
Nicholas Ball
Known for: Acting
Born: April 11, 1946
Died: June 6, 2024
Nicholas Ball was an English actor best known for playing the title role of James Hazell in the television series Hazell. His film credits included roles in D-Day drama Overlord, Hobe Tooper's sci-fi horror Lifeforce and Mike Hodges' Croupier. In later years Ball played violent gangster Terry Bates in EastEnders between 2007 and 2009 and Garry Ryan in series five of Footballers' Wives and both series of its spin-off programme Footballers' Wives: Extra Time.
Known for

Fifteen
2012

Muse
2019

The Kingdom by the Sea
2024
Sisterhood
2008

Claudia
1985
Life for Christine
1980

Doom Room
2013

Sorry
1981

Norfolk Coast
2006

Video Stars
1983

Trafficking
2023

Overlord
1975

A New Breed of Criminal
2023

Out of Depth
2000
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
2013

Pentagram
2019

Thicker Than Water
1980

Peter
2011

Nelly's Version
1983

Croupier
1998
Perfect Gift
1994

The Krays: Dead Man Walking
2018

The Haunting of Pendle Hill
2022
Ben Spray
1972

Lifeforce
1985

The Manor
1999

The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976

Running Out of Luck
1987

Rogue Male
1976

Mutant Chronicles
2008

Dead Man Running
2009

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978

Bergerac
1981

Jonathan Creek
1997

Footballers' Wives: Extra Time
2005

Heartbeat
1992

The Young Ones
1982

The Commander
2003

Colin's Sandwich
1988

Red Dwarf
1988

Play for Today
1970

Hammer House of Horror
1980

Hustle
2004

Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993

Pie in the Sky
1994

A.D.
1985

The Crezz
1976

Cluedo
1990

Footballers' Wives
2002

Tales of the Unexpected
1979

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Hazell
1978

ITV Playhouse
1967

Urban Gothic
2000
Confession
1970
The Coral Island
2000

The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
1997