Nicholas Ball

Actor

Born: April 11, 1946 (78 years old)

Died: June 6, 2024

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.

Filmography (30)

• The Young Ones (1982, ★ 7.9)
• Red Dwarf (1988, ★ 8.1)
• Hustle (2004, ★ 7.7)
• Pie in the Sky (1994, ★ 8.3)
• Lifeforce (1985, ★ 6.2)
• Croupier (1998, ★ 6.7)
• Trafficking (2023, ★ 6.1)
• Overlord (1975, ★ 6.7)
• Rogue Male (1976, ★ 6.4)
• Dead Man Running (2009, ★ 5.8)
• The Manor (1999, ★ 6)
• Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978, ★ 6.1)
• Bergerac (1981, ★ 6.7)
• Jonathan Creek (1997, ★ 7.5)
• Heartbeat (1992, ★ 7.1)
• Hammer House of Horror (1980, ★ 7)
• The Commander (2003, ★ 5.8)
• Play for Today (1970, ★ 6.3)
• Cluedo (1990, ★ 6.4)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979, ★ 6.7)
• A New Breed of Criminal (2023, ★ 5.4)
• Doom Room (2013, ★ 4.6)
• Muse (2019, ★ 5.2)
• Mutant Chronicles (2008, ★ 5.3)
• Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993, ★ 5.1)
• A.D. (1985, ★ 5.1)
• BBC Play of the Month (1965, ★ 5)
• The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018, ★ 3)
• Pentagram (2019, ★ 3.6)
• The Haunting of Pendle Hill (2022, ★ 2.2)