Cyril Cross

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Cyril Cross
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Cyril Cross playing Monsieur Chargon
Born
Cyril Cross
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2003
Notable work
The Benny Hill Show , Doctor Dolittle , Work Is a Four-Letter Word , The Bill , Holby City

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 Upstairs, Downstairs . [1] It first aired on 14 September 1974 on ITV. [2]

He is also known for his film appearances in The Mini-Affair (1967), Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968), Dulcima (1971), Doomwatch (1972), Operation Daybreak (1975) and The Orchard End Murder (1980). [3]

He was also shot down in a Lancaster Bomber over Berlin, in 1943.

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References

  1. "Upstairs, Downstairs". TVGuide.com.
  2. Cyril Cross at IMDb
  3. "Cyril Cross".