
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…
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Filmography
Acting (72)
Movies (57)
The Night We Called It a Day
2003as Rex Hooper
Black and White
2002as Chief Justice Napier
The Man Who Sued God
2001as Cardinal
9 Across
1998as Leo Sullivan
Paradise Road
1997as Mr. Dickson
Muriel's Wedding
1994as Priest
Sirens
1994as Bishop of Sydney
Love In Limbo
1993as Cyril Williams
Frauds
1993as Judge
Vietnam
1987as Dave the Spook
The Year My Voice Broke
1987as Headmaster
Double Sculls
1986as Stuart
Call Me Mr. Brown
1985as Captain Ritchie
Phar Lap
1983as Lachlan McKinnon
The Highest Honour
1982as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
Deadline
1982as Prime Minister
Alison's Birthday
1981as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
Breaker Morant
1980as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
Demolition
1979
The Irishman
1978as Bailey Clark
Deathcheaters
1976
Clinic Exclusive
1971as Bernard Wilcox
Not Tonight, Darling
1971as Alex / Karen's lover
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969as Australian Soldier
Where Eagles Dare
1968as Carpenter
Follow That Camel
1967as Ship's Officer
The Mouse on the Moon
1963as Pilot
Echo of Diana
1963as Bill Vernon
Carry On Cruising
1962as Jenkins
Middle Course
1961as Cliff Wilton
Very Important Person
1961as Higgins (uncredited)
A Matter of WHO
1961as Dr. Blake
Highway to Battle
1961as Ransome
Dead Lucky
1960as Mike Billing
Dentist in the Chair
1960as Michaels
Identity Unknown
1960as Ken
Feet of Clay
1960as David Kyle
Danger Within
1959as Capt. Pat Foster
Sea of Sand
1958as Sgt Nesbitt
Blood of the Vampire
1958as Dr. John Pierre
Menace In The Night
1957as Bob Meredith
Robbery Under Arms
1957as George Storefield
The Long Arm
1956as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
A Town Like Alice
1956as Ben
The Secret of the Forest
1956as Mr. Lawson
The Baby and the Battleship
1956as Second Sailor at Dance
The Stolen Airliner
1955as Flight Sergeant Watkins
Blonde Blackmailer
1955as Johnson
John and Julie
1955as Digger
Dangerous Voyage
1954as John Drew
Devil's Point
1954as Williams
The Black Rider
1954as Ted Lintott
The Drayton Case
1953as Henley's Assistant
Encore
1951as Young Husband
Talk of a Million
1951as Jack Murnahan
The Interrupted Journey
1949as the first workman
Stop Press Girl
1949as Hero in cinema sequence
Television (15)
Grass Roots
2000as Monty Chesney
All Saints
1998as Bill Weiner
Blue Murder
1995as Dr. Cumberland
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
1991as Col. Foster
Home and Away
1988as Tom Knight
Rafferty's Rules
1987as Mathew
The Flying Doctors
1986as Warren
Anzacs
1985as Sir Rupert Barrington
Bodyline
1984as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
The Sullivans
1976as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
Rush
1974as Supt. James Kendall
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Compact
1962Deadline Midnight
1960International Detective
1959as Joplin
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