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

Michael Ball
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
EducationOak Bay High School
Alma materNational Theatre School of Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1964–2014
SpouseWendy Thatcher

Life and career

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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 and decided to become an actor. 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

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Ball is married to Wendy Thatcher, an actress.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1964 Shoestring Theatre Various roles 3 episodes
1971 The Manipulators Episode: "Nobody's Business"
1972 The Beachcombers Episode: "Potlatch"
1973 This Land "Jerry Potts and the 74s" (2 episodes)
1977 The New Avengers Cope Episode: "Complex"
1978 For the Record Larry Episode: "A Matter of Choice"
1982 The Great Detective Episode: "Bodies in the Belfry"
1984 Some Honourable Gentlemen Episode: "The Servant Arthur"
1985 Friends of a Feather Television film
1986 The Way We Are Episode: "Every Dog Has His Day"
1989 The Private Capital Lord Minto Television film
1989-1993 Street Legal Various roles 3 episodes
1991 Conspiracy of Silence Sgt. Thomas Doyle Episode 2
2011 King Dr. Robert Taaffe Episode: "Ahmad Khan"

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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