Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

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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2003

The Night We Called It a Day
The Night We Called It a Day
as Rex Hooper
Movie - Released: 8/14/2003

2002

Black and White
Black and White
as Chief Justice Napier
Movie - Released: 10/31/2002

2001

The Man Who Sued God
The Man Who Sued God
as Cardinal
Movie - Released: 10/25/2001

2000

Grass Roots
Grass Roots
as Monty Chesney
TV - Released: 7/2/2000

1998

All Saints
All Saints
as Bill Weiner
TV - Released: 2/24/1998

1997

Paradise Road
Paradise Road
as Mr. Dickson
Movie - Released: 2/11/1997

1995

Blue Murder
Blue Murder
as Dr. Cumberland
TV - Released: 9/14/1995

1994

Sirens
Sirens
as Bishop of Sydney
Movie - Released: 3/4/1994
Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding
as Priest
Movie - Released: 9/29/1994

1993

Love In Limbo
Love In Limbo
as Cyril Williams
Movie - Released: 5/20/1993
Frauds
Frauds
as Judge
Movie - Released: 6/4/1993

1991

TV
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
as Col. Foster
TV - Released: 3/20/1991

1988

Home and Away
Home and Away
as Tom Knight
TV - Released: 1/18/1988

1987

The Year My Voice Broke
The Year My Voice Broke
as Headmaster
Movie - Released: 10/15/1987
Vietnam
Vietnam
as Dave the Spook
Movie - Released: 2/23/1987
Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules
as Mathew
TV - Released: 2/12/1987

1986

Double Sculls
Double Sculls
as Stuart
Movie - Released: 10/9/1986
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
as Warren
TV - Released: 5/15/1986

1985

Call Me Mr. Brown
Call Me Mr. Brown
as Captain Ritchie
Movie - Released: 12/31/1985
Anzacs
Anzacs
as Sir Rupert Barrington
TV - Released: 10/27/1985

1984

Bodyline
Bodyline
as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
TV - Released: 3/19/1984

1983

Phar Lap
Phar Lap
as Lachlan McKinnon
Movie - Released: 8/11/1983

1982

The Highest Honour
The Highest Honour
as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
Movie - Released: 5/15/1982
Deadline
Deadline
as Prime Minister
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982

1981

Alison's Birthday
Alison's Birthday
as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
Movie - Released: 5/1/1981

1980

Breaker Morant
Breaker Morant
as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
Movie - Released: 6/11/1980

1979

Demolition
Demolition
Movie - Released: 6/21/1979

1976

Deathcheaters
Deathcheaters
Movie - Released: 12/16/1976
The Sullivans
The Sullivans
as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
TV - Released: 11/15/1976

1974

Rush
Rush
as Supt. James Kendall
TV - Released: 8/20/1974

1971

Clinic Exclusive
Clinic Exclusive
as Bernard Wilcox
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971
Not Tonight, Darling
Not Tonight, Darling
as Alex / Karen's lover
Movie - Released: 9/23/1971

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Australian Soldier
Movie - Released: 3/10/1969

1968

Where Eagles Dare
Where Eagles Dare
as Carpenter
Movie - Released: 12/4/1968

1967

Carry On Follow That Camel
Carry On Follow That Camel
as Ship's Officer
Movie - Released: 8/10/1967
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase
TV - Released: 9/27/1967

1963

Movie
Echo of Diana
as Bill Vernon
Movie - Released: 5/1/1963
The Mouse on the Moon
The Mouse on the Moon
as Pilot
Movie - Released: 5/7/1963

1962

Carry On Cruising
Carry On Cruising
as Jenkins
Movie - Released: 3/12/1962
Compact
Compact
TV - Released: 1/2/1962

1961

Movie
Middle Course
as Cliff Wilton
Movie - Released: 11/10/1961
Highway to Battle
Highway to Battle
as Ransome
Movie - Released: 5/21/1961
A Matter of WHO
A Matter of WHO
as Dr. Blake
Movie - Released: 10/3/1961

1960

Movie
Feet of Clay
as David Kyle
Movie - Released: 11/18/1960
Dentist in the Chair
Dentist in the Chair
as Michaels
Movie - Released: 8/8/1960
Identity Unknown
Identity Unknown
as Ken
Movie - Released: 6/1/1960
Dead Lucky
Dead Lucky
as Mike Billing
Movie - Released: 6/1/1960
TV
Deadline Midnight
TV - Released: 6/13/1960

1959

Danger Within
Danger Within
as Capt. Pat Foster
Movie - Released: 2/17/1959
TV
International Detective
as Joplin
TV - Released: 12/26/1959

1958

Sea of Sand
Sea of Sand
as Sgt Nesbitt
Movie - Released: 11/4/1958
Blood of the Vampire
Blood of the Vampire
as Dr. John Pierre
Movie - Released: 8/25/1958

1957

Movie
Menace In The Night
as Bob Meredith
Movie - Released: 6/1/1957
Robbery Under Arms
Robbery Under Arms
as George Storefield
Movie - Released: 1/10/1957

1956

The Long Arm
The Long Arm
as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/1/1956
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice
as Ben
Movie - Released: 3/1/1956
Movie
The Secret of the Forest
as Mr. Lawson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship
as Second Sailor at Dance
Movie - Released: 6/1/1956

1955

The Stolen Airliner
The Stolen Airliner
as Flight Sergeant Watkins
Movie - Released: 1/1/1955
Blonde Blackmailer
Blonde Blackmailer
as Johnson
Movie - Released: 10/1/1955

1954

The Black Rider
The Black Rider
as Ted Lintott
Movie - Released: 12/1/1954
Devil's Point
Devil's Point
as Williams
Movie - Released: 12/7/1954
Dangerous Voyage
Dangerous Voyage
as John Drew
Movie - Released: 9/3/1954

1953

The Drayton Case
The Drayton Case
as Henley's Assistant
Movie - Released: 2/1/1953

1951

Talk of a Million
Talk of a Million
as Jack Murnahan
Movie - Released: 3/12/1951
Encore
Encore
as Young Husband
Movie - Released: 6/11/1951

1949

Stop Press Girl
Stop Press Girl
as Hero in cinema sequence
Movie - Released: 6/2/1949
The Interrupted Journey
The Interrupted Journey
as the first workman
Movie - Released: 10/11/1949