Ben Cross
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2022
Prey for the Devil as Cardinal Matthews
2021The Last Letter from Your Lover as Older Anthony O'Hare
2021Rats in the Walls as Narrator
2020The Rest Is Ashes as Old George Smith
2019Once There Was a War
2019Jarhead: Law of Return as USMC General Betz
2019Pandora as Harlan Fried
2019Master of Dark Shadows as Self
2018Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short as King Aaron
2018The Hurricane Heist as Dixon
201512 Monkeys as Nicodemus
2014Another Love Building as Stephen Anderson
2014Viking Quest as King Orn
2013A Common Man as DIG
2013Jack the Giant Killer as Agent Hinton
2013Banshee as Mr. Rabbit
2013Banshee: Origins as Mr. Rabbit
2012Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Dr. Mindstrong (voice)
2012Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as The Sorcerer (voice)
2012Black Forest as Cazmar
2011William & Kate as Prince of Wales
2011Super Tanker as Jordan
2011Ice as Stephen
2011Ice as Stephan
2010The Guardian as Sergeant
2010Ben Hur as Emperor Tiberius
2009Hellhounds as King Leander
2009Star Trek as Sarek
2008Lost City Raiders as Nicholas Filiminov
2008War, Inc. as Medusa Hair
2008Hero Wanted as Cosmo Jackson
2007Species: The Awakening as Tom Hollander
2007Finding Rin Tin Tin as Nikolaus
2007When Nietzsche Wept as Josef Breuer
2007Grendel as King Hrothgar
2006Wicked Little Things as Aaron Hanks
2006Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as Cmdr. Tim Mackey
2006Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial as Rudolf Hess
2006Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare as Fabius Maximus
2006Undisputed II: Last Man Standing as Steven Parker
2006S.S. Doomtrooper as Professor Ullman
2005The Russian Specialist as William Burton
2005Frederick Forsyth's Icon as Anatoly Grishin
2005Icon as Anatoly Grishin
2004Exorcist: The Beginning as Semelier
2004Spartacus as Titus Glabrus
2004The Red Phone: Checkmate as Nigel Ballister
2004Spartacus as Titus Glabrus
2002She Me and Her
2001The Red Phone: Manhunt as Nigel Ballister
2001The Order as Ben Ner
2001Young Blades as Cardinal Richelieu
2000The Potato Factory as Ikey Solomon
1999The Venice Project as Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini
1998Tower of the First Born as Michael Shannon / Zadick
1997Solomon as Salomone
1997Solomon as Solomon
1997Trial & Retribution
1997The Invader as Renn
1997The Corporate Ladder as Jay Williams
199720,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Capt. Nemo
1997Turbulence as Captain Samuel Bowen
1996Robert Rylands' Last Journey as Cromer
1996Honey Sweet Love as Pearson
1996Poltergeist: The Legacy as Samuel Warden
1995First Knight as Malagant
1995Hellfire as Marius Carnot
1995Temptress as Dr. Samudaya
1995The House that Mary Bought
1994The Ascent as Major Farrell
1993The Criminal Mind as Carlo Augustine
1993Deep Trouble as Campagna
1993Cold Sweat as Mark Cahill
1992The Diamond Fleece
1992Live Wire as Mikhail Rashid
1991Eye of the Widow as Nassiri
1991She Stood Alone as William Lloyd Garrison
1991Dark Shadows as Barnabas Collins
1989Nightlife as Vlad
1989Tales from the Crypt as Benjamin A. Polosky
1989The Jeweller's Shop as Stephane
1989Twist of Fate as Benjamin Grossman
1988Paperhouse as Dad
1988Steal the Sky as Munir Redfa
1988The Unholy as Father Michael
1987The Grand Knockout Tournament as Self
1986Strong Medicine as Martin Taylor
1985The Twilight Zone as (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
1985The Assisi Underground as Padre Rufino
1985Attention as Alberto
1984The Far Pavilions as Ashton Pelham-Martyn
1983The Citadel as Dr. Andrew Manson
1982Coming Out of the Ice as Gen. Tuchachevsky
1982Life After Death as Simon
1981The Flame Trees of Thika as Ian
1981Chariots of Fire as Harold Abrahams
1979The Winkler as Terry Jones
1977The Professionals as Stuart
1977A Bridge Too Far as Trooper Binns
1973Wessex Tales as Matthaus Tina
1972The Reprieve as Bolshevik
1970Play for Today as Simon
—Liberty as Dr. Boucher