Ben Cross

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Ben Cross
General information
Name	Ben Cross
Aliases	Harry Bernard Cross
Gender	Male
Place of birth	London, England
Date of birth	December 16th, 1947
Place of death	Vienna, Austria
Date of death	August 18th, 2020
First appearance	The Unholy (1985)

Ben Cross was a British actor born in London, England on December 16th, 1947. He is best known for playing the role of the suave vampire Barnabas Collins in the 1991 Dark Shadows revival series. Cross appeared in all twelve episodes of the program. His first work in a horror role however was that of priest Father Michael in the 1985 demonic thriller The Unholy. Ben Cross passed away on August 18th, 2020 in Vienna, Austria at the ege of 72.

Body of work

Film

Film	Year	Role
The Unholy	1985	Father Michael
Hellfire	1995	Marius Carnot
Exorcist: The Beginning	2004	Semelier
Hannibal	2006	Fabius
Wicked Little Things	2006	Aaron Hanks
Species: The Awakening	2007	Tom Hollander

Television

Series	Episode	Airdate	Character
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.1	January 13th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.2	January 14th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.3	January 14th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.4	January 18th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.5	January 25th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.6	February 1st, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.7	February 8th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.8	February 15th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.9	March 1st, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.10	March 8th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.11	March 15th, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Dark Shadows	Episode 1.12	March 22nd, 1991	Barnabas Collins
Tales from the Crypt	Seance	July 4th, 1992	Benjamin A. Polosky
Poltergeist: The Legacy	The Substitute	June 14th, 1996	Samuel Warden

Notes & Trivia

• Also played the role of Frederick in the "Devil's Alphabet" episode of The Twilight Zone.

External Links

• Ben Cross at AMG
• Ben Cross at TCM
• Ben Cross at IMDB
• Ben Cross at TV.com
• Ben Cross at Wikipedia
• Ben Cross at CollinWiki

References

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Exorcist Actor or Crew member This article relates to actors, crew members and other behind-the-scenes creators pertaining to the Exorcist franchise. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Exorcist Crew Members category.

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