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Nicholas Ball(1946-2024)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Nicholas Ball in Overlord (1975)
A former hitman and down-on-his-luck debt collector known only as Requiem rescues a young girl after her parents are murdered by an international child trafficking gang, igniting an violent game of cat-and-mouse.
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Trafficking (2023)
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Nicholas Ball was born on 11 April 1946 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Mutant Chronicles (2008) and Overlord (1975). He was married to Ayda Kay and Pamela Stephenson. He died on 4 June 2024.
BornApril 11, 1946
DiedJune 4, 2024(78)
BornApril 11, 1946
DiedJune 4, 2024(78)
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Known for

Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.1
  • Derebridge
  • 1985
John Malkovich, Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane, and Devon Aoki in Mutant Chronicles (2008)
Mutant Chronicles
5.2
  • Plutocrat
  • 2008
Overlord (1975)
Overlord
7.1
  • Arthur
  • 1975
Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Ray Fearon, Danny John-Jules, Robert Llewellyn, and Norman Lovett in Red Dwarf (1988)
Red Dwarf
8.4
TV Series
  • Simulant

Credits

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Actor

  • Trafficking 2
    • David Willis
    • Pre-production
  • The Loneliest Cow
    • Narrator (voice)
    • Pre-production
  • Nicholas Ball and Olive Wilson in The Kingdom by the Sea (2024)
    The Kingdom by the Sea
    9.1
    • Ray
    • 2024
  • A New Breed of Criminal (2023)
    A New Breed of Criminal
    3.1
    • Charlie Kray
    • 2023
  • Nicholas Ball, Michael McKell, Evie Hughes, and Richard John Taylor in Trafficking (2023)
    Trafficking
    3.7
    • David Willis
    • 2023
  • The Haunting of Pendle Hill (2022)
    The Haunting of Pendle Hill
    2.4
    • Uncle Alfred
    • 2022
  • Doctors (2000)
    Doctors
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Harold 'Aitch' Snetterton
    • 2020
  • Pentagram (2019)
    Pentagram
    2.6
    • Mr. Halsey
    • 2019
  • Whatever Became Of Richard Blaine? (2019)
    Whatever Became Of Richard Blaine?
    8.2
    Short
    • Richard
    • 2019
  • Muse (2019)
    Muse
    3.8
    • Mr. Williams
    • 2019
  • Christopher Ellison in The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018)
    The Krays: Dead Man Walking
    3.0
    • Harry Webster
    • 2018
  • Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Barry Copeland
    • 2015–2017
  • Surgery (2015)
    Surgery
    7.2
    Short
    • The Crude Surgeon
    • 2015
  • Doom Room (2013)
    Doom Room
    3.1
    • Man
    • 2013
  • Fifteen (2012)
    Fifteen
    8.5
    • Mr. Allen
    • 2012
  • The Stranglers - On Stage, on Screen
    • 2012
  • Enchantress (2011)
    Enchantress
    3.8
    • Merlin
    • 2011

Producer

  • Fifteen (2012)
    Fifteen
    8.5
    • associate producer
    • 2012

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Hazell: The Complete First Series
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Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 11, 1946
    • Leamington, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 4, 2024
  • Spouses
      Ayda Kay2019 - June 4, 2024 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stars as Mr Paterson in TV commercial for Barclaycard.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    He was considered for the role of Merdeen in the Doctor Who (1963) "Trial of A Time Lord: The Mysterious Planet".

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