Vincent Ball

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1923-12-04

Place of Birth

Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia

Vincent Ball

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

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Acting History

2003
The Night We Called It a Day as Rex Hooper
2002
Black and White as Chief Justice Napier
2001
The Man Who Sued God as Cardinal
2000
Grass Roots as Monty Chesney
1998
9 Across as Leo Sullivan
1998
All Saints as Bill Weiner
1997
Paradise Road as Mr. Dickson
1995
Blue Murder as Dr. Cumberland
1994
Muriel's Wedding as Priest
1994
Sirens as Bishop of Sydney
1993
Frauds as Judge
1993
Love In Limbo as Cyril Williams
1991
The Private War of Lucinda Smith as Col. Foster
1988
Home and Away as Tom Knight
1987
The Year My Voice Broke as Headmaster
1987
Vietnam as Dave the Spook
1987
Rafferty's Rules as Mathew
1986
Double Sculls as Stuart
1986
The Flying Doctors as Warren
1985
Call Me Mr. Brown as Captain Ritchie
1985
Anzacs as Sir Rupert Barrington
1984
Bodyline as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
1983
Phar Lap as Lachlan McKinnon
1982
The Highest Honour as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
1982
Deadline as Prime Minister
1981
Alison's Birthday as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
1980
Breaker Morant as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
1979
Demolition
1978
The Irishman as Bailey Clark
1976
Deathcheaters
1976
The Sullivans as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
1974
Rush as Supt. James Kendall
1971
Not Tonight, Darling as Alex / Karen's lover
1971
Clinic Exclusive as Bernard Wilcox
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War as Australian Soldier
1968
Where Eagles Dare as Carpenter
1967
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Follow That Camel as Ship's Officer
1963
The Mouse on the Moon as Pilot
1963
Echo of Diana as Bill Vernon
1962
Carry On Cruising as Jenkins
1962
Compact
1961
Middle Course as Cliff Wilton
1961
A Matter of WHO as Dr. Blake
1961
Highway to Battle as Ransome
1961
Very Important Person as Higgins (uncredited)
1960
Feet of Clay as David Kyle
1960
Dentist in the Chair as Michaels
1960
Deadline Midnight
1960
Identity Unknown as Ken
1960
Dead Lucky as Mike Billing
1959
International Detective as Joplin
1959
Danger Within as Capt. Pat Foster
1958
Sea of Sand as Sgt Nesbitt
1958
Blood of the Vampire as Dr. John Pierre
1957
Menace In The Night as Bob Meredith
1957
Robbery Under Arms as George Storefield
1956
The Long Arm as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
1956
The Baby and the Battleship as Second Sailor at Dance
1956
A Town Like Alice as Ben
1956
The Secret of the Forest as Mr. Lawson
1955
Blonde Blackmailer as Johnson
1955
John and Julie as Digger
1955
The Stolen Airliner as Flight Sergeant Watkins
1954
Devil's Point as Williams
1954
The Black Rider as Ted Lintott
1954
Dangerous Voyage as John Drew
1953
The Drayton Case as Henley's Assistant
1951
Encore as Young Husband
1951
Talk of a Million as Jack Murnahan
1949
The Interrupted Journey as the first workman
1949
Stop Press Girl as Hero in cinema sequence