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.

Known For

Banshee

Play for Today

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Twilight Zone

The Professionals

Tales from the Crypt

12 Monkeys

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

All Movies (79)

• Prey for the Devil2022 · as Cardinal Matthews
• The Last Letter from Your Lover2021 · as Older Anthony O'Hare
• Rats in the Walls2021 · as Narrator
• The Rest Is Ashes2020 · as Old George Smith
• Once There Was a War2019
• Jarhead: Law of Return2019 · as USMC General Betz
• Master of Dark Shadows2019 · as Self
• Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short2018 · as King Aaron
• The Hurricane Heist2018 · as Dixon
• Another Love Building2014 · as Stephen Anderson
• Viking Quest2014 · as King Orn
• A Common Man2013 · as DIG
• Jack the Giant Killer2013 · as Agent Hinton
• Black Forest2012 · as Cazmar
• William & Kate2011 · as Prince of Wales
• Super Tanker2011 · as Jordan
• Ice2011 · as Stephen
• The Guardian2010 · as Sergeant
• Hellhounds2009 · as King Leander
• Star Trek2009 · as Sarek
• Lost City Raiders2008 · as Nicholas Filiminov
• War, Inc.2008 · as Medusa Hair
• Hero Wanted2008 · as Cosmo Jackson
• Species: The Awakening2007 · as Tom Hollander
• Finding Rin Tin Tin2007 · as Nikolaus
• When Nietzsche Wept2007 · as Josef Breuer
• Grendel2007 · as King Hrothgar
• Wicked Little Things2006 · as Aaron Hanks
• Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil2006 · as Cmdr. Tim Mackey
• Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare2006 · as Fabius Maximus
• Undisputed II: Last Man Standing2006 · as Steven Parker
• S.S. Doomtrooper2006 · as Professor Ullman
• The Russian Specialist2005 · as William Burton
• Icon2005 · as Anatoly Grishin
• Exorcist: The Beginning2004 · as Semelier
• The Red Phone: Checkmate2004 · as Nigel Ballister
• Spartacus2004 · as Titus Glabrus
• She Me and Her2002
• Meine Schwester das Biest2002 · as David Greenbaum
• The Red Phone: Manhunt2001 · as Nigel Ballister
• The Order2001 · as Ben Ner
• Young Blades2001 · as Cardinal Richelieu
• The Venice Project1999 · as Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini
• Tower of the First Born1998 · as Michael Shannon / Zadick
• Solomon1997 · as Salomone
• The Invader1997 · as Renn
• The Corporate Ladder1997 · as Jay Williams
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea1997 · as Capt. Nemo
• Turbulence1997 · as Captain Samuel Bowen
• Robert Rylands' Last Journey1996 · as Cromer
• Honey Sweet Love1996 · as Pearson
• Temptress1995 · as Dr. Samudaya
• First Knight1995 · as Malagant
• Hellfire1995 · as Marius Carnot
• The House that Mary Bought1995
• The Ascent1994 · as Major Farrell
• The Criminal Mind1993 · as Carlo Augustine
• Deep Trouble1993 · as Campagna
• Cold Sweat1993 · as Mark Cahill
• The Diamond Fleece1992
• Live Wire1992 · as Mikhail Rashid
• Eye of the Widow1991 · as Nassiri
• She Stood Alone1991 · as William Lloyd Garrison
• Nightlife1989 · as Vlad
• The Jeweller's Shop1989 · as Stephane
• Paperhouse1988 · as Dad
• Steal the Sky1988 · as Munir Redfa
• The Unholy1988 · as Father Michael
• The Grand Knockout Tournament1987 · as Self
• Strong Medicine1986 · as Martin Taylor
• The Assisi Underground1985 · as Padre Rufino
• Attention1985 · as Alberto
• Coming Out of the Ice1982 · as Gen. Tuchachevsky
• Life After Death1982 · as Simon
• Chariots of Fire1981 · as Harold Abrahams
• The Winkler1979 · as Terry Jones
• A Bridge Too Far1977 · as Trooper Binns
• The Reprieve1972 · as Bolshevik
• Liberty— · as Dr. Boucher

All TV Shows (26)

• Pandora2019 · as Harlan Fried
• 12 Monkeys2015 · as Nicodemus
• Banshee2013 · as Mr. Rabbit
• Banshee: Origins2013 · as Mr. Rabbit
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2012 · as Dr. Mindstrong (voice)
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja2012 · as The Sorcerer (voice)
• Ice2011 · as Stephan
• Ben Hur2010 · as Emperor Tiberius
• Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial2006 · as Rudolf Hess
• Frederick Forsyth's Icon2005 · as Anatoly Grishin
• Spartacus2004 · as Titus Glabrus
• The Potato Factory2000 · as Ikey Solomon
• Solomon1997 · as Solomon
• Poltergeist: The Legacy1996 · as Samuel Warden
• Dark Shadows1991 · as Barnabas Collins
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Benjamin A. Polosky
• Twist of Fate1989 · as Benjamin Grossman
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Devil's Alphabet")
• The Far Pavilions1984 · as Ashton Pelham-Martyn
• The Citadel1983 · as Dr. Andrew Manson
• The Flame Trees of Thika1981 · as Ian
• Strangers1978 · as Nick Carmos
• The Professionals1977 · as Stuart
• Wessex Tales1973 · as Matthaus Tina
• Play for Today1970 · as Simon
• ITV Playhouse1967 · as Terry Jones