Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 04, 1923
Place of Birth
Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
Credits
79 titles
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
Filmography
The Night We Called It a Day
Rex Hooper
Black and White
Chief Justice Napier
The Man Who Sued God
Cardinal
Grass Roots
Monty Chesney
9 Across
Leo Sullivan
All Saints
Bill Weiner
Paradise Road
Mr. Dickson
Blue Murder
Dr. Cumberland
Muriel's Wedding
Priest
Sirens
Bishop of Sydney
Frauds
Judge
Love In Limbo
Cyril Williams
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
Col. Foster
Home and Away
Tom Knight
The Year My Voice Broke
Headmaster
Vietnam
Dave the Spook
Rafferty's Rules
Mathew
Double Sculls
Stuart
The Flying Doctors
Warren
Call Me Mr. Brown
Captain Ritchie
Anzacs
Sir Rupert Barrington
Bodyline
Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
Phar Lap
Lachlan McKinnon
The Highest Honour
Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
Deadline
Prime Minister
Alison's Birthday
Dr. Jeremy Lyall
Breaker Morant
Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
Timelapse
Boyd McKiel
Demolition
The Irishman
Bailey Clark
Deathcheaters
The Sullivans
Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
Rush
Supt. James Kendall
The Dragon's Opponent
Captain McColm
Not Tonight, Darling
Alex / Karen's lover
Clinic Exclusive
Bernard Wilcox
Oh! What a Lovely War
Australian Soldier
Where Eagles Dare
Carpenter
Nobody Runs Forever
Australian Policeman (uncredited)
Man in a Suitcase
Follow That Camel
Ship's Officer
The Mouse on the Moon
Pilot
Echo of Diana
Bill Vernon
Carry On Cruising
Jenkins
Compact
Middle Course
Cliff Wilton
A Matter of WHO
Dr. Blake
Highway to Battle
Ransome
Very Important Person
Higgins (uncredited)
Feet of Clay
David Kyle