Ben Cross, best known for his portrayal of British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in “Chariots of Fire” and Sarek in the 2009 “Star Trek” reboot, died on Aug. 18. He was 72…
Cross wrapped his last role as Cardinal Mathews in Lionsgate’s “The Devil’s Light” ten days ago. The veteran screen and stage star died Tuesday in Vienna following a short illness, his agent Ed Smith confirmed toCross was born Harry Bernard Cross in London in 1947. He began acting at a young age, participating in grammar school productions, but left school to work as a window cleaner, waiter and carpenter.
His path to international stardom took off in 1978, with his portrayal of Billy Flynn, a slick lawyer, in the play “Chicago.” He was soon cast in the British classic “Chariots of Fire,” along with Ian Charleson, Ian Holm and John Gielgud. For their acclaimed performance as British track athletes, Cross and co-star Charleson both won most promising artist of 1981 from the Variety Club Awards.
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