Ben Cross

Movie Actor

Birthday December 16, 1947

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Aug 18, 2020 (72)

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About

Actor who starred as athlete Harold Abrahams in the British film Chariots of Fire. In 2004, he appeared in Exorcist: The Beginning and in 2009, he played Sarek in Star Trek.

Before Fame

While in school, he participated in theater productions. Later, he worked as a waiter and a window cleaner.

Trivia

He was in a 1984 American Express commercial that aired during the summer Olympics.

Family Life

He married Penny Cross in 1977. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1992.

Associated With

He replaced actor James Garner for the 1986 Polaroid camera advertisement campaign.