7.5
7.5
Where Eagles Dare
1968
as Carpenter
Vincent Ball
Acting
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Vincent Martin Ball, (born 4 December 1923) is an Australian retired actor of film, theatre and radio active in the industry for nearly 55 years (with a brief return) firstly in Britain starting in the late 1940s and then his native Australia. Ball, a Royal Air Force military veteran, has also authored a number of books. Ball is best known for film roles in British and Australian films and television films, including A Town Like Alice, Breaker Morant, Phar Lap, Muriel's Wedding and The Man Who Sued God. Ball appeared in numerous television roles, primarily in cameo guest roles, but had recurring roles in serials including the British serial Crossroads, Rush, The Young Doctors, A Country Practice and Home and Away. Ball cited film stars Virginia McKenna and Chips Rafferty and Australian actor Ray Meagher as among his co-stars and friends in the entertainment industry. Ball also worked variously in theatre, including Shakespeare, with productions of Henry IV, Part 1 and Romeo and Juliet and a musical based on Charles Dickens famous novel Great Expectations. In 2003, Ball retired, but briefly returned to television in 2014. He turned 100 in December 2023.
Filmography (46 movies)
7.2
7.2
Phar Lap
1983
as Lachlan McKinnon
7.1
7.1
Breaker Morant
1980
as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
7.0
7.0
The Year My Voice Broke
1987
as Headmaster
6.5
6.5
Sea of Sand
1958
as Sgt Nesbitt
6.4
6.4
The Man Who Sued God
2001
as Cardinal
6.3
6.3
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Ben
6.2
6.2
A Matter of WHO
1961
as Dr. Blake
6.2
6.2
The Black Rider
1954
as Ted Lintott
6.2
6.2
Danger Within
1959
as Capt. Pat Foster
6.1
6.1
Carry On Cruising
1962
as Jenkins
6.0
6.0
Frauds
1993
as Judge
6.0
6.0
Highway to Battle
1961
as Ransome
6.0
6.0
The Drayton Case
1953
as Henley's Assistant
6.0
6.0
Deadline
1982
as Prime Minister
5.9
5.9
Dangerous Voyage
1954
as John Drew
5.9
5.9
Dentist in the Chair
1960
as Michaels
5.9
5.9
Black and White
2002
as Chief Justice Napier
5.8
5.8
Follow That Camel
1967
as Ship's Officer
5.8
5.8
Deathcheaters
1976
5.7
5.7
Blood of the Vampire
1958
as Dr. John Pierre
5.7
5.7
The Interrupted Journey
1949
as the first workman
5.6
5.6
Stop Press Girl
1949
as Hero in cinema sequence
5.6
5.6
Sirens
1994
as Bishop of Sydney
5.2
5.2
Echo of Diana
1963
as Bill Vernon
5.0
5.0
Alison's Birthday
1981
as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
5.0
5.0
Dead Lucky
1960
as Mike Billing
5.0
5.0
Call Me Mr. Brown
1985
as Captain Ritchie
4.9
4.9
Robbery Under Arms
1957
as George Storefield
4.8
4.8
The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Rex Hooper
4.8
4.8
Not Tonight, Darling
1971
as Alex / Karen's lover
4.7
4.7
Love In Limbo
1993
as Cyril Williams
2.8
2.8
Clinic Exclusive
1971
as Bernard Wilcox
2.3
2.3
Demolition
1979
The Secret of the Forest
1956
as Mr. Lawson
Talk of a Million
1951
as Jack Murnahan
Blonde Blackmailer
1955
as Johnson
Identity Unknown
1960
as Ken
Double Sculls
1986
as Stuart
Menace In The Night
1957
as Bob Meredith
9 Across
1998
as Leo Sullivan
Feet of Clay
1960
as David Kyle
Devil's Point
1954
as Williams
Middle Course
1961
as Cliff Wilton
The Irishman
1978
as Bailey Clark
The Stolen Airliner
1955
as Flight Sergeant Watkins
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