Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Acting
Born Dec 04, 1923
From Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia

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

Filmography — Acting

Where Eagles Dare
7.5
1968

Where Eagles Dare

Carpenter

Sirens
5.6
1994

Sirens

Bishop of Sydney

Muriel's Wedding
6.8
1994

Muriel's Wedding

Priest

Paradise Road
6.4
1997

Paradise Road

Mr. Dickson

Breaker Morant
7.1
1980

Breaker Morant

Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton

Oh! What a Lovely War
6.7
1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

Australian Soldier

Vietnam
7.7
1987

Vietnam

Dave the Spook

Danger Within
6.2
1959

Danger Within

Capt. Pat Foster

Sea of Sand
6.5
1958

Sea of Sand

Sgt Nesbitt

Carry On Cruising
6.1
1962

Carry On Cruising

Jenkins

Deathcheaters
5.8
1976

Deathcheaters

Frauds
6.0
1993

Frauds

Judge

Deadline
6.0
1982

Deadline

Prime Minister

Follow That Camel
5.8
1967

Follow That Camel

Ship's Officer

Phar Lap
7.2
1983

Phar Lap

Lachlan McKinnon

The Man Who Sued God
6.3
2001

The Man Who Sued God

Cardinal

The Mouse on the Moon
6.3
1963

The Mouse on the Moon

Pilot

The Highest Honour
5.8
1982

The Highest Honour

Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham

The Long Arm
6.9
1956

The Long Arm

P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

A Town Like Alice
6.3
1956

A Town Like Alice

Ben

The Baby and the Battleship
6.0
1956

The Baby and the Battleship

Second Sailor at Dance

Black and White
5.9
2002

Black and White

Chief Justice Napier

Alison's Birthday
5.1
1981

Alison's Birthday

Dr. Jeremy Lyall

Blood of the Vampire
5.7
1958

Blood of the Vampire

Dr. John Pierre

Encore
6.1
1951

Encore

Young Husband

Love In Limbo
4.7
1993

Love In Limbo

Cyril Williams

The Year My Voice Broke
7.0
1987

The Year My Voice Broke

Headmaster

The Night We Called It a Day
4.8
2003

The Night We Called It a Day

Rex Hooper

Dentist in the Chair
5.9
1960

Dentist in the Chair

Michaels

Robbery Under Arms
4.9
1957

Robbery Under Arms

George Storefield

John and Julie
4.6
1955

John and Julie

Digger

Very Important Person
5.2
1961

Very Important Person

Higgins (uncredited)

Clinic Exclusive
2.8
1971

Clinic Exclusive

Bernard Wilcox

Dead Lucky
5.0
1960

Dead Lucky

Mike Billing

Demolition
2.3
1979

Demolition

A Matter of WHO
6.2
1961

A Matter of WHO

Dr. Blake

The Interrupted Journey
5.7
1949

The Interrupted Journey

the first workman

Call Me Mr. Brown
5.0
1985

Call Me Mr. Brown

Captain Ritchie

The Irishman
1978

The Irishman

Bailey Clark

Identity Unknown
1960

Identity Unknown

Ken

The Black Rider
6.2
1954

The Black Rider

Ted Lintott

Not Tonight, Darling
4.8
1971

Not Tonight, Darling

Alex / Karen's lover

Stop Press Girl
5.6
1949

Stop Press Girl

Hero in cinema sequence

1956

The Secret of the Forest

Mr. Lawson

Talk of a Million
1951

Talk of a Million

Jack Murnahan

Dangerous Voyage
5.9
1954

Dangerous Voyage

John Drew

Double Sculls
1986

Double Sculls

Stuart

5.2
1963

Echo of Diana

Bill Vernon

Devil's Point
1954

Devil's Point

Williams

1961

Middle Course

Cliff Wilton

Highway to Battle
6.0
1961

Highway to Battle

Ransome

1957

Menace In The Night

Bob Meredith

The Stolen Airliner
1955

The Stolen Airliner

Flight Sergeant Watkins

The Drayton Case
6.0
1953

The Drayton Case

Henley's Assistant

1960

Feet of Clay

David Kyle

1998

9 Across

Leo Sullivan

Blonde Blackmailer
1955

Blonde Blackmailer

Johnson