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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-12-04 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia

Also Known As

Vincent Martin Ball

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

Acting

The Long Arm

1956

The Long Arm

as

P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)

The Year My Voice Broke

1987

The Year My Voice Broke

as

Headmaster

Sea of Sand

1958

Sea of Sand

as

Sgt Nesbitt

Where Eagles Dare

1968

Where Eagles Dare

as

Carpenter

Carry On Cruising

1962

Carry On Cruising

as

Jenkins

Breaker Morant

1980

Breaker Morant

as

Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton

The Black Rider

1954

The Black Rider

as

Ted Lintott

The Stolen Airliner

1955

The Stolen Airliner

as

Flight Sergeant Watkins

Phar Lap

1983

Phar Lap

as

Lachlan McKinnon

Blood of the Vampire

1958

Blood of the Vampire

as

Dr. John Pierre

Clinic Exclusive

1971

Clinic Exclusive

as

Bernard Wilcox

Sirens

1994

Sirens

as

Bishop of Sydney

Menace In The Night

1957

Menace In The Night

as

Bob Meredith

Devil's Point

1954

Devil's Point

as

Williams

Middle Course

1961

Middle Course

as

Cliff Wilton

Feet of Clay

1960

Feet of Clay

as

David Kyle

Blonde Blackmailer

1955

Blonde Blackmailer

as

Johnson

Dangerous Voyage

1954

Dangerous Voyage

as

John Drew

Stop Press Girl

1949

Stop Press Girl

as

Hero in cinema sequence

The Highest Honour

1982

The Highest Honour

as

Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham

The Drayton Case

1953

The Drayton Case

as

Henley's Assistant

Dentist in the Chair

1960

Dentist in the Chair

as

Michaels

Robbery Under Arms

1957

Robbery Under Arms

as

George Storefield

Highway to Battle

1961

Highway to Battle

as

Ransome

The Interrupted Journey

1949

The Interrupted Journey

as

the first workman

Love In Limbo

1993

Love In Limbo

as

Cyril Williams

Not Tonight, Darling

1971

Not Tonight, Darling

as

Alex / Karen's lover

Paradise Road

1997

Paradise Road

as

Mr. Dickson

Talk of a Million

1951

Talk of a Million

as

Jack Murnahan

Echo of Diana

1963

Echo of Diana

as

Bill Vernon

Alison's Birthday

1981

Alison's Birthday

as

Dr. Jeremy Lyall

The Secret of the Forest

1956

The Secret of the Forest

as

Mr. Lawson

Dead Lucky

1960

Dead Lucky

as

Mike Billing

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969

Oh! What a Lovely War

as

Australian Soldier

Call Me Mr. Brown

1985

Call Me Mr. Brown

as

Captain Ritchie

Carry On Follow That Camel

1967

Carry On Follow That Camel

as

Ship's Officer

Encore

1951

Encore

as

Young Husband

Muriel's Wedding

1994

Muriel's Wedding

as

Priest

Double Sculls

1986

Double Sculls

as

Stuart

Vietnam

1987

Vietnam

as

Dave the Spook

Danger Within

1959

Danger Within

as

Capt. Pat Foster

The Man Who Sued God

2001

The Man Who Sued God

as

Cardinal

A Matter of WHO

1961

A Matter of WHO

as

Dr. Blake

Black and White

2002

Black and White

as

Chief Justice Napier

Frauds

1993

Frauds

as

Judge

Deadline

1982

Deadline

as

Prime Minister

The Baby and the Battleship

1956

The Baby and the Battleship

as

Second Sailor at Dance

9 Across

1998

9 Across

as

Leo Sullivan

Blue Murder

Blue Murder

as

Dr. Cumberland

Rush

Rush

as

Supt. James Kendall

Home and Away

Home and Away

as

Tom Knight

The Sullivans

The Sullivans

as

Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell

Anzacs

Anzacs

as

Sir Rupert Barrington

Bodyline

Bodyline

as

Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)

Grass Roots

Grass Roots

as

Monty Chesney

All Saints

All Saints

as

Bill Weiner

Production

Crew

Directing