as A Town Like Alice, Robbery Under Arms, Sea of Sand, and Danger Within. In 1969, he played Cecil Carpenter in Where Eagles Dare, alongside Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. His television credits in Britain include Compact, Man in a Suitcase, The Troubleshooters, and Dixon of Dock Green, and a recurring role on the long-running UK soap opera Crossroads. Career in Australia Ball returned to Australia in 1973. He was soon very busy acting in films, theatre and television. He is best known for his work in Australian films and television series, including film roles in Breaker Morant, Phar Lap and Muriel's Wedding. His credits in Australian television serials include Cop Shop, The Sullivans, The Young Doctors, The Flying Doctors, Grass Roots and All Saints. His many roles in Australian mini-series or made-for-television films include Against the Wind, and the epic Anzacs. In 2014, aged 91, he came out of retirement briefly to play a Second World War veteran named Tom Knight, in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, whom Alf Stewart (played by Ray Meagher) meets in hospital. The scenes went to air during April 2015, just before ANZAC Day. Publications (selected) Honours Ball was honoured with the OAM in the 2016 Australia Day honours list. Filmography Film Television References External links 1923 births Living people 20th-century Australian male actors Alumni of RADA Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Royal Australian Air Force airmen Australian male novelists 21st-century Australian novelists