Gerald Cross (20 February 1912 – 26 February 1981) was an English actor. Among his credits are ''
Doctor Who
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'',
Francis Durbridge
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's ''The World of Tim Frazer'' and the ''
Miss Marple
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'' films ''
Murder, She Said'' (1961) and ''
Murder Ahoy!
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'' (1964).
Cross played the part of Arnold Tripp, the editor of the local newspaper, in the early BBC Television soap opera ''
The Newcomers''.
He died in
Camden Town
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.
Filmography
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1912 births
1981 deaths
People from Camden Town
English male television actors
20th-century English male actors
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