For the British lawyer, see Rupert Cross.Rupert Crosse (November 29, 1927 – March 5, 1973) was an American television and film actor. Crosse was the first African American to be nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role in the 1969 adaptation of William Faulkner's The Reivers.
Jack Nicholson wanted his old friend Rupert to play opposite him in The Last Detail (1973) as the sailor Mulhall, but Crosse was terminally ill and could no longer work. The part was played by Otis Young in the film.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Partners
1971-1972
TV Series
Det. George Robinson
Confessions of a Top Crime Buster
1971
TV Movie
Det. George Robinson
Bracken's World
1970
TV Series
Fredric Douglas Webster Sr.
The Bill Cosby Show
1970
TV Series
Felix E. LeBlanc
Men at Law
1970
TV Series
Johnson
Bonanza
1970
TV Series
Davis
The Reivers
1969
Ned McCaslin
The Felony Squad
1968
TV Series
Ray Hawkins / Rex Hawkins
The Monkees
1967
TV Series
Thursday
Waterhole #3
1967
Prince
Cowboy in Africa
1967
TV Series
Jama
I Spy
1967
TV Series
Chester
CBS Playhouse
1967
TV Series
Funeral director
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
TV Series
Tchelba
Run for Your Life
1966
TV Series
Hotel Clerk
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966
Indian Joe
Daktari
1966
TV Series
Kukuia
That Girl
1966
TV Series
Policeman
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-1966
TV Series
Corporal Remy / Gen. Molte Nobuk
Dr. Kildare
1966
TV Series
George Parker
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1965
TV Series
Wild Seed
1965
Hobo
Ben Casey
1963-1964
TV Series
George
Marnie
1964
Office Worker (uncredited)
The Best Man
1964
Reporter (uncredited)
The Great Adventure
1963
TV Series
William Still
Twilight of Honor
1963
Jailer's Assistant (uncredited)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1963
TV Series
Dr. Paul Mackey
The Lloyd Bridges Show
1962
TV Series
Butler
The Dick Powell Theatre
1962
TV Series
Too Late Blues
1961
Baby Jackson
Have Gun - Will Travel
1961
TV Series
Aaron Jedediah Gibbs
Rawhide
1961
TV Series
A Trooper
Johnny Staccato
1959
TV Series
Redtop - Blackmailer
Shadows
1959
Rupert
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
1970
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role