Vincent Ball (born 4 December 1923, Wee Waa, New South Wales) is an Australian character actor. After leaving his job with the Australian General Electric Company he served as a pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force in England, before entering amateur dramatics and repertory. He was given a role as a stand-in in the 1949 film The Blue Lagoon. Joining RADA, he played mostly supporting and uncredited roles in the UK for two decades. Returning to his native Australia in the 1970s, he performed in a variety of cinema and television roles before retiring in 2003.
His first film job was as a "swimming double" in the 1948 British version of "The Blue Lagoon". The leading man of the film, Donald Houston, couldn't swim, so Ball doubled for him, in scenes entirely shot in the studio tank. He later said that his chief memory of the film was being constantly reminded by the director to keep his face turned away from the camera.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cherry Orchard
2003
Short
Prof. Garnier
The Night We Called It a Day
2003
Rex Hooper
Black and White
2002
Chief Justice Napier
The Man Who Sued God
2001
Cardinal
All Saints
2001
TV Series
Bill Weiner
Grass Roots
2000
TV Series
Monty Chesney
9 Across
1999
Short
Leo
Children's Hospital
1998
TV Series
Keith Charrington
Paradise Road
1997
Mr. Dickson
Blue Murder
1995
TV Series
Dr. Cumberland
Muriel's Wedding
1994
Priest
A Country Practice
1982-1993
TV Series
Ted Campbell / Keith Fitzgerald / Bunny Wilcox
Sirens
1993
Bishop of Sydney
Frauds
1993
Judge
Love in Limbo
1993
Cyril Williams
G.P.
1991
TV Series
Dr. Thomas Radley
The Private War of Lucinda Smith
1990
TV Movie
Col. Foster
The Paper Man
1990
TV Mini-Series
Sir Evan Mason
Call Me Mr. Brown
1990
Captain Richie
Bangkok Hilton
1989
TV Mini-Series
British Attache
Mission: Impossible
1989
TV Series
Presenter
The Flying Doctors
1989
TV Series
Warren Price
The Boardroom
1988
TV Movie
Jonathan Hutt
The Dirtwater Dynasty
1988
TV Mini-Series
Eastwick Banker
Hot Ice
1987
TV Movie
Harry Romano
The Year My Voice Broke
1987
Headmaster
Vietnam
1987
TV Mini-Series
Dave the Spook
Double Sculls
1986
TV Movie
Stuart
Whose Baby
1986
TV Movie
Robert Monahan, K.C.
Flight Into Hell
1985
TV Mini-Series
Anzacs
1985
TV Mini-Series
Sir Rupert Barrington
The Last Bastion
1984
TV Mini-Series
Gen. Sturdee
Bodyline
1984
TV Mini-Series
Lyons - Prime Minister of Australia
Special Squad
1984
TV Series
Phar Lap
1983
Lachlan McKinnon
The Dismissal
1983
TV Mini-Series
Justin O'Byrne
..Deadline..
1982
TV Movie
Prime Minister
The Highest Honor
1982
Lt. Cmdr. Hubert Marsham
Alison's Birthday
1981
Dr. Jeremy Lyall
Breaker Morant
1980
Col. Ian 'Johnny' Hamilton
Timelapse
1980
TV Series
Boyd Mackiel
A Place in the World
1979
TV Mini-Series
Skyways
1979
TV Series
Captain Fitzgerald
The Young Doctors
1979
TV Series
Kevin McAllister
Demolition
1978
TV Movie
Ainsley
Bit Part
1978
TV Movie
Sherry
Chopper Squad
1978
TV Series
John Williams
Against the Wind
1978
TV Mini-Series
Governor Macquarie
The Irishman
1978
Bailey Clark
Bluey
1976-1977
TV Series
Kenneth Granger / Muley Price
The Outsiders
1977
TV Series
Jack Gower
Deathcheaters
1976
Commander Carson
The Sullivans
1976
TV Series
Adm. Spencer
King's Men
1976
TV Series
Rush
1976
TV Series
Supt. James Kendall
Arena
1976
TV Movie
Bill Scott
Silent Number
1974-1976
TV Series
White / Norris
Shannon's Mob
1975
TV Series
Ashby
Ben Hall
1975
TV Series
Sgt. Garland
Homicide
1975
TV Series
O'Brien
Games for Parents & Other Children
1975
TV Movie
The Spiral Bureau
1974
TV Movie
Lindsay's Boy
1974
TV Movie
Certain Women
1973
TV Series
Horrie
The Dragon's Opponent
1973
TV Series
Captain McColm
Harriet's Back in Town
1973
TV Series
Kenneth Hammond
Whodunnit?
1973
TV Series
Arnold Todd
Crossroads
1970-1973
TV Series
Kevin McArthur
Dixon of Dock Green
1967-1972
TV Series
Jack Stevens / Jenkins / Garry Kendrick / ...
With These Hands...
1972
Bernard Wilcox
Mogul
1966-1971
TV Series
Reg Walters / Captain Grainger
Play for Today
1971
TV Series
Simpson
Not Tonight, Darling
1971
Alex
Softly Softly: Task Force
1970
TV Series
Scotland
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
Australian Soldier
Where Eagles Dare
1968
Carpenter
Z Cars
1968
TV Series
Foster
Nobody Runs Forever
1968
Australian policeman (uncredited)
Man in a Suitcase
1968
TV Series
Dalby
Carry on in the Legion
1967
Ship's Officer
Bellbird
1967
TV Series
Blue Light
1966
TV Series
The Man in the Mirror
1966
TV Series
Austin
Compact
1963-1965
TV Series
David Rome
Zero One
1963
TV Series
Pilot
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
Pilot
Echo of Diana
1963
Bill Vernon
The Plane Makers
1963
TV Series
Nelson
Ghost Squad
1963
TV Series
Father Huggins
Once Aboard the Lugger...
1963
TV Series
Dennis Barker
Carry on Cruising
1962
Jenkins
The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day
1962
TV Movie
Horrie Darcel
The Middle Course
1961
Cliff Wilton
The Cheaters
1961
TV Series
Jessup
Deadline Midnight
1961
TV Series
Keith Durrant
A Matter of WHO
1961
Dr. Blake
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1961
TV Mini-Series
Digger
Highway to Battle
1961
Ransome
Nearly a Nasty Accident
1961
Sgt. at Crybwyth
A Coming-Out Party
1961
Higgins (uncredited)
Feet of Clay
1961
David Kyle
ITV Play of the Week
1960
TV Series
Mallow
No Man's Island
1960
TV Series
Denis Barker
Dentist in the Chair
1960
Michaels
Dead Lucky
1960
Mike Billings
Identity Unknown
1960
Ken
International Detective
1960
TV Series
Joplin
Season of Passion
1959
Dowd
Breakout
1959
Capt. Pat Foster
The Flying Doctor
1959
TV Series
Jeff Petersen
Desert Patrol
1958
Sgt. Nesbitt
Blood of the Vampire
1958
Dr. John Pierre
White Hunter
1958
TV Series
Trevor
Robbery Under Arms
1957
George Storefield
Motive for Murder
1957
TV Series
John Blackmoor
Menace in the Night
1957
Bob Meredith
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
1956
Barnes - HMS Achilles (uncredited)
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
Second Sailor at Dance (uncredited)
The Third Key
1956
P.C. at Hospital (uncredited)
A Town Like Alice
1956
Ben
The Secret of the Forest
1956
Mr. Lawson
Navy Heroes
1955
Digger
Blonde Blackmailer
1955
Johnson
John and Julie
1955
Digger
Nitro
1955
TV Movie
Jeff
Barnet's Folly
1955
TV Movie
Richard Barnet
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1952-1955
TV Series
Locke / George Grant / Young officer
Devil's Harbor
1954
Williams, policy manager
The Black Rider
1954
Ted Lintott
Terror Ship
1954
John Drew
Impostor's Gold
1954
TV Movie
Leonard Hughes
The Dark Stairway
1954
Short
Sgt. Gifford
Rheingold Theatre
1954
TV Series
Harry
The Drayton Case
1953
Short
Detective
Encore
1951
Young Husband (segment "Winter Cruise")
Talk of a Million
1951
Jack Murnahan
Come Dance with Me
1950
Secretary
The Interrupted Journey
1949
1st. Workman
Poet's Pub
1949
Stacey (uncredited)
Stop Press Girl
1949
Hero in cinema sequence
Warning to Wantons
1949
Footman (uncredited)
Home and Away
2015
TV Series
Tom Knight
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tin Pan Alley Show
1960
TV Series
Himself - Presenter
London Entertains
1951
Documentary
David
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Profile of 'A Town Like Alice'
2001
Video documentary short
Ben (uncredited)
What a Carry On
1983
TV Series
Ship's Officer
Known for movies
Where Eagles Dare (1968) as Carpenter
Breaker Morant (1980) as Col. Ian 'Johnny' Hamilton
Sirens (1993) as Bishop of Sydney
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Australian Soldier