British actor (1947–2020), famous as Harold Abrahams in Chariots of Fire, who played Spock's father Sarek in the 2009 Star Trek film, succeeding Mark Lenard in the role.
Ben Cross was a British stage and screen actor, born in London in 1947, who came to international attention as the sprinter Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
In J.J. Abrams's Star Trek (2009) he plays Sarek, the Vulcan ambassador and father of Spock, a part created by Mark Lenard in The Original Series. His Sarek is seen guiding the young Spock on Vulcan, is rescued from the planet's destruction by his son, and after the death of Amanda finally admits that he married her because he loved her.
Cross worked steadily in film and television for four decades, including First Knight and the series Dark Shadows and Banshee. He died in 2020.