Vincent Ball

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Vincent Martin Ball (born 4 December 1923) is an Australian actor of film, theatre and radio active in the industry for nearly 55 years, firstly in Britain, starting in the late 1940s, and then his native Australia. Ball, a Royal Air Force military veteran, has also authored a number of books. Ball is best known for film roles in British and Australian films and television films, including A Town Like Alice, Breaker Morant, Phar Lap, Muriel's Wedding and The Man Who Sued God. In the mid-1950s Ball hosted Associated TeleVision (ATV)'s Sunday afternoon Children's Television, introducing such childhood favourites as The Roy Rogers Show, The Adventures of Noddy and The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series). He became "the hero of thousands of children" and received enormous amounts of fan mail every week. Ball appeared in numerous television roles, primarily in cameo guest roles, but had recurring roles in serials including the British serial Crossroads, Rush, The Young Doctors, A Country Practice...

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