Name
Nicholas Ball
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-04-11
Deathday
2024-06-06 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
Biography
Nicholas Ball was an English actor best known for playing the title role of James Hazell in the television series Hazell.
His film credits included roles in D-Day drama Overlord, Hobe Tooper's sci-fi horror Lifeforce and Mike Hodges' Croupier.
In later years Ball played violent gangster Terry Bates in EastEnders between 2007 and 2009 and Garry Ryan in series five of Footballers' Wives and both series of its spin-off programme Footballers' Wives: Extra Time.
Known For
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Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest chefs in Europe are b...
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- 1985 Lifeforce as Roger Derebridge
- 1998 Croupier as Jack Snr.
- 2008 Sisterhood as Jack
- 2023 Trafficking as David Willis
- 1975 Overlord as Arthur
- 2011 Peter as Martin Clement
- 1985 Claudia as Howard
- 2023 A New Breed of Criminal as Charlie Kray
- 1980 Life for Christine as Colin
- 1994 Perfect Gift as Sheffield
- 1987 Running Out of Luck
- 2000 Out of Depth as Lenny
- 1976 Rogue Male as 2nd Seaman
- 2013 Doom Room as Man
- 1976 The Picture of Dorian Gray as James Vane
- 2012 Fifteen as Mr. Allen
- 1983 Nelly's Version as Inspector Leach
- 2018 The Krays: Dead Man Walking as Harry Webster
- 1981 Sorry as Terry
- 2019 Muse as Mr. Williams
- 2013 Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce as Self
- 2006 Norfolk Coast as Tucker
- 2019 Pentagram as Mr Halsey
- 1983 Video Stars as Bob
- 2008 Mutant Chronicles as Plutocrat
- 1980 Thicker Than Water as John Arnott
- 2009 Dead Man Running as Fight Bookie
- 2024 The Kingdom by the Sea as Ray
- 2022 The Haunting of Pendle Hill as Uncle Alfred
- 1999 The Manor as Sir Everett Blake
- 1972 Ben Spray as Geoff
- 1978 Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? as Skeffington
- 1981 Bergerac ( 1 episode ) as Hardaker
- 1997 Jonathan Creek ( 1 episode ) as Vincent Rees
- 2005 Footballers' Wives: Extra Time ( 30 episodes )
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 1 episode ) as Charlie Fenton
- 1982 The Young Ones ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Jim Morrison
- 2003 The Commander ( 4 episodes ) as John Dawson
- 1988 Colin's Sandwich ( 6 episodes ) as Alan Hunter
- 1988 Red Dwarf ( 1 episode ) as Simulant
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as John Arnott
- 1980 Hammer House of Horror ( 1 episode ) as William
- 2004 Hustle ( 1 episode ) as Frank Rice
- 1993 Acapulco H.E.A.T. ( 1 episode ) as Derek Perkins
- 1994 Pie in the Sky ( 1 episode ) as DCI Doggett
- 1985 A.D. ( 5 episodes ) as Römischer Offizier
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 1 episode ) as Gregory Flambard
- 1976 The Crezz ( 12 episodes ) as Colin Pitman
- 1990 Cluedo ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Hall
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Terry
- 2002 Footballers' Wives ( 6 episodes ) as Garry Ryan
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Ken Johnson
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as James Vane
- 1978 Hazell ( 22 episodes ) as James Hazell
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Philip
- 2000 Urban Gothic ( 1 episode ) as Mr Dimes
- 1970 Confession ( 1 episode ) as Karl
- 2000 The Coral Island ( 4 episodes ) as Pirate Captain
- 1997 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous ( 3 episodes ) as Larry Lockton
