Acting
Bobby Ball
Born January 28, 1944 · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK · Died October 28, 2020
Biography
Oldham born comedian famous for his comic partnership with Tommy Cannon. The pair reached their peak in the 1980s with TV shows, sell out tours and even a film, Boys in Blue. In later years Ball has branched out into solo acting, appearing in TV shows such as Not Going Out and Mount Pleasant.
Known for
7.6
Not Going Out
Frank
7.6
Benidorm
Ron Pickford
5.9
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Self
7.1
Last of the Summer Wine
Lenny
6.1
Strictly Come Dancing
Self
6.9
Heartbeat
Topsy Turner
7.7
Shooting Stars
Self
7.4
The Cockfields
Ray
4.6
The Boys in Blue
P.C. Bobby Ball
7.0
The Fattest Man in Britain
Morris
7.2
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Self
7.5
The Royal
John Wilson
7.3
Mr. H Is Late
1988 · Movie
5.1
Surprise, Surprise
Self
7.4
Mount Pleasant
2011 · Series
7.9
Rex the Runt
Wayne the Zebra (voice)
6.6
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
6.7 TMDB
Juniper Jungle
1992 · Series
6.3 TMDB
Cannon And Ball
1979 · Series
7.4
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self
Filmography
- 202620 Years of Not Going OutFrank (archive footage)Movie
- 2026Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And UnseenSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2020Rock On, Tommy: The Bobby Ball StoryHimself (Archive)Movie
- 2019The CockfieldsRaySeries
- 2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun CapsuleSelfSeries
- 2013The Security MenDuckersMovie
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - ParticipantSeries
- 2011Mount PleasantSeries
- 2010Celebrity Coach TripSelfSeries
- 2009The Fattest Man in BritainMorrisMovie
- 2008All Star Mr & MrsSeries
- 2007BenidormRon PickfordSeries
- 2006LegendsSelfSeries
- 2006Not Going OutFrankSeries
- 2006The Story of Light EntertainmentSelfSeries
- 2005Quails Quest: Its a Boy!Movie
- 2005Cannon and Ball Live: Legends of ComedyMovie
- 2004Strictly Come DancingSelfSeries
- 2003The RoyalJohn WilsonSeries
- 2002I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!SelfSeries
- 1998Rex the RuntWayne the Zebra (voice)Series
- 1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - ContestantSeries
- 1993Shooting StarsSelfSeries
- 1992Juniper JungleSeries
- 1992HeartbeatTopsy TurnerSeries
- 1991Plaza PatrolTrevor PurvisSeries
- 1988Mr. H Is LateMovie
- 1986A Tribute to Tommy CooperSelfMovie
- 1985The Best of Cannon & BallSelf, WriterMovie
- 1984Surprise, SurpriseSelfSeries
- 1982The Boys in BlueP.C. Bobby BallMovie
- 1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowSelfSeries
- 1979Cannon And BallSeries
- 1979The Cannon & Ball ShowSelfSeries
- 1978An Audience with...SelfSeries
- 1973Last of the Summer WineLennySeries
- 1956Opportunity KnocksSeries