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Ben Cross

Ben Cross

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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

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil

2006

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997

Wicked Little Things

Wicked Little Things

2006

Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

2004

First Knight

First Knight

1995

Ice

Ice

2011

Lost City Raiders

Lost City Raiders

2008

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

Spartacus

Spartacus

2004

Live Wire

Live Wire

1992

The Russian Specialist

The Russian Specialist

2005

Turbulence

Turbulence

1997

Star Trek

Star Trek

2009

Paperhouse

Paperhouse

1988

Species: The Awakening

Species: The Awakening

2007

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

2006

The Order

The Order

2001

Icon

Icon

2005

Finding Rin Tin Tin

Finding Rin Tin Tin

2007

When Nietzsche Wept

When Nietzsche Wept

2007

S.S. Doomtrooper

S.S. Doomtrooper

2006

Super Tanker

Super Tanker

2011

Grendel

Grendel

2007

Tower of the First Born

Tower of the First Born

1998

Black Forest

Black Forest

2012

Solomon

Solomon

1997

The Unholy

The Unholy

1988

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

1996

A Common Man

A Common Man

2013

Young Blades

Young Blades

2001

Coming Out of the Ice

Coming Out of the Ice

1982

Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat

1993

Jack the Giant Killer

Jack the Giant Killer

2013

Hellfire

Hellfire

1995

Deep Trouble

Deep Trouble

1993

Nightlife

Nightlife

1989

The Invader

The Invader

1997

The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

1985

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare

2006

Steal the Sky

Steal the Sky

1988

Attention

Attention

1985

The Guardian

The Guardian

2010

Liberty

Liberty

Eye of the Widow

Eye of the Widow

1991

The Criminal Mind

The Criminal Mind

1993

Another Love Building

Another Love Building

2014

The Corporate Ladder

The Corporate Ladder

1997

William & Kate

William & Kate

2011

The Red Phone: Manhunt

The Red Phone: Manhunt

2001

The Red Phone: Checkmate

The Red Phone: Checkmate

2004

The Winkler

The Winkler

1979

Viking Quest

Viking Quest

2014

The Jeweller's Shop

The Jeweller's Shop

1989

The Grand Knockout Tournament

The Grand Knockout Tournament

1987

The Ascent

The Ascent

1994

War, Inc.

War, Inc.

2008

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

1986

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977

The Diamond Fleece

The Diamond Fleece

1992

Hellhounds

Hellhounds

2009

The Venice Project

The Venice Project

1999

Temptress

Temptress

1995

The Hurricane Heist

The Hurricane Heist

2018

Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short

Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short

2018

Honey Sweet Love

Honey Sweet Love

1996

Master of Dark Shadows

Master of Dark Shadows

2019

Hero Wanted

Hero Wanted

2008

Jarhead: Law of Return

Jarhead: Law of Return

2019

She Stood Alone

She Stood Alone

1991

Prey for the Devil

Prey for the Devil

2022

The Rest Is Ashes

The Rest Is Ashes

2020

Once There Was a War

Once There Was a War

2019

Life After Death

Life After Death

1982

The Last Letter from Your Lover

The Last Letter from Your Lover

2021

Rats in the Walls

Rats in the Walls

2021

She Me and Her

She Me and Her

2002

The House that Mary Bought

The House that Mary Bought

1995

The Reprieve

The Reprieve

1972

Meine Schwester das Biest

Meine Schwester das Biest

2002

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

2006

The Flame Trees of Thika

The Flame Trees of Thika

1981

Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution

1997

Ice

Ice

2011

The Citadel

The Citadel

1983

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

1991

Banshee

Banshee

2013

Banshee: Origins

Banshee: Origins

2013

Spartacus

Spartacus

2004

The Potato Factory

The Potato Factory

2000

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

2015

Frederick Forsyth's Icon

Frederick Forsyth's Icon

2005

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

2012

Ben Hur

Ben Hur

2010

The Far Pavilions

The Far Pavilions

1984

Twist of Fate

Twist of Fate

1989

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012

Pandora

Pandora

2019

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996

The Professionals

The Professionals

1977

Solomon

Solomon

1997

Wessex Tales

Wessex Tales

1973

Strangers

Strangers

1978