• BIRTH 04/12/1923
  • Country Australia
  • SHOWS 7
  • MOVIES 15

Vincent Ball

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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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Vincent Ball

Shows (7)

Home and Away
Home and Away
Tom Knight
1988
Bangkok Hilton
Bangkok Hilton
British Attache
1989
All Saints
All Saints
Bill Weiner
1998
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
Warren
1986
Grass Roots
Grass Roots
Monty Chesney
2000
Bodyline
Bodyline
Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
1984
Blue Murder (AU)
Blue Murder (AU)
Dr. Cumberland
1995

Movies (15)

Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare
Carpenter
1969
Sirens
Sirens
Bishop of Sydney
1994
The Night We Called It a Day
The Night We Called It a Day
Rex Hooper
2003
Sea of Sand
Sea of Sand
Sgt Nesbitt
1958
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice
Ben
1956
Nobody Runs Forever
Nobody Runs Forever
Australian Policeman (uncredited)
1968
Black and White
Black and White
Chief Justice Napier
2002
The Man Who Sued God
The Man Who Sued God
Cardinal
2001
Deadline
Deadline
Prime Minister
1982
Blood of the Vampire
Blood of the Vampire
Dr. John Pierre
1958
Follow That Camel
Follow That Camel
Ship's Officer
1968
Dentist in the Chair
Dentist in the Chair
Michaels
1960
Carry On Cruising
Carry On Cruising
Jenkins
1962
Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
1980
Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl
Hero in cinema sequence
1949