Rest In Peace, Ben Cross

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Ben Cross has passed away, at the age of 72, following a short illness. May he rest in peace.

I’ll always remember him best as Barnabas Collins, from the short-lived 1991 remake of Dark Shadows. I have it on DVD, so I may be rewatching a few episodes later. I also recall him as Prince Malagant in First Knight (1995).

I was not aware he was in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek (2009) as Sarek. I do need to track down a vampire movie he was in, called Nightlife (1989). The summary I read said he played a vampire named Vlad, tracking down his lost love...by the name of Angelique. Naturally, given I’m a Dark Shadows fan, I sort of need to see this no matter how bad it is.

(The icon is Barnabas Collins, too. I think that's actually the image they used on the DVD cover that I own.)