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
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'' (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
Camden Town () is an area in the London Borough of Camden, around north-northwest of Charing Cross. Historically in Middlesex, it is identified in the London Plan as one of 34 major centres in Greater London.
Laid out as a residential distri ...
.
Filmography
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1912 births
1981 deaths
Actors from the London Borough of Camden
English male television actors
20th-century English male actors
People from Camden Town
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