What is Ben Cross?
'''Harry Bernard Cross''' (16 December 1947 &ndash; 18 August 2020), known professionally as '''Ben Cross''', was an English actor. He was best known for his role as the British Olympic athlete [[Harold Abrahams]] in the 1981 movie ''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' and as [[Sarek]] in the 2009 reboot movie ''[[Star Trek (movie)|Star Trek]]''. Cross was born in [[London]].<ref name=Lee>{{cite news |last=Luaine |first=Lee |title=Ben Cross bites into TV. Intense actor plays idealists and vampires |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |date=10 April 1991 |page=41}}</ref> He was educated at the [[Royal Academy of the Dramatic Art]]. Cross died of [[cancer]] on 18 August 2020 in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]], aged 72.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/ben-cross-dies-chariots-fire-star-trek-first-knight-actor-1203016530/ Ben Cross Dies: ‘Chariots Of Fire’, ‘Star Trek’ & ‘First Knight’ Star Was 72]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|2027|Ben Cross}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross, Ben}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] [[Category:Actors from London]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:English voice actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Austria]] {{actor-stub}}