Cyril Cross was an English actor, who is best known for playing ''Monsieur Chargon'' in ''
A Patriotic Offering '' of the first episode of the fourth series of the
period drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...
''
Upstairs, Downstairs''. It first aired on 14 September 1974 on
ITV.
He is also known for his film appearances in ''
The Mini-Affair'' (1967), ''
Work Is a Four-Letter Word
''Work Is a Four-Letter Word'' (also known as ''Work Is a 4-Letter Word'') is a 1968 British satirical comedy film directed by Peter Hall and starring David Warner and Cilla Black, in her only acting role in a cinematic film. The film was not w ...
'' (1968), ''
Dulcima
''Dulcima'' is a 1971 British drama film directed by Frank Nesbitt. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. The story revolves around a love triangle: a farmer, his housekeeper and the handsome neighbour.
Plot
Dulcima G ...
'' (1971), ''
Doomwatch
''Doomwatch'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist ...
'' (1972), ''
Operation Daybreak
''Operation Daybreak'' (also known as ''The Price of Freedom'' in the U.S. and ''Seven Men at Daybreak'' during production) is a 1975 war film based on the true story of Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of SS general Reinhard Heydrich in ...
'' (1975) and ''
The Orchard End Murder'' (1980).
He was also shot down in a
Lancaster Bomber
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over
Berlin
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, in 1943.
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English male film actors
English male television actors
20th-century English male actors
Male actors from London
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