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

Known For

Home and Away

The Sullivans

The Flying Doctors

All Saints

Rafferty's Rules

Compact

Man in a Suitcase

Where Eagles Dare

All Movies (61)

• The Night We Called It a Day2003 · as Rex Hooper
• Black and White2002 · as Chief Justice Napier
• The Man Who Sued God2001 · as Cardinal
• 9 Across1998 · as Leo Sullivan
• Paradise Road1997 · as Mr. Dickson
• Muriel's Wedding1994 · as Priest
• Sirens1994 · as Bishop of Sydney
• Frauds1993 · as Judge
• Love In Limbo1993 · as Cyril Williams
• The Year My Voice Broke1987 · as Headmaster
• Vietnam1987 · as Dave the Spook
• Double Sculls1986 · as Stuart
• Call Me Mr. Brown1985 · as Captain Ritchie
• Phar Lap1983 · as Lachlan McKinnon
• The Highest Honour1982 · as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
• Deadline1982 · as Prime Minister
• Alison's Birthday1981 · as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
• Breaker Morant1980 · as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
• Demolition1979
• The Irishman1978 · as Bailey Clark
• Deathcheaters1976
• Not Tonight, Darling1971 · as Alex / Karen's lover
• Clinic Exclusive1971 · as Bernard Wilcox
• Oh! What a Lovely War1969 · as Australian Soldier
• Where Eagles Dare1968 · as Carpenter
• Nobody Runs Forever1968 · as Australian Policeman (uncredited)
• Follow That Camel1967 · as Ship's Officer
• The Mouse on the Moon1963 · as Pilot
• Echo of Diana1963 · as Bill Vernon
• Carry On Cruising1962 · as Jenkins
• Middle Course1961 · as Cliff Wilton
• A Matter of WHO1961 · as Dr. Blake
• Highway to Battle1961 · as Ransome
• Very Important Person1961 · as Higgins (uncredited)
• Feet of Clay1960 · as David Kyle
• Dentist in the Chair1960 · as Michaels
• Identity Unknown1960 · as Ken
• Dead Lucky1960 · as Mike Billing
• Danger Within1959 · as Capt. Pat Foster
• Sea of Sand1958 · as Sgt Nesbitt
• Blood of the Vampire1958 · as Dr. John Pierre
• Menace In The Night1957 · as Bob Meredith
• Robbery Under Arms1957 · as George Storefield
• The Battle of the River Plate1956 · as Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
• Reach for the Sky1956 · as Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
• The Long Arm1956 · as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
• The Baby and the Battleship1956 · as Second Sailor at Dance
• A Town Like Alice1956 · as Ben
• The Secret of the Forest1956 · as Mr. Lawson
• Blonde Blackmailer1955 · as Johnson
• John and Julie1955 · as Digger
• The Stolen Airliner1955 · as Flight Sergeant Watkins
• Devil's Point1954 · as Williams
• The Black Rider1954 · as Ted Lintott
• Dangerous Voyage1954 · as John Drew
• The Drayton Case1953 · as Henley's Assistant
• London Entertains1951 · as David
• Encore1951 · as Young Husband
• Talk of a Million1951 · as Jack Murnahan
• The Interrupted Journey1949 · as the first workman
• Stop Press Girl1949 · as Hero in cinema sequence

All TV Shows (15)

• Grass Roots2000 · as Monty Chesney
• All Saints1998 · as Bill Weiner
• Blue Murder1995 · as Dr. Cumberland
• The Private War of Lucinda Smith1991 · as Col. Foster
• Home and Away1988 · as Tom Knight
• Rafferty's Rules1987 · as Mathew
• The Flying Doctors1986 · as Warren
• Anzacs1985 · as Sir Rupert Barrington
• Bodyline1984 · as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
• The Sullivans1976 · as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
• Rush1974 · as Supt. James Kendall
• Man in a Suitcase1967
• Compact1962
• Deadline Midnight1960
• International Detective1959 · as Joplin