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He performed with silent film star Lillian Gish in the 1953 episode, ''A Trip to the Bountiful,'' on 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 City.<ref name=rifle/>
He performed with silent film star Lillian Gish in the 1953 episode, ''A Trip to the Bountiful,'' on 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 City.<ref name=rifle/>
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,'' referring to Chief Osceola of the [[Florida]] [[Seminole]] tribe.<ref name=rifle/> 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.<ref name=imdb/>
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,'' referring to Chief Osceola of the [[Florida]] [[Seminole]] tribe.<ref name=rifle/> 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.<ref name=imdb/>