Ben Cross

Career timeline

1. 1947 · Born

   Born in London, England, UK

2. 1967 · Screen debut

   ITV Playhouse (TV)

3. 2009 · Breakthrough

   Star Trek (Movie)

4. 2020 · Died

   August 18, 2020

5. 2022 · Latest release

   Prey for the Devil (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1960s

5 1970s

15 1980s

15 1990s

25 2000s

17 2010s

2 2020s

• Drama40
• Action26
• Thriller17
• Tv Movie16
• Adventure14
• Horror10

Highest-rated title Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012 8.3 Most popular title Star Trek 2009 7.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ben Cross in our catalogue.

Patrick Bergin

3 titles together

Maximilian Schell

2 titles together

Alan Bates

2 titles together

Simon Callow

2 titles together

Stephen Frears

2 titles together

1. 2022 Prey for the Devil as Cardinal Matthews 6.8 Movie
2. 2021 The Last Letter from Your Lover as Older Anthony O'Hare 7.3 Movie
3. 2019 Jarhead: Law of Return as USMC General Betz 6.5 Movie
4. 2019 Pandora as Harlan Fried 5.4 TV
5. 2018 The Hurricane Heist as Dixon 5.7 Movie
6. 2015 12 Monkeys as Nicodemus 7.5 TV
7. 2014 Viking Quest as King Orn 4.3 Movie
8. 2013 A Common Man as DIG 6.0 Movie
9. 2013 Jack the Giant Killer as Agent Hinton 3.3 Movie
10. 2013 Banshee as Mr. Rabbit 8.0 TV
11. 2013 Banshee: Origins as Mr. Rabbit 8.3 TV
12. 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Dr. Mindstrong (voice) 8.3 TV
13. 2012 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as The Sorcerer (voice) 8.2 TV
14. 2012 Black Forest as Cazmar 3.9 Movie
15. 2011 William & Kate as Prince of Wales 5.6 Movie
16. 2011 Super Tanker as Jordan 4.4 Movie
17. 2011 Ice as Stephen 5.4 Movie
18. 2011 Ice as Stephan TV
19. 2010 Ben Hur as Emperor Tiberius 6.3 TV
20. 2009 Hellhounds as King Leander 3.6 Movie
21. 2009 Star Trek as Sarek 7.4 Movie
22. 2008 Lost City Raiders as Nicholas Filiminov 4.7 Movie
23. 2008 War, Inc. as Medusa Hair 5.5 Movie
24. 2008 Hero Wanted as Cosmo Jackson 5.3 Movie
25. 2007 Species: The Awakening as Tom Hollander 4.7 Movie
26. 2007 Finding Rin Tin Tin as Nikolaus 5.7 Movie
27. 2007 When Nietzsche Wept as Josef Breuer 6.1 Movie
28. 2007 Grendel as King Hrothgar 3.6 Movie
29. 2006 Wicked Little Things as Aaron Hanks 5.8 Movie
30. 2006 Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as Cmdr. Tim Mackey 4.9 Movie
31. 2006 Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial as Rudolf Hess TV
32. 2006 Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare as Fabius Maximus 5.7 Movie
33. 2006 Undisputed II: Last Man Standing as Steven Parker 7.4 Movie
34. 2006 S.S. Doomtrooper as Professor Ullman Movie
35. 2005 The Russian Specialist as William Burton 5.1 Movie
36. 2005 Frederick Forsyth's Icon as Anatoly Grishin TV
37. 2005 Icon as Anatoly Grishin 5.4 Movie
38. 2004 Exorcist: The Beginning as Semelier 5.4 Movie
39. 2004 Spartacus as Titus Glabrus 7.0 TV
40. 2004 Spartacus as Titus Glabrus 6.7 Movie
41. 2002 Meine Schwester das Biest as David Greenbaum Movie
42. 2001 The Red Phone: Manhunt as Nigel Ballister Movie
43. 2001 The Order as Ben Ner 5.1 Movie
44. 2000 The Potato Factory as Ikey Solomon TV
45. 1998 Tower of the First Born as Michael Shannon / Zadick Movie
46. 1997 Solomon as Salomone 6.8 Movie
47. 1997 Solomon as Solomon TV
48. 1997 The Invader as Renn Movie
49. 1997 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea as Capt. Nemo 5.8 Movie
50. 1997 Turbulence as Captain Samuel Bowen 5.4 Movie
51. 1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy as Samuel Warden 6.3 TV
52. 1995 Temptress as Dr. Samudaya Movie
53. 1995 First Knight as Malagant 6.1 Movie
54. 1995 The House that Mary Bought Movie
55. 1993 The Criminal Mind as Carlo Augustine Movie
56. 1993 Cold Sweat as Mark Cahill 4.9 Movie
57. 1992 Live Wire as Mikhail Rashid 5.3 Movie
58. 1991 Eye of the Widow as Nassiri Movie
59. 1991 Dark Shadows as Barnabas Collins 7.9 TV
60. 1989 Nightlife as Vlad Movie
61. 1989 Tales from the Crypt as Benjamin A. Polosky 8.0 TV
62. 1989 The Jeweller's Shop as Stephane Movie
63. 1989 Twist of Fate as Benjamin Grossman TV
64. 1988 Paperhouse as Dad 6.5 Movie
65. 1988 The Unholy as Father Michael 5.4 Movie
66. 1986 Strong Medicine as Martin Taylor Movie
67. 1985 The Twilight Zone as (segment "Devil's Alphabet") 7.7 TV
68. 1985 The Assisi Underground as Padre Rufino Movie
69. 1985 Attention as Alberto Movie
70. 1984 The Far Pavilions as Ashton Pelham-Martyn TV
71. 1983 The Citadel as Dr. Andrew Manson TV
72. 1982 Coming Out of the Ice as Gen. Tuchachevsky Movie
73. 1981 The Flame Trees of Thika as Ian TV
74. 1981 Chariots of Fire as Harold Abrahams 6.8 Movie
75. 1978 Strangers as Nick Carmos TV
76. 1977 The Professionals as Stuart 7.6 TV
77. 1977 A Bridge Too Far as Trooper Binns 7.2 Movie
78. 1973 Wessex Tales as Matthaus Tina TV
79. 1970 Play for Today as Simon TV
80. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Terry Jones TV

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