Biography for
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Date of Birth

15 January 1921, Dulwich, London, England, UK

Date of Death

16 March 2013, Barnes, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Frank Thornton Ball

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse

Beryl Jane Margaret Evans

(5 June 1945 - 16 March 2013) (his death) 1 child

Trivia

Left an early career in insurance to pursue acting.

Father of Jane Higgs. He has three grandsons, Jonathan, Andrew and David.

Enjoys music, photography, bird watching and wildlife conservation.

Featured in a UK public information film on road safety in the mid-1970s.

A Flying Officer during WWII, Frank later toured the RAF Gangshows as a talent-spotter. Amongst those he noted as having potential were Sgt Tony Hancock and Cpl Peter Sellers.

Trained at RADA and made his professional debut at the age of nineteen at Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland.