Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

1923-12-04 Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia Male 72 Known Credits

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

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-04

Place of Birth

Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia

Known Credits

72

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Vincent Martin Ball

Photos

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Love In Limbo

1993

Cyril Williams

Muriel's Wedding

1994

Priest

The Highest Honour

1982

Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham

Sirens

1994

Bishop of Sydney

Paradise Road

1997

Mr. Dickson

Where Eagles Dare

1968

Carpenter

The Long Arm

1956

P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

Second Sailor at Dance

Stop Press Girl

1949

Hero in cinema sequence

Alison's Birthday

1981

Dr. Jeremy Lyall

Blood of the Vampire

1958

Dr. John Pierre

The Interrupted Journey

1949

the first workman

Devil's Point

1954

Williams

Danger Within

1959

Capt. Pat Foster

Double Sculls

1986

Stuart

The Drayton Case

1953

Henley's Assistant

Dead Lucky

1960

Mike Billing

Talk of a Million

1951

Jack Murnahan

A Matter of WHO

1961

Dr. Blake

The Stolen Airliner

1955

Flight Sergeant Watkins

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Australian Soldier

Dangerous Voyage

1954

John Drew

Sea of Sand

1958

Sgt Nesbitt

Follow That Camel

1967

Ship's Officer

Clinic Exclusive

1971

Bernard Wilcox

Menace In The Night

1957

Bob Meredith

Carry On Cruising

1962

Jenkins

9 Across

1998

Leo Sullivan

Very Important Person

1961

Higgins (uncredited)

Frauds

1993

Judge

Robbery Under Arms

1957

George Storefield

Breaker Morant

1980

Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton

Call Me Mr. Brown

1985

Captain Ritchie

Black and White

2002

Chief Justice Napier

Not Tonight, Darling

1971

Alex / Karen's lover

Phar Lap

1983

Lachlan McKinnon

Middle Course

1961

Cliff Wilton

Vietnam

1987

Dave the Spook

The Irishman

1978

Bailey Clark

Encore

1951

Young Husband

The Black Rider

1954

Ted Lintott

Highway to Battle

1961

Ransome

Deadline

1982

Prime Minister

Feet of Clay

1960

David Kyle

John and Julie

1955

Digger

Echo of Diana

1963

Bill Vernon

TV Credits

Home and Away

1988

Tom Knight (1 episodes)

The Sullivans

1976

Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell (2 episodes)

The Flying Doctors

1986

Warren (1 episodes)

All Saints

1998

Bill Weiner (1 episodes)

Rafferty's Rules

1987

Mathew (1 episodes)

Compact

1962

(372 episodes)

Man in a Suitcase

1967

(1 episodes)

International Detective

1959

Joplin (1 episodes)

Blue Murder

1995

Dr. Cumberland (2 episodes)

Bodyline

1984

Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister) (7 episodes)

Anzacs

1985

Sir Rupert Barrington (6 episodes)

Grass Roots

2000

Monty Chesney (1 episodes)

Rush

1974

Supt. James Kendall (13 episodes)

Deadline Midnight

1960

(39 episodes)

The Private War of Lucinda Smith

1991

Col. Foster (2 episodes)

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