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Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Acting1923Wee 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.

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Acting History

2002
Black and White
as Chief Justice Napier
2001
All Saints
TVas Bill Weiner1 eps
2000
Grass Roots
TVas Monty Chesney
1998
9 Across
as Leo Sullivan
1997
Paradise Road
as Mr. Dickson
1995
Blue Murder
TVas Dr. Cumberland
1994
Sirens
as Bishop of Sydney
1993
Frauds
as Judge
Love In Limbo
as Cyril Williams
1990
The Flying Doctors
TVas Warren1 eps
1988
Rafferty's Rules
TVas Mathew1 eps
Home and Away
TVas Tom Knight
1987
Vietnam
as Dave the Spook
1986
Double Sculls
as Stuart
1985
Call Me Mr. Brown
as Captain Ritchie
Anzacs
TVas Sir Rupert Barrington
1984
Bodyline
TVas Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
1983
Phar Lap
as Lachlan McKinnon
1982
The Highest Honour
as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
Deadline
as Prime Minister
1981
Alison's Birthday
as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
1980
Breaker Morant: Masterworks Edition
as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
1978
The Irishman
as Bailey Clark
1976
The Sullivans
TVas Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
1974
Rush
TVas Supt. James Kendall
1971
Not Tonight, Darling
as Alex / Karen's lover
Clinic Exclusive
as Bernard Wilcox
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Australian Soldier
1968
Where Eagles Dare
as Carpenter
1963
1961
Very Important Person
as Higgins (uncredited)
Middle Course
as Cliff Wilton
A Matter of WHO
as Dr. Blake
1960
1959
Danger Within
as Capt. Pat Foster
1958
Desert Patrol
as Sgt Nesbitt
Blood of the Vampire
as Dr. John Pierre
1957
Robbery Under Arms
as George Storefield
Menace In The Night
as Bob Meredith
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
as Second Sailor at Dance
The Long Arm
as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
1955
The Stolen Airliner
as Flight Sergeant Watkins
John & Julie
as Digger
1954
Dangerous Voyage
as John Drew
Devil's Point
as Williams
The Black Rider
as Ted Lintott
1953
The Drayton Case
as Henley's Assistant
1951
Encore
as Young Husband
Talk of a Million
as Jack Murnahan
1949
The Interrupted Journey
as the first workman
Stop Press Girl
as Hero in cinema sequence

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/4/1923(102 years old)
Place of Birth
Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia