Nicholas Ball
Born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England — Apr 11 1946• Died Jun 06 2024
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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.
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John Arnott
Red Dwarf
Simulant
Hustle
Frank Rice
Heartbeat
Charlie Fenton
Bergerac
Hardaker
BBC Play of the Month
James Vane
Tales of the Unexpected
Ken Johnson
Pie in the Sky
DCI Doggett
Jonathan Creek
Vincent Rees
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Derek Perkins
Hammer House of Horror
William
Footballers' Wives
Garry Ryan
The Young Ones
Dr. Jim Morrison
The Commander
Lifeforce
Roger Derebridge
Cluedo
Mr. Hall
Hazell
James Hazell
A.D.
Römischer Offizier
Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
Colin's Sandwich
Alan Hunter
Mutant Chronicles
Plutocrat
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
Larry Lockton
Croupier
Jack Snr.
Overlord
Arthur
Rogue Male
2nd Seaman
The Crezz
Colin Pitman
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Skeffington
Doom Room
Man
The Manor
Sir Everett Blake
Dead Man Running
Fight Bookie
Video Stars
Bob
Claudia
Howard
Out of Depth
Lenny
Running Out of Luck
Perfect Gift
Sheffield
The Haunting of Pendle Hill
Uncle Alfred
Trafficking
David Willis
Ben Spray
Geoff
Life for Christine
Colin
Sorry
Terry
Sisterhood
Jack
Pentagram
Mr Halsey
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
Harry Webster
The Picture of Dorian Gray
James Vane
A New Breed of Criminal
Charlie Kray
Muse
Mr. Williams
Fifteen
Mr. Allen
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
Self
Thicker Than Water
John Arnott
The Kingdom by the Sea
Ray
Nelly's Version
Inspector Leach
Peter
Martin Clement
Norfolk Coast
Tucker