Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 4, 1923 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
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.
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| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Dayas Rex Hooper | |
| 2002 | Black and Whiteas Chief Justice Napier | |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued Godas Cardinal | |
| 2000 | Grass Rootsas Monty Chesney | |
| 1998 | 9 Acrossas Leo Sullivan | |
| 1998 | All Saintsas Bill Weiner | |
| 1997 | Paradise Roadas Mr. Dickson | |
| 1995 | Blue Murderas Dr. Cumberland | |
| 1994 | Muriel's Weddingas Priest | |
| 1994 | Sirensas Bishop of Sydney | |
| 1993 | Fraudsas Judge | |
| 1993 | Love In Limboas Cyril Williams | |
| 1991 | The Private War of Lucinda Smithas Col. Foster | |
| 1988 | Home and Awayas Tom Knight | |
| 1987 | The Year My Voice Brokeas Headmaster | |
| 1987 | Vietnamas Dave the Spook | |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rulesas Mathew | |
| 1986 | Double Scullsas Stuart | |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctorsas Warren | |
| 1985 | Call Me Mr. Brownas Captain Ritchie | |
| 1985 | Anzacsas Sir Rupert Barrington | |
| 1984 | Bodylineas Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister) | |
| 1983 | Phar Lapas Lachlan McKinnon | |
| 1982 | The Highest Honouras Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham | |
| 1982 | Deadlineas Prime Minister | |
| 1981 | Alison's Birthdayas Dr. Jeremy Lyall | |
| 1980 | Breaker Morantas Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton | |
| 1979 | Demolitionas | |
| 1978 | The Irishmanas Bailey Clark | |
| 1976 | Deathcheatersas | |
| 1976 | The Sullivansas Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell | |
| 1974 | Rushas Supt. James Kendall | |
| 1973 | The Dragon's Opponentas Captain McColm | |
| 1971 | Not Tonight, Darlingas Alex / Karen's lover | |
| 1971 | Clinic Exclusiveas Bernard Wilcox | |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely Waras Australian Soldier | |
| 1968 | Where Eagles Dareas Carpenter | |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Foreveras Australian Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcaseas | |
| 1967 | Follow That Camelas Ship's Officer | |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moonas Pilot | |
| 1963 | Echo of Dianaas Bill Vernon | |
| 1962 | Carry On Cruisingas Jenkins | |
| 1962 | Compactas | |
| 1961 | Middle Courseas Cliff Wilton | |
| 1961 | A Matter of WHOas Dr. Blake | |
| 1961 | Highway to Battleas Ransome | |
| 1961 | Very Important Personas Higgins (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Feet of Clayas David Kyle | |
| 1960 | Theatre '70as Martin Wade | |
| 1960 | Dentist in the Chairas Michaels | |
| 1960 | Deadline Midnightas | |
| 1960 | Identity Unknownas Ken | |
| 1960 | Dead Luckyas Mike Billing | |
| 1959 | International Detectiveas Joplin | |
| 1959 | Danger Withinas Capt. Pat Foster | |
| 1958 | Sea of Sandas Sgt Nesbitt | |
| 1958 | Blood of the Vampireas Dr. John Pierre | |
| 1957 | Menace In The Nightas Bob Meredith | |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Armsas George Storefield | |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plateas Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Reach for the Skyas Thelma's cousin (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Long Armas P.C. at Hospital (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Baby and the Battleshipas Second Sailor at Dance | |
| 1956 | A Town Like Aliceas Ben | |
| 1956 | The Secret of the Forestas Mr. Lawson | |
| 1955 | Blonde Blackmaileras Johnson | |
| 1955 | John and Julieas Digger | |
| 1955 | The Stolen Airlineras Flight Sergeant Watkins | |
| 1954 | Devil's Pointas Williams | |
| 1954 | The Black Rideras Ted Lintott | |
| 1954 | Dangerous Voyageas John Drew | |
| 1953 | The Drayton Caseas Henley's Assistant | |
| 1951 | London Entertainsas David | |
| 1951 | Encoreas Young Husband | |
| 1951 | Talk of a Millionas Jack Murnahan | |
| 1949 | The Interrupted Journeyas the first workman | |
| 1949 | Stop Press Girlas Hero in cinema sequence |
