Derrick Cross was an actor known for his role in the 1980 film *Xanadu*. He was also photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe in 1982, with the portrait exhibited in several books and posters. Cross passed away on March 15, 1986, in New York City due to AIDS-related complications. ([imdb.com](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189151/bio/?utm_source=openai))