
Acting
Chris Cross
Born — Died
1952-07-14 — 2024-03-25
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
8 titles
Christopher Thomas Allen (14 July 1952 – 25 March 2024), known professionally as Chris Cross, was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist in the new wave band Ultravox. He died on March 25, 2024 at the age of 71.
Known for
7.8Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Live Aid
1985
NRThe live video to Ultravox's "Monument" album, recorded at the London Hammersmith Odeon during the band's 1982 "Monument" tour.
Ultravox: Monument
1983
6.3Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
8.0Forty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this documentary unearths 75 minutes of rare and previously unseen film footage from the day of recording
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
The story of the reformation of the band in 2009 for the Return to Eden Tour, filmed, compiled, and assembled by Midge Ure. This documentary goes along with the live "Return to Eden" film.
Ultravox - Building Eden: The Reformation
2010
NRUltravox! Live at the Rainbow 1977
Ultravox!: Live at the Rainbow
1977
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
8.0Forty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this documentary unearths 75 minutes of rare and previously unseen film footage from the day of recording
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
NRGeordie classic Purely Belter back 25 years on with new film and all star cameos Lovers of the original Purely Belter film will want to waste no time in watching a new short from some of its stars
Purely Belter: One Last Mission
2026
2010s · 2 titles
The story of the reformation of the band in 2009 for the Return to Eden Tour, filmed, compiled, and assembled by Midge Ure. This documentary goes along with the live "Return to Eden" film.
Ultravox - Building Eden: The Reformation
2010
6.8Recorded during the band's 2009 sell out UK tour on April 30 at the legendary Roundhouse in London. The Return to Eden tour was the first time that the classic Ultravox line-up of Midge Ure, Billy Currie, Criss Cross and Warren Cann had performed together in over two decades, and was followed by a highly successful European and festival tour that ran through the summer and into the Autumn.
Ultravox: Return to Eden - Live at The Roundhouse
2010
1980s · 3 titles
7.8Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"
Live Aid
1985
NRThe live video to Ultravox's "Monument" album, recorded at the London Hammersmith Odeon during the band's 1982 "Monument" tour.
Ultravox: Monument
1983
6.3Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
