Dennis Cross

Dennis Cross (December 17, 1924 – April 6, 1991) was an American film and television actor.[3] He was known for playing the role of Commander Arthur "Tex" Richards in the American syndicated television series The Blue Angels.[1][4]

Dennis Cross
Born(1924-12-17)December 17, 1924
Whitefish, Montana, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 1991(1991-04-06) (aged 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm and television actor
Years active1948–1976
Children7; including Randy Cross[1][2]

Life and career

Cross was born in Whitefish, Montana.[5] At the age of seventeen, he served at the United States Marine Corps, in which Cross had fought against the Japanese at the principal island called Guadalcanal.[5] He then studied about acting, in which he attended at Actors' Laboratory Theatre in Hollywood, California, earning his G.I. Bill.[5] Cross began his acting career in 1948.[6] He and his family were originally from New York, in which they moved to Hollywood, California for Cross's acting career.[6]

Later in his career, Cross appeared in the stage play, titled, The Trip to Bountiful, in which the stage play was shown on the anthology television series The Philco Television Playhouse.[5] He played the role of Harrison Ticket Man. With appearing in The Trip to Bountiful, Cross had one of his fingers broken, in which he apologized of his injury to the producer.[5] He worked as a assistant manager in San Fernando Valley, California.[6] Cross then moved to California, where he appeared in six episodes of the western television series The Rifleman, with also playing the lead role of Commander Arthur "Tex" Richards in the syndicated television series The Blue Angels from 1960 to 1961.[1][5]

Cross retired his career in 1976, where his last credit was from the television program The Waltons. After retiring his career, he then worked as a vice president at a Doctors Insurance Company in Santa Monica, California.[5]

Death

Cross died in April 1991 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 66.[5]

References
  1. "Actor's son takes Super Bowl 'hype' in stride". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. January 15, 1985. p. 36. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "49ers center Randy Cross to retire after Super Bowl". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. January 19, 1989. p. 39. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "He Means It". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. March 19, 1959. p. 89. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 116. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
  5. D'Ambrosio, Brian (July 8, 2019). Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9781439667330 – via Google Books.
  6. Associated Press (February 24, 1973). "Movieland Depression, Born in 1960s, Holds Hollywood in Hard-Times Grip". Schenectady Gazette. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Google Books.
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