Cast & creator
Vincent Ball
Best known for Home and Away, The Sullivans, The Flying Doctors
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
Also known as: Vincent Martin Ball
61
film credits
18
television credits
79
1949–2003 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (79)
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Home and Away
Tom Knight
1988
The Sullivans
Admiral Spencer / Major Greenwell
1976
The Flying Doctors
Warren
1986
All Saints
Bill Weiner
1998
Compact
1962
Rafferty's Rules
Mathew
1987
Man in a Suitcase
1967International Detective
Joplin
1959
Where Eagles Dare
Carpenter
1968Theatre '70
Martin Wade
1960
Bodyline
Joseph Lyons (Prime Minister)
1984
Muriel's Wedding
Priest
1994
Rush
Supt. James Kendall
1974
Blue Murder
Dr. Cumberland
1995
Sirens
Bishop of Sydney
1994
Grass Roots
Monty Chesney
2000
The Battle of the River Plate
Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
1956
The Mouse on the Moon
Pilot
1963
Anzacs
Sir Rupert Barrington
1985
Oh! What a Lovely War
Australian Soldier
1969
The Year My Voice Broke
Headmaster
1987
Carry On Cruising
Jenkins
1962
Breaker Morant
Col. Ian (Johnny) Hamilton
1980
Paradise Road
Mr. Dickson
1997
The Man Who Sued God
Cardinal
2001
Reach for the Sky
Thelma's cousin (uncredited)
1956The Private War of Lucinda Smith
Col. Foster
1991
A Town Like Alice
Ben
1956
Clinic Exclusive
Bernard Wilcox
1971
The Long Arm
P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
1956Deadline Midnight
1960
Follow That Camel
Ship's Officer
1967
Robbery Under Arms
George Storefield
1957
Encore
Young Husband
1951The Dragon's Opponent
Captain McColm
1973
Sea of Sand
Sgt Nesbitt
1958
Blood of the Vampire
Dr. John Pierre
1958
A Matter of WHO
Dr. Blake
1961
Timelapse
Boyd McKiel
1980
The Baby and the Battleship
Second Sailor at Dance
1956
Black and White
Chief Justice Napier
2002
Nobody Runs Forever
Australian Policeman (uncredited)
1968
The Night We Called It a Day
Rex Hooper
20039 Across
Leo Sullivan
1998
Talk of a Million
Jack Murnahan
1951
Call Me Mr. Brown
Captain Ritchie
1985
The Highest Honour
Lieutenant Commander Hubert Marsham
1982
John and Julie
Digger
1955The Secret of the Forest
Mr. Lawson
1956
Dentist in the Chair
Michaels
1960
Vietnam
Dave the Spook
1987
The Interrupted Journey
the first workman
1949
Deathcheaters
1976
Frauds
Judge
1993Middle Course
Cliff Wilton
1961Menace In The Night
Bob Meredith
1957
Alison's Birthday
Dr. Jeremy Lyall
1981
Phar Lap
Lachlan McKinnon
1983
Danger Within
Capt. Pat Foster
1959
Very Important Person
Higgins (uncredited)
1961
Blonde Blackmailer
Johnson
1955
The Irishman
Bailey Clark
1978
Dangerous Voyage
John Drew
1954
Stop Press Girl
Hero in cinema sequence
1949
Love In Limbo
Cyril Williams
1993
Deadline
Prime Minister
1982London Entertains
David
1951
Not Tonight, Darling
Alex / Karen's lover
1971
Echo of Diana
Bill Vernon
1963
Devil's Point
Williams
1954
Identity Unknown
Ken
1960
The Black Rider
Ted Lintott
1954
Dead Lucky
Mike Billing
1960Feet of Clay
David Kyle
1960
Double Sculls
Stuart
1986
The Stolen Airliner
Flight Sergeant Watkins
1955
Highway to Battle
Ransome
1961
The Drayton Case
Henley's Assistant
1953