Acting · Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia · Born December 4, 1923
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
MovieThe Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Rex Hooper
MovieBlack and White
2002
as Chief Justice Napier
MovieThe Man Who Sued God
2001
as Cardinal
TVGrass Roots
2000
as Monty Chesney
9 Across
1998
as Leo Sullivan
TVAll Saints
1998
as Bill Weiner
MovieParadise Road
1997
as Mr. Dickson
TVBlue Murder
1995
as Dr. Cumberland
MovieMuriel's Wedding
1994
as Priest
MovieSirens
1994
as Bishop of Sydney
MovieFrauds
1993
as Judge
MovieLove In Limbo
1993
as Cyril Williams
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
1991
as Col. Foster
TVHome and Away
1988
as Tom Knight
MovieThe Year My Voice Broke
1987
as Headmaster
MovieVietnam
1987
as Dave the Spook
TVRafferty's Rules
1987
as Mathew
MovieDouble Sculls
1986
as Stuart
TVThe Flying Doctors
1986
as Warren
MovieCall Me Mr. Brown
1985
as Captain Ritchie
TVAnzacs
1985
as Sir Rupert Barrington
TVBodyline
1984
as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
MoviePhar Lap
1983
as Lachlan McKinnon
MovieThe Highest Honour
1982
as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
MovieDeadline
1982
as Prime Minister
MovieAlison's Birthday
1981
as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
MovieBreaker Morant
1980
as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
TVTimelapse
1980
as Boyd McKiel
MovieDemolition
1979
MovieThe Irishman
1978
as Bailey Clark
MovieDeathcheaters
1976
TVThe Sullivans
1976
as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
TVRush
1974
as Supt. James Kendall
The Dragon's Opponent
1973
as Captain McColm
MovieNot Tonight, Darling
1971
as Alex / Karen's lover
MovieClinic Exclusive
1971
as Bernard Wilcox
MovieOh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Australian Soldier
MovieWhere Eagles Dare
1968
as Carpenter
MovieNobody Runs Forever
1968
as Australian Policeman (uncredited)
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
MovieFollow That Camel
1967
as Ship's Officer
MovieThe Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Pilot
MovieEcho of Diana
1963
as Bill Vernon
MovieCarry On Cruising
1962
as Jenkins
TVCompact
1962
Middle Course
1961
as Cliff Wilton
MovieA Matter of WHO
1961
as Dr. Blake
MovieHighway to Battle
1961
as Ransome
MovieVery Important Person
1961
as Higgins (uncredited)
Feet of Clay
1960
as David Kyle
Theatre '70
1960
as Martin Wade
MovieDentist in the Chair
1960
as Michaels
Deadline Midnight
1960
MovieIdentity Unknown
1960
as Ken
MovieDead Lucky
1960
as Mike Billing
International Detective
1959
as Joplin
MovieDanger Within
1959
as Capt. Pat Foster
MovieSea of Sand
1958
as Sgt Nesbitt
MovieBlood of the Vampire
1958
as Dr. John Pierre
Menace In The Night
1957
as Bob Meredith
MovieRobbery Under Arms
1957
as George Storefield
MovieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
MovieReach for the Sky
1956
as Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
MovieThe Long Arm
1956
as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
MovieThe Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Second Sailor at Dance
MovieA Town Like Alice
1956
as Ben
The Secret of the Forest
1956
as Mr. Lawson
MovieBlonde Blackmailer
1955
as Johnson
MovieJohn and Julie
1955
as Digger
MovieThe Stolen Airliner
1955
as Flight Sergeant Watkins
MovieDevil's Point
1954
as Williams
MovieThe Black Rider
1954
as Ted Lintott
MovieDangerous Voyage
1954
as John Drew
MovieThe Drayton Case
1953
as Henley's Assistant
London Entertains
1951
as David
MovieEncore
1951
as Young Husband
MovieTalk of a Million
1951
as Jack Murnahan
MovieThe Interrupted Journey
1949
as the first workman
MovieStop Press Girl
1949
as Hero in cinema sequence
