|
Dennis Cross (December 17, 1924 – April 6, 1991) was an American actor who was the lead star of the syndicated television series ''The Blue Angels'', fictional stories of daredevil United States Navy pilots which aired from 1960-1961. In addition, he appeared in many television westerns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Dennis Cross'' )〕 ==Early years, military, acting== Cross was a native of Whitefish, in Flathead County in northwestern Montana. At the age of seventeen, Cross joined the United States Marine Corps and fought against Japanese at the Battle of Guadalcanal. He studied acting through the assistance of the G.I. Bill of Rights at the Actors Lab in Hollywood, located next to Schwab's Drug Store, where several film stars were discovered.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Dennis Cross'' )〕 In the early 1950s, Cross moved to New York City and appeared in several live television programs and taped advertising spots.〔 Cross's first acting role was at the age of twenty-seven as Cadet Rob in the 1952 episode "Constitution Island" of the ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'', then on NBC.〔 He performed with silent film star Lillian Gish in the 1953 episode ''A Trip to the Bountiful'' of NBC's ''Philco Television Playhouse''. Having worked the night shift in a factory the day before the shooting of the program, Cross broke his finger, placed it in a splint, but still arrived for the filming. In the episode Cross is shown behind the cage of a bus ticket counter with his finger in the splint selling a ticket to Gish. This particular episode was placed in the archives of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.〔 When Cross returned to California, he starred in 1957 as the Indian Coacoochee in the film ''Naked in the Sun'', sometimes called ''The Osceola Story'', about Chief Osceola of the Florida Seminoles tribe.〔 Three years later, he was cast to portray Commander Arthur Richards in thirty-three episodes of ''The Blue Angels'', including "Not for the Moment", "The Sticking Season", "Pacific Monteray Story", "Second Best", and "The Blue Leaders", with guest star Ernest Borgnine. The series co-stars included Don Gordon and Ross Elliott.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dennis Cross」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|