Vincent Ball
Acting
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
Born: December 4, 1923
Place of Birth: Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Filmography
as Rex Hooper
as Chief Justice Napier
as Cardinal
as Monty Chesney
as Bill Weiner
as Mr. Dickson
as Dr. Cumberland
as Priest
as Bishop of Sydney
as Judge
as Cyril Williams
as Tom Knight
as Headmaster
as Dave the Spook
as Mathew
as Stuart
as Warren
as Captain Ritchie
as Sir Rupert Barrington
as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
as Lachlan McKinnon
as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
as Prime Minister
as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
as Bailey Clark
as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
as Supt. James Kendall
as Alex / Karen's lover
as Bernard Wilcox
as Australian Soldier
as Carpenter
as Ship's Officer
as Pilot
as Jenkins
as Dr. Blake
as Ransome
as Michaels
as Mike Billing
as Ken
as Capt. Pat Foster
as Sgt Nesbitt
as Dr. John Pierre
as George Storefield
as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
as Second Sailor at Dance
as Ben
as Johnson
as Digger
as Flight Sergeant Watkins
as Williams
as Ted Lintott
as John Drew
as Henley's Assistant
as Young Husband
as Jack Murnahan
as the first workman
as Hero in cinema sequence