Michael Ball (actor)

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Michael Ball
Born1943 (age 8182)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Education Oak Bay High School
Alma mater National Theatre School of Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2014
SpouseWendy Thatcher

Michael Ball (born 1943) is a Canadian stage and television actor. [1]

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Life and career

Ball was born in 1943, in Ottawa, Ontario and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. There he attended the Oak Bay High School, where discovered theatre. From 1961 to 1964, he studied at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal, Quebec. [1]

He had a wide career in theatre and television. He has played in many stage productions at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. [2]

He lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Personal life

Ball is married to Wendy Thatcher, an actress.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964Shoestring TheatreVarious roles3 episodes
1971 The Manipulators Episode: "Nobody's Business"
1972 The Beachcombers Episode: "Potlatch"
1973This Land"Jerry Potts and the 74s" (2 episodes)
1977 The New Avengers CopeEpisode: "Complex"
1978 For the Record LarryEpisode: "A Matter of Choice"
1982 The Great Detective Episode: "Bodies in the Belfry"
1984Some Honourable GentlemenEpisode: "The Servant Arthur"
1985Friends of a FeatherTelevision film
1986The Way We AreEpisode: "Every Dog Has His Day"
1989The Private CapitalLord MintoTelevision film
1989-1993 Street Legal Various roles3 episodes
1991Conspiracy of SilenceSgt. Thomas DoyleEpisode 2
2011 King Dr. Robert TaaffeEpisode: "Ahmad Khan"

References

  1. 1 2 Encyclopedia, Canadian Theatre. "Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia - Ball, Michael". www.canadiantheatre.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  2. Michael Ball, a veteran of more than 30 plays at the Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada, is now stateside, Oct. 22-Nov. 21, as he stars in The Last Hurrah, a theatrical adaptation of Edwin O'Connor's novel of the same name, adapted and directed by Eric (The Song of Jacob Zulu) Simonson. The show officially opens Oct. 27.