarhead: Law of Return

Movie · as USMC General Betz

2019
Once There Was a War poster

Once There Was a War

Movie

2019
Pandora poster

Pandora

TV · as Harlan Fried · 4 eps

2018
The Hurricane Heist poster

The Hurricane Heist

Movie · as Dixon

2018
Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short poster

Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short

Movie · as King Aaron

2015
12 Monkeys poster

12 Monkeys

TV · as Nicodemus · 2 eps

2014
Another Love Building poster

Another Love Building

Movie · as Stephen Anderson

2014
Viking Quest poster

Viking Quest

Movie · as King Orn

2013
A Common Man poster

A Common Man

Movie · as DIG

2013
Jack the Giant Killer poster

Jack the Giant Killer

Movie · as Agent Hinton

2013
Banshee poster

Banshee

TV · as Mr. Rabbit · 21 eps

2013
Banshee: Origins poster

Banshee: Origins

TV · as Mr. Rabbit · 2 eps

2012
Black Forest poster

Black Forest

Movie · as Cazmar

2012
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja poster

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

TV · as The Sorcerer (voice) · 48 eps

2012
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

TV · as Dr. Mindstrong (voice) · 1 ep

2011
Ice poster

Ice

Movie · as Stephen

2011
Super Tanker poster

Super Tanker

Movie · as Jordan

2011
William & Kate poster

William & Kate

Movie · as Prince of Wales

2011
Ice poster

Ice

TV · as Stephan · 2 eps

2010
The Guardian

The Guardian

Movie · as Sergeant

2010
Ben Hur poster

Ben Hur

TV · as Emperor Tiberius · 2 eps

2009
Star Trek poster

Star Trek

Movie · as Sarek

2009
Hellhounds poster

Hellhounds

Movie · as King Leander

2008
Lost City Raiders poster

Lost City Raiders

Movie · as Nicholas Filiminov

2008
War, Inc. poster

War, Inc.

Movie · as Medusa Hair

2008
Hero Wanted poster

Hero Wanted

Movie · as Cosmo Jackson

2007
Species: The Awakening poster

Species: The Awakening

Movie · as Tom Hollander

2007
Finding Rin Tin Tin poster

Finding Rin Tin Tin

Movie · as Nikolaus

2007
When Nietzsche Wept poster

When Nietzsche Wept

Movie · as Josef Breuer

2007
Grendel poster

Grendel

Movie · as King Hrothgar

2006
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil poster

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

Movie · as Cmdr. Tim Mackey

2006
Wicked Little Things poster

Wicked Little Things

Movie · as Aaron Hanks

2006
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing poster

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

Movie · as Steven Parker

2006
S.S. Doomtrooper poster

S.S. Doomtrooper

Movie · as Professor Ullman

2006
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare poster

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

Movie · as Fabius Maximus

2006
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial poster

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

TV · as Rudolf Hess · 3 eps

2005
The Russian Specialist poster

The Russian Specialist

Movie · as William Burton

2005
Icon poster

Icon

Movie · as Anatoly Grishin

2005
Frederick Forsyth's Icon poster

Frederick Forsyth's Icon

TV · as Anatoly Grishin · 3 eps

2004
Exorcist: The Beginning poster

Exorcist: The Beginning

Movie · as Semelier

2004
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

Movie · as Titus Glabrus

2004
The Red Phone: Checkmate

The Red Phone: Checkmate

Movie · as Nigel Ballister

2004
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

TV · as Titus Glabrus · 2 eps

2002
She Me and Her

She Me and Her

Movie

2002
Meine Schwester das Biest

Meine Schwester das Biest

Movie · as David Greenbaum

2001
The Order poster

The Order

Movie · as Ben Ner

2001
Young Blades poster

Young Blades

Movie · as Cardinal Richelieu

2001
The Red Phone: Manhunt poster

The Red Phone: Manhunt

Movie · as Nigel Ballister

2000
The Potato Factory poster

The Potato Factory

TV · as Ikey Solomon · 2 eps

1999
The Venice Project poster

The Venice Project

Movie · as Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini

1998
Tower of the First Born poster

Tower of the First Born

Movie · as Michael Shannon / Zadick

1997
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Movie · as Capt. Nemo

1997
Turbulence poster

Turbulence

Movie · as Captain Samuel Bowen

1997
Solomon poster

Solomon

Movie · as Salomone

1997
The Invader poster

The Invader

Movie · as Renn

1997
The Corporate Ladder poster

The Corporate Ladder

Movie · as Jay Williams

1997
Solomon poster

Solomon

TV · as Solomon · 2 eps

1996
Robert Rylands' Last Journey poster

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

Movie · as Cromer

1996
Honey Sweet Love poster

Honey Sweet Love

Movie · as Pearson

1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy poster

Poltergeist: The Legacy

TV · as Samuel Warden · 1 ep

1995
First Knight poster

First Knight

Movie · as Malagant

1995
Hellfire poster

Hellfire

Movie · as Marius Carnot

1995
Temptress poster

Temptress

Movie · as Dr. Samudaya

1995
The House that Mary Bought poster

The House that Mary Bought

Movie

1994
The Ascent poster

The Ascent

Movie · as Major Farrell

1993
Cold Sweat poster

Cold Sweat

Movie · as Mark Cahill

1993
Deep Trouble poster

Deep Trouble

Movie · as Campagna

1993
The Criminal Mind poster

The Criminal Mind

Movie · as Carlo Augustine

1992
Live Wire poster

Live Wire

Movie · as Mikhail Rashid

1992
The Diamond Fleece poster

The Diamond Fleece

Movie

1991
Eye of the Widow poster

Eye of the Widow

Movie · as Nassiri

1991
She Stood Alone poster

She Stood Alone

Movie · as William Lloyd Garrison

1991
Dark Shadows poster

Dark Shadows

TV · as Barnabas Collins · 12 eps

1989
Nightlife poster

Nightlife

Movie · as Vlad

1989
The Jeweller's Shop poster

The Jeweller's Shop

Movie · as Stephane

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Benjamin A. Polosky · 1 ep

1989
Twist of Fate poster

Twist of Fate

TV · as Benjamin Grossman · 2 eps

1988
Paperhouse poster

Paperhouse

Movie · as Dad

1988
The Unholy poster

The Unholy

Movie · as Father Michael

1988
Steal the Sky poster

Steal the Sky

Movie · as Munir Redfa

1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament poster

The Grand Knockout Tournament

Movie · as Self

1986
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

Movie · as Martin Taylor

1985
The Assisi Underground poster

The Assisi Underground

Movie · as Padre Rufino

1985
Attention poster

Attention

Movie · as Alberto

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as (segment "Devil's Alphabet") · 1 ep

1984
The Far Pavilions poster

The Far Pavilions

TV · as Ashton Pelham-Martyn · 3 eps

1983
The Citadel poster

The Citadel

TV · as Dr. Andrew Manson · 10 eps

1982
Coming Out of the Ice poster

Coming Out of the Ice

Movie · as Gen. Tuchachevsky

1982
Life After Death poster

Life After Death

Movie · as Simon

1981
Chariots of Fire poster

Chariots of Fire

Movie · as Harold Abrahams

1981
The Flame Trees of Thika poster

The Flame Trees of Thika

TV · as Ian · 7 eps

1979
The Winkler

The Winkler

Movie · as Terry Jones

1978
Strangers poster

Strangers

TV · as Nick Carmos · 1 ep

1977
A Bridge Too Far poster

A Bridge Too Far

Movie · as Trooper Binns

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Stuart · 1 ep

1973
Wessex Tales poster

Wessex Tales

TV · as Matthaus Tina · 1 ep

1972
The Reprieve

The Reprieve

Movie · as Bolshevik

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Simon · 1 ep

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Terry Jones · 1 ep