Vincent Ball
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 4, 1923, Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia
- Movies
- 61
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2003 | The Night We Called It a Day | Rex Hooper |
| 2002 | Black and White | Chief Justice Napier |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued God | Cardinal |
| 1998 | 9 Across | Leo Sullivan |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Mr. Dickson |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | Priest |
| 1994 | Sirens | Bishop of Sydney |
| 1993 | Frauds | Judge |
| 1993 | Love In Limbo | Cyril Williams |
| 1987 | The Year My Voice Broke | Headmaster |
| 1987 | Vietnam | Dave the Spook |
| 1986 | Double Sculls | Stuart |
| 1985 | Call Me Mr. Brown | Captain Ritchie |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | Lachlan McKinnon |
| 1982 | The Highest Honour | Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham |
| 1982 | Deadline | Prime Minister |
| 1981 | Alison's Birthday | Dr. Jeremy Lyall |
| 1980 | Breaker Morant | Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton |
| 1979 | Demolition | |
| 1978 | The Irishman | Bailey Clark |
| 1976 | Deathcheaters | |
| 1971 | Not Tonight, Darling | Alex / Karen's lover |
| 1971 | Clinic Exclusive | Bernard Wilcox |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Australian Soldier |
| 1968 | Where Eagles Dare | Carpenter |
| 1968 | Nobody Runs Forever | Australian Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Follow That Camel | Ship's Officer |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | Pilot |
| 1963 | Echo of Diana | Bill Vernon |
| 1962 | Carry On Cruising | Jenkins |
| 1961 | Middle Course | Cliff Wilton |
| 1961 | A Matter of WHO | Dr. Blake |
| 1961 | Highway to Battle | Ransome |
| 1961 | Very Important Person | Higgins (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Feet of Clay | David Kyle |
| 1960 | Dentist in the Chair | Michaels |
| 1960 | Identity Unknown | Ken |
| 1960 | Dead Lucky | Mike Billing |
| 1959 | Danger Within | Capt. Pat Foster |
| 1958 | Sea of Sand | Sgt Nesbitt |
| 1958 | Blood of the Vampire | Dr. John Pierre |
| 1957 | Menace In The Night | Bob Meredith |
| 1957 | Robbery Under Arms | George Storefield |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Reach for the Sky | Thelma's cousin (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Long Arm | P.C. at Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Baby and the Battleship | Second Sailor at Dance |
| 1956 | A Town Like Alice | Ben |
| 1956 | The Secret of the Forest | Mr. Lawson |
| 1955 | Blonde Blackmailer | Johnson |
| 1955 | John and Julie | Digger |
| 1955 | The Stolen Airliner | Flight Sergeant Watkins |
| 1954 | Devil's Point | Williams |
| 1954 | The Black Rider | Ted Lintott |
| 1954 | Dangerous Voyage | John Drew |
| 1953 | The Drayton Case | Henley's Assistant |
| 1951 | London Entertains | David |
| 1951 | Encore | Young Husband |
| 1951 | Talk of a Million | Jack Murnahan |
| 1949 | The Interrupted Journey | the first workman |
| 1949 | Stop Press Girl | Hero in cinema sequence |
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