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Dave Ball(1959-2025)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Producer
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Dave Ball
Dave Ball was born on 3 May 1959 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), Ready to Wear (1994) and Nowhere (1997). He was married to Gini Ball. He died on 22 October 2025 in London, England, UK.
BornMay 3, 1959
DiedOctober 22, 2025(66)
BornMay 3, 1959
DiedOctober 22, 2025(66)
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Known for

Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
White Bird in a Blizzard
6.3
  • Soundtrack(as David Ball)
  • 2014
Helena Christensen in Ready to Wear (1994)
Ready to Wear
5.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Nowhere (1997)
Nowhere
6.6
  • Soundtrack(as David Ball)
  • 1997
Christina Ricci, Edward Furlong, Martha Plimpton, Lili Taylor, Bess Armstrong, Mary Kay Place, Lauren Hulsey, Mark Joy, and Brendan Sexton III in Pecker (1998)
Pecker
6.4
  • Soundtrack(as David Ball)
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys: Purple Zone (2022)
    Soft Cell & Pet Shop Boys: Purple Zone
    7.3
    Music Video
    • Domino Player (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Soft Cell: Northern Lights (2018)
    Soft Cell: Northern Lights
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 2018
  • Soft Cell: Monoculture
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 2002
  • The Grid: Swamp Thing
    Music Video
    • 1994
  • Soft Cell: Down in the Subway
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1984
  • Soft Cell: Soul Inside
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1983
  • Soft Cell: Entertain Me
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Frustration
    6.0
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Memorabilia
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Secret Life
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Seedy Films
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 1) (1982)
    Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 1)
    8.4
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 2)
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Where the Heart Is
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: What!
    Music Video
    • Dave Ball
    • 1982

Composer

  • Soft Cell: Northern Lights (2018)
    Soft Cell: Northern Lights
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Soft Cell: Monoculture
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Kylie Minogue in Kylie Minogue: Breathe (1998)
    Kylie Minogue: Breathe
    6.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • The Grid: Swamp Thing
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Marc Almond: My Hand Over My Heart
    Music Video
    • Composer (as David Ball)
    • 1992
  • Soft Cell: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Imagining October (1984)
    Imagining October
    6.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Soft Cell: Down in the Subway
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • William Rice in Decoder (1984)
    Decoder
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Soft Cell: Soul Inside
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Soft Cell: Memorabilia
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 1) (1982)
    Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 1)
    8.4
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 2)
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Where the Heart Is
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Soft Cell: Youth
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1982

Producer

  • Anni Hogan: Thunderstruck
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 2019
  • The KLF: 3AM Eternal (Version 1) (1991)
    The KLF: 3AM Eternal (Version 1)
    6.6
    Music Video
    • associate producer (as David Ball)
    • 1991
  • The KLF: Last Train to Trancentral (1991)
    The KLF: Last Train to Trancentral
    8.0
    Music Video
    • associate producer (as David Ball)
    • 1991
  • The KLF: What Time Is Love? (1991)
    The KLF: What Time Is Love?
    7.3
    Music Video
    • associate producer (as David Ball)
    • 1991
  • The KLF: Stadium House (The Trilogy) (1991)
    The KLF: Stadium House (The Trilogy)
    8.0
    Video
    • associate producer (as David Ball)
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • David Ball
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • May 3, 1959
    • Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 22, 2025
    • London, England, UK(in his sleep)
  • Spouse
    • Gini Ball(divorced, 4 children)
  • Parents
      Brenda Ball
  • Relatives
    • Susan Ball(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A synthesizer player and one of the Soft Cell duo. He was later a member of another duo, The Grid.

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