Bobby Ball

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: Acting

Born: Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK, 1944-01-28

Died: 2020-10-28

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	The Boys in Blue	P.C. Bobby Ball	52
2	1985	The Best of Cannon & Ball	Self	0
3	1986	A Tribute to Tommy Cooper	Self	0
4	1988	Mr. H Is Late		70
5	2005	Cannon and Ball Live: Legends of Comedy		0
6	2005	Quails Quest: Its a Boy!		35
7	2009	The Fattest Man in Britain	Morris	59
8	2013	The Security Men	Duckers	0
9	2020	Rock On, Tommy: The Bobby Ball Story	Himself (Archive)	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1956	Opportunity Knocks		0
2	1973	Last of the Summer Wine	Lenny	71
3	1978	An Audience with...	Self	53
4	1979	Cannon And Ball		50
5	1979	The Cannon & Ball Show	Self	0
6	1982	The Kenny Everett Television Show	Self	70
7	1984	Surprise, Surprise	Self	58
8	1991	Plaza Patrol	Trevor Purvis	60
9	1992	Heartbeat	Topsy Turner	70
10	1992	Juniper Jungle		70
11	1993	Shooting Stars	Self	76
12	1994	Ready Steady Cook	Self - Contestant	0
13	1998	Rex the Runt	Wayne the Zebra (voice)	70
14	2002	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!	Self	59
15	2003	The Royal	John Wilson	76
16	2004	Strictly Come Dancing	Self	59
17	2006	The Story of Light Entertainment	Self	50
18	2006	The One Show	Self	46
19	2006	Not Going Out	Frank	74
20	2006	Legends	Self	50
21	2007	Benidorm	Ron Pickford	75
22	2008	All Star Mr & Mrs		0
23	2011	Pointless Celebrities	Self	61
24	2011	Mount Pleasant		56
25	2011	Mount Pleasant	Barry	56
26	2011	Celebrity Antiques Road Trip	Self - Participant	50
27	2017	Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule	Self	80
28	2019	The Cockfields	Ray	72