Dennis Cross
Dennis Cross | |
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| Born | December 17, 1924 Whitefish, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1991 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1948–1976 |
| Children | 7; including Randy Cross[1][2] |
Dennis Cross (December 17, 1924 – April 6, 1991) was an American film and television actor.[3] He was known for playing the role of Commander Arthur "Tex" Richards in the American syndicated television series .[1][4]
Life and career[]
Cross was born in Whitefish, Montana.[5] At the age of 17, he served in the United States Marine Corps, fighting against the Japanese at Guadalcanal.[5] He then studied acting, attending Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Hollywood, California, on the G.I. Bill.[5] Cross began his acting career in 1948.[6] He and his family were originally from New York, but they moved to Hollywood, California for Cross's acting career.[6]
Later in his career, Cross appeared in the stage play The Trip to Bountiful, which was televised on The Philco Television Playhouse.[5] He played Harrison Ticket Man. While appearing in The Trip to Bountiful, Cross had one of his fingers broken, for which he apologized to the producer.[5] He worked as a assistant manager in San Fernando Valley, California.[6] Cross then moved to California, where he appeared in six episodes of the western television series The Rifleman. He also played the lead role of Commander Arthur "Tex" Richards in the syndicated television series from 1960 to 1961.[1][5]
Cross retired his career in 1976, with his last credit on the television program The Waltons. After retiring his career, he then worked as a vice president at a Doctors Insurance Company in Santa Monica, California.[5]
Death[]
Cross died in April 1991 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 66.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Actor's son takes Super Bowl 'hype' in stride". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. January 15, 1985. p. 36. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "49ers center Randy Cross to retire after Super Bowl". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. January 19, 1989. p. 39. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "He Means It". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. March 19, 1959. p. 89. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 116. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h D'Ambrosio, Brian (July 8, 2019). Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9781439667330 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Associated Press (February 24, 1973). "Movieland Depression, Born in 1960s, Holds Hollywood in Hard-Times Grip". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Google Books.
External links[]
- Dennis Cross at IMDb
- Dennis Cross at the TCM Movie Database
- Dennis Cross at AllMovie
- Rotten Tomatoes profile
Authority control | |
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| General | |
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- 1924 births
- 1991 deaths
- People from Whitefish, Montana
- Male actors from Montana
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- Western (genre) television actors