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.
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Fotos
Películas (61)
The Night We Called It a Day
2003 · Rex Hooper
Black and White
2002 · Chief Justice Napier
The Man Who Sued God
2001 · Cardinal
9 Across
1998 · Leo Sullivan
Paradise Road
1997 · Mr. Dickson
Muriel's Wedding
1994 · Priest
Sirens
1994 · Bishop of Sydney
Frauds
1993 · Judge
Love In Limbo
1993 · Cyril Williams
The Year My Voice Broke
1987 · Headmaster
Vietnam
1987 · Dave the Spook
Double Sculls
1986 · Stuart
Call Me Mr. Brown
1985 · Captain Ritchie
Phar Lap
1983 · Lachlan McKinnon
The Highest Honour
1982 · Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
Deadline
1982 · Prime Minister
Alison's Birthday
1981 · Dr. Jeremy Lyall
Breaker Morant
1980 · Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
Demolition
1979
The Irishman
1978 · Bailey Clark
Deathcheaters
1976
Not Tonight, Darling
1971 · Alex / Karen's lover
Clinic Exclusive
1971 · Bernard Wilcox
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Australian Soldier
Where Eagles Dare
1968 · Carpenter
Nobody Runs Forever
1968 · Australian Policeman (uncredited)
Follow That Camel
1967 · Ship's Officer
The Mouse on the Moon
1963 · Pilot
Echo of Diana
1963 · Bill Vernon
Carry On Cruising
1962 · Jenkins
Middle Course
1961 · Cliff Wilton
A Matter of WHO
1961 · Dr. Blake
Highway to Battle
1961 · Ransome
Very Important Person
1961 · Higgins (uncredited)
Feet of Clay
1960 · David Kyle
Dentist in the Chair
1960 · Michaels
Identity Unknown
1960 · Ken
Dead Lucky
1960 · Mike Billing
Danger Within
1959 · Capt. Pat Foster
Sea of Sand
1958 · Sgt Nesbitt
Blood of the Vampire
1958 · Dr. John Pierre
Menace In The Night
1957 · Bob Meredith
Robbery Under Arms
1957 · George Storefield
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Reach for the Sky
1956 · Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
The Long Arm
1956 · P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
The Baby and the Battleship
1956 · Second Sailor at Dance
A Town Like Alice
1956 · Ben
The Secret of the Forest
1956 · Mr. Lawson
Blonde Blackmailer
1955 · Johnson
John and Julie
1955 · Digger
The Stolen Airliner
1955 · Flight Sergeant Watkins
Devil's Point
1954 · Williams
The Black Rider
1954 · Ted Lintott
Dangerous Voyage
1954 · John Drew
The Drayton Case
1953 · Henley's Assistant
London Entertains
1951 · David
Encore
1951 · Young Husband
Talk of a Million
1951 · Jack Murnahan
The Interrupted Journey
1949 · the first workman
Stop Press Girl
1949 · Hero in cinema sequence
Series (19)
Grass Roots
2000 · Monty Chesney
All Saints
1998 · Bill Weiner
Blue Murder
1995 · Dr. Cumberland
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
1991 · Col. Foster
Home and Away
1988 · Tom Knight
Rafferty's Rules
1987 · Mathew
The Flying Doctors
1986 · Warren
Anzacs
1985 · Sir Rupert Barrington
Bodyline
1984 · Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
Timelapse
1980 · Boyd McKiel
The Sullivans
1976 · Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
Rush
1974 · Supt. James Kendall
The Dragon's Opponent
1973 · Captain McColm
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Captain Grainger, Reg Walters
Compact
1962
Theatre '70
1960 · Martin Wade
Deadline Midnight
1960
International Detective
1959 · Joplin