Vincent Ball

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Vincent Ball

Born 4 December 1923 102 years old Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
25age in their first credit on record (1949)
54years on screen and counting
6credits in 1960, their busiest year
78dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Night We Called It a Day poster Age: 79

The Night We Called It a Day

2003
as Rex Hooper
Black and White poster Age: 78

Black and White

2002
as Chief Justice Napier
The Man Who Sued God poster Age: 77

The Man Who Sued God

2001
as Cardinal
No poster
Age: 74

9 Across

1998
as Leo Sullivan
Paradise Road poster Age: 73

Paradise Road

1997
as Mr. Dickson
Muriel's Wedding poster Age: 70

Muriel's Wedding

1994
as Priest
Sirens poster Age: 70

Sirens

1994
as Bishop of Sydney
Frauds poster Age: 69

Frauds

1993
as Judge
Love In Limbo poster Age: 69

Love In Limbo

1993
as Cyril Williams
The Year My Voice Broke poster Age: 63

The Year My Voice Broke

1987
as Headmaster
Vietnam poster Age: 63

Vietnam

1987
as Dave the Spook
Double Sculls poster Age: 62

Double Sculls

1986
as Stuart
Call Me Mr. Brown poster Age: 62

Call Me Mr. Brown

1985
as Captain Ritchie
Phar Lap poster Age: 59

Phar Lap

1983
as Lachlan McKinnon
The Highest Honour poster Age: 58

The Highest Honour

1982
as Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
Deadline poster Age: 58

Deadline

1982
as Prime Minister
Alison's Birthday poster Age: 57

Alison's Birthday

1981
as Dr. Jeremy Lyall
Breaker Morant poster Age: 56

Breaker Morant

1980
as Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
Demolition poster Age: 55

Demolition

1979
The Irishman poster Age: 54

The Irishman

1978
as Bailey Clark
Deathcheaters poster Age: 53

Deathcheaters

1976
Not Tonight, Darling poster Age: 47

Not Tonight, Darling

1971
as Alex / Karen's lover
Clinic Exclusive poster Age: 47

Clinic Exclusive

1971
as Bernard Wilcox
Oh! What a Lovely War poster Age: 45

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969
as Australian Soldier
Where Eagles Dare poster Age: 45

Where Eagles Dare

1968
as Carpenter
Nobody Runs Forever poster Age: 44

Nobody Runs Forever

1968
as Australian Policeman (uncredited)
Follow That Camel poster Age: 43

Follow That Camel

1967
as Ship's Officer
The Mouse on the Moon poster Age: 39

The Mouse on the Moon

1963
as Pilot
Echo of Diana poster Age: 39

Echo of Diana

1963
as Bill Vernon
Carry On Cruising poster Age: 38

Carry On Cruising

1962
as Jenkins
No poster
Age: 37

Middle Course

1961
as Cliff Wilton
A Matter of WHO poster Age: 37

A Matter of WHO

1961
as Dr. Blake
Highway to Battle poster Age: 37

Highway to Battle

1961
as Ransome
Very Important Person poster Age: 37

Very Important Person

1961
as Higgins (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 36

Feet of Clay

1960
as David Kyle
Dentist in the Chair poster Age: 36

Dentist in the Chair

1960
as Michaels
Identity Unknown poster Age: 36

Identity Unknown

1960
as Ken
Dead Lucky poster Age: 36

Dead Lucky

1960
as Mike Billing
Danger Within poster Age: 35

Danger Within

1959
as Capt. Pat Foster
Sea of Sand poster Age: 34

Sea of Sand

1958
as Sgt Nesbitt
Blood of the Vampire poster Age: 34

Blood of the Vampire

1958
as Dr. John Pierre
No poster
Age: 33

Menace In The Night

1957
as Bob Meredith
Robbery Under Arms poster Age: 33

Robbery Under Arms

1957
as George Storefield
The Battle of the River Plate poster Age: 32

The Battle of the River Plate

1956
as Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
Reach for the Sky poster Age: 32

Reach for the Sky

1956
as Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
The Long Arm poster Age: 32

The Long Arm

1956
as P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
The Baby and the Battleship poster Age: 32

The Baby and the Battleship

1956
as Second Sailor at Dance
A Town Like Alice poster Age: 32

A Town Like Alice

1956
as Ben
No poster
Age: 32

The Secret of the Forest

1956
as Mr. Lawson
Blonde Blackmailer poster Age: 31

Blonde Blackmailer

1955
as Johnson
John and Julie poster Age: 31

John and Julie

1955
as Digger
The Stolen Airliner poster Age: 31

The Stolen Airliner

1955
as Flight Sergeant Watkins
Devil's Point poster Age: 31

Devil's Point

1954
as Williams
The Black Rider poster Age: 30

The Black Rider

1954
as Ted Lintott
Dangerous Voyage poster Age: 30

Dangerous Voyage

1954
as John Drew
The Drayton Case poster Age: 29

The Drayton Case

1953
as Henley's Assistant
No poster
Age: 27

London Entertains

1951
as David
Encore poster Age: 27

Encore

1951
as Young Husband
Talk of a Million poster Age: 27

Talk of a Million

1951
as Jack Murnahan
The Interrupted Journey poster Age: 25

The Interrupted Journey

1949
as the first workman
Stop Press Girl poster Age: 25

Stop Press Girl

1949
as Hero in cinema sequence
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TV credits

Newest first
Grass Roots poster Age: 76

Grass Roots

2000
as Monty Chesney
All Saints poster Age: 74

All Saints

1998
as Bill Weiner
Blue Murder poster Age: 71

Blue Murder

1995
as Dr. Cumberland
No poster
Age: 67

The Private War of Lucinda Smith

1991
as Col. Foster
Home and Away poster Age: 64

Home and Away

1988
as Tom Knight
Rafferty's Rules poster Age: 63

Rafferty's Rules

1987
as Mathew
The Flying Doctors poster Age: 62

The Flying Doctors

1986
as Warren
Anzacs poster Age: 61

Anzacs

1985
as Sir Rupert Barrington
Bodyline poster Age: 60

Bodyline

1984
as Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
The Sullivans poster Age: 52

The Sullivans

1976
as Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
Rush poster Age: 50

Rush

1974
as Supt. James Kendall
No poster
Age: 49

The Dragon's Opponent

1973
as Captain McColm
Man in a Suitcase poster Age: 43

Man in a Suitcase

1967
Compact poster Age: 38

Compact

1962
No poster
Age: 36

Theatre '70

1960
as Martin Wade
No poster
Age: 36

Deadline Midnight

1960
No poster
Age: 36

International Detective

1959
as Joplin
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