Nicholas Ball
Acting
55 credits
Born
Apr 11, 1946
Died
Jun 06, 2024 (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.
Movies (32)
Movie
4.7
Doom Room
2013
Movie
6.3
Lifeforce
1985
Movie
6.7
Croupier
1998
Movie
Ben Spray
1972
Movie
4.5
Sisterhood
2008
Movie
Video Stars
1983
Movie
5.3
Mutant Chronicles
2008
Movie
Peter
2011
Movie
5.2
Muse
2019
Movie
6.5
Rogue Male
1976
Movie
6.8
Overlord
1975
Movie
6.0
The Manor
1999
Movie
6.1
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
Movie
5.8
Dead Man Running
2009
Movie
5.8
Running Out of Luck
1987
Movie
3.0
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
2018
Movie
5.4
A New Breed of Criminal
2023
Movie
3.5
Perfect Gift
1994
Shows (23)
Show
6.3
Play for Today
1970
Show
6.3
Play for Today
1970
Show
7.1
Heartbeat
1992
Show
7.1
Heartbeat
1992
Show
8.1
Red Dwarf
1988
Show
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Show
8.3
Pie in the Sky
1994
Show
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Show
6.7
Bergerac
1981
Show
7.7
Hustle
2004
Show
7.5
Jonathan Creek
1997
Show
7.9
The Young Ones
1982
Show
7.1
Hammer House of Horror
1980
Show
5.1
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993
Show
5.1
Footballers' Wives
2002
Show
5.8
The Commander
2003
Show
5.1
A.D.
1985
Show
6.4
Cluedo
1990