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Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

ActingBorn December 4, 1923 (age 102)Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Vincent Martin Ball OAM (born 4 December 1923) is an Australian-born retired character actor of radio, stage and screen, active in the industry for nearly 55 years (with a brief return) firstly in Britain and then his native Australia. He has also authored a number of books. He is best known for film roles in British and Australian films and TV movies, including A Town Like Alice, Breaker Morant, Phar Lap, Muriel's Wedding and The Man Who Sued God. He appeared in numerous TV roles, primarily in cameo guest roles, but had recurring roles in serials like Rush, The Young Doctors, A Country Practice and Home and Away. Vincent Ball has also worked variously in theatre, including Shakespeare, with productions of Henry IV and Romeo and Juliet and a musical based on Charles Dickens famous novel Great Expectations. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

2003Movie
2002
Black and White

as Chief Justice Napier

Movie
2001Movie
2000
Grass Roots

as Monty Chesney

TV
1998
9 Across

as Leo Sullivan

Movie
1998
All Saints

as Bill Weiner

TV
1997
Paradise Road

as Mr. Dickson

Movie
1995
Blue Murder

as Dr. Cumberland

TV
1994Movie
1994
Sirens

as Bishop of Sydney

Movie
1993
Frauds

as Judge

Movie
1993
Love In Limbo

as Cyril Williams

Movie
1988
Home and Away

as Tom Knight

TV
1987Movie
1987
Vietnam

as Dave the Spook

Movie
1987TV
1986
Double Sculls

as Stuart

Movie
1986TV
1985
Call Me Mr. Brown

as Captain Ritchie

Movie
1985
Anzacs

as Sir Rupert Barrington

TV
1984
Bodyline

as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)

TV
1983
Phar Lap

as Lachlan McKinnon

Movie
1982
The Highest Honour

as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham

Movie
1982
Deadline

as Prime Minister

Movie
1981
Alison's Birthday

as Dr. Jeremy Lyall

Movie
1980
Breaker Morant

as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton

Movie
1979Movie
1978
The Irishman

as Bailey Clark

Movie
1976Movie
1976
The Sullivans

as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell

TV
1974
Rush

as Supt. James Kendall

TV
1971
Not Tonight, Darling

as Alex / Karen's lover

Movie
1971
Clinic Exclusive

as Bernard Wilcox

Movie
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War

as Australian Soldier

Movie
1968
Where Eagles Dare

as Carpenter

Movie
1968
Nobody Runs Forever

as Australian Policeman (uncredited)

Movie
1967
Follow That Camel

as Ship's Officer

Movie
1963Movie
1963
Echo of Diana

as Bill Vernon

Movie
1962Movie
1962TV
1961
Middle Course

as Cliff Wilton

Movie
1961
A Matter of WHO

as Dr. Blake

Movie
1961Movie
1961
Very Important Person

as Higgins (uncredited)

Movie
1960
Feet of Clay

as David Kyle

Movie
1960Movie
1960Movie
1960
Dead Lucky

as Mike Billing

Movie
1959
Danger Within

as Capt. Pat Foster

Movie
1958
Sea of Sand

as Sgt Nesbitt

Movie
1958
Blood of the Vampire

as Dr. John Pierre

Movie
1957
Menace In The Night

as Bob Meredith

Movie
1957
Robbery Under Arms

as George Storefield

Movie
1956
The Battle of the River Plate

as Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Reach for the Sky

as Thelma's cousin (uncredited)

Movie
1956
The Long Arm

as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

Movie
1956
The Baby and the Battleship

as Second Sailor at Dance

Movie
1956Movie
1956Movie
1955Movie
1955Movie
1955
The Stolen Airliner

as Flight Sergeant Watkins

Movie
1954
Devil's Point

as Williams

Movie
1954
The Black Rider

as Ted Lintott

Movie
1954
Dangerous Voyage

as John Drew

Movie
1953
The Drayton Case

as Henley's Assistant

Movie
1951Movie
1951
Encore

as Young Husband

Movie
1951
Talk of a Million

as Jack Murnahan

Movie
1949
The Interrupted Journey

as the first workman

Movie
1949
Stop Press Girl

as Hero in cinema sequence

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 4, 1923
Place of BirthWee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
Popularity0.4