Nicholas Ball (actor)
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| Born | John Nicholas Ball 11 April 1946 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | June 2024 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967–2024 |
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John Nicholas Ball (11 April 1946 – June 2024) was an English actor. He was best known for playing the title role in the television series Hazell.
He portrayed the vicious gang lord Terry Bates in EastEnders between 2007 and 2009. He played Garry Ryan in series five of Footballers' Wives and both series of its spin-off programme Footballers' Wives: Extra Time. The voice of Nicholas Ball can be heard as well on various audio books offered via the internet; he has narrated books from such authors as Christopher Hitchens and James Maybrick. In 2019 he appeared in an advert for Premier Inn, playing the part of Lenny Henry's manager.
Personal life[edit]
Ball was married to actress–comedian and psychologist, Pamela Stephenson from 1978 until her affair—and eventual elopement—with Billy Connolly.[1][2]
Ball's death at the age of 78 was announced on 6 June 2024.[3]
Filmography[edit]
- Overlord (1975)
- The Crezz (1976)
- Rogue Male (1976)
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
- Hazell (1978–79)
- The House that Bled to Death (1980) (TV) in the Hammer House of Horror series
- Play for Today Sorry (1981)
- The Young Ones Series 1; Episode: Interesting (1982)
- "Who Cares Wins - The Key To Success" (Austin Rover staff training video) (1983)
- Bergerac Two appearances: Series 2; Episode 7 (1983); Christmas Special (1988)
- Alas Smith and Jones, at least one appearance. Episode 1 (January 1984)
- Lifeforce (1985)
- Colin's Sandwich Series 2 (1989)
- Heartbeat Series 7; Episode 7 (1997) : as Charlie Fenton
- Red Dwarf Series 4, Justice (1991) : as the Simulant
- The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997)
- Croupier (1998)
- Jonathan Creek Series 3; Episode 5 (1999) as Vince Rees
- Footballers' Wives: Extra Time Series 1–2 (2005–2006)
- Footballers' Wives Series 5 (2006)
- Pie in the Sky Series 3; Episode 4 (2006) : as DCI Doggett
- Heartbeat Series 16; Episode 19 (2007) : as Gregory Flambard
- EastEnders (2007–2009)
- Sisterhood (2008)
- Hustle (2009) : as Frank Rose
- Holby City (2015) : as Barry Copeland
- The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018) : as Harry Webster
- Doctors (2020) : as Harold 'Aitch' Snetterton
- The Krays: New Blood (2021) : as Harry Webster
References[edit]
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Milsom, Rosemarie (10 November 2012). "Pamela Stephenson's unflinching autobiography". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "EastEnders actor Nicholas Ball dies aged 78". ITVX. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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- ^ "EastEnders star Nicholas Ball has died aged 78, his agent has announced". Times Series. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.