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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
6.2
  • 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
The Crezz (1976)
The Crezz
8.2
TV Series
  • Colin Pitman

Credits

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Actor

  • Nicholas Ball and Olive Wilson in The Kingdom by the Sea (2024)
    The Kingdom by the Sea
    7.5
    • Ray
    • 2024
  • A New Breed of Criminal (2023)
    A New Breed of Criminal
    3.2
    • 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
    2.5
    • Uncle Alfred
    • 2022
  • Doctors (2000)
    Doctors
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Harold 'Aitch' Snetterton
    • 2020
  • Pentagram (2019)
    Pentagram
    2.7
    • Mr. Halsey
    • 2019
  • Whatever Became Of Richard Blaine? (2019)
    Whatever Became Of Richard Blaine?
    8.2
    Short
    • Richard
    • 2019
  • Muse (2019)
    Muse
    3.7
    • Mr. Williams
    • 2019
  • Christopher Ellison in The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018)
    The Krays: Dead Man Walking
    3.1
    • Harry Webster
    • 2018
  • 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)
    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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Personal details

  • 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 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was considered for the role of Merdeen in The Trial of a Time Lord: Part One (1986).

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