
Vincent Ball
Acting
Born 1923 (age 102)
Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
79 acting 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.
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Known For
Filmography
2003
- The Night We Called It a Dayas Rex Hooper
2002
- Black and Whiteas Chief Justice Napier
2001
- The Man Who Sued Godas Cardinal
2000
- Grass Rootsas Monty Chesney1 episode
1998
- 9 Acrossas Leo Sullivan
- All Saintsas Bill Weiner1 episode
1997
- Paradise Roadas Mr. Dickson
1995
- Blue Murderas Dr. Cumberland2 episodes
1994
- Muriel's Weddingas Priest
- Sirensas Bishop of Sydney
1993
- Fraudsas Judge
- Love In Limboas Cyril Williams
1991
- The Private War of Lucinda Smithas Col. Foster2 episodes
1988
- Home and Awayas Tom Knight1 episode
1987
- The Year My Voice Brokeas Headmaster
- Vietnamas Dave the Spook
- Rafferty's Rulesas Mathew1 episode
1986
- Double Scullsas Stuart
- The Flying Doctorsas Warren1 episode
1985
- Call Me Mr. Brownas Captain Ritchie
- Anzacsas Sir Rupert Barrington5 episodes
1984
- Bodylineas Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)7 episodes
1983
- Phar Lapas Lachlan McKinnon
1982
- The Highest Honouras Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
- Deadlineas Prime Minister
1981
- Alison's Birthdayas Dr. Jeremy Lyall
1980
- Breaker Morantas Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
- Timelapseas Boyd McKiel12 episodes
1979
1978
- The Irishmanas Bailey Clark
1976
- Deathcheaters
- The Sullivansas Admiral Spencer2 episodes
1974
- Rushas Supt. James Kendall13 episodes
1973
- The Dragon's Opponentas Captain McColm4 episodes
1971
- Not Tonight, Darlingas Alex
- Clinic Exclusiveas Bernard Wilcox
1969
- Oh! What a Lovely Waras Australian Soldier
1968
- Where Eagles Dareas Carpenter
- Nobody Runs Foreveras Australian Policeman (uncredited)
1967
- Man in a Suitcase1 episode
- Follow That Camelas Ship's Officer
1963
- The Mouse on the Moonas Pilot
- Echo of Dianaas Bill Vernon
1962
- Carry On Cruisingas Jenkins
- Compact374 episodes
1961
- Middle Courseas Cliff Wilton
- A Matter of WHOas Dr. Blake
- Highway to Battleas Ransome
- Very Important Personas Higgins (uncredited)
1960
- Feet of Clayas David Kyle
- Theatre '70as Martin Wade1 episode
- Dentist in the Chairas Michaels
- Deadline Midnight39 episodes
- Identity Unknownas Ken
- Dead Luckyas Mike Billing
1959
- International Detectiveas Joplin1 episode
- Danger Withinas Capt. Pat Foster
1958
- Sea of Sandas Sgt Nesbitt
- Blood of the Vampireas Dr. John Pierre
1957
- Menace In The Nightas Bob Meredith
- Robbery Under Armsas George Storefield
1956
- The Battle of the River Plateas Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
- Reach for the Skyas Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
- The Long Armas P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
- The Baby and the Battleshipas Second Sailor at Dance
- A Town Like Aliceas Ben
- The Secret of the Forestas Mr. Lawson
1955
- Blonde Blackmaileras Johnson
- John and Julieas Digger
- The Stolen Airlineras Flight Sergeant Watkins
1954
- Devil's Pointas Williams
- The Black Rideras Ted Lintott
- Dangerous Voyageas John Drew
1953
- The Drayton Caseas Henley's Assistant
1951
- London Entertainsas David
- Encoreas Young Husband
- Talk of a Millionas Jack Murnahan
1949
- The Interrupted Journeyas the first workman
- Stop Press Girlas Hero in cinema sequence







