Chariots of Fire actor Ben Cross dies aged 72 – BBC News

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Actor Ben Cross, who was best known for playing athlete Harold Abrahams in the film Chariots of Fire, has died at the age of 72.
His representatives said he had died “suddenly” following a short illness.
Writing on his Facebook page, his daughter Lauren said she was “utterly heartbroken” that her “darling father” had died.
She said he had been “sick for a while” but there had been a “rapid decline over the past week”.
Cross, who died in Vienna, A…

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