Trivia

A Flying Officer during WWII, Frank later toured the RAF Gangshows as a talent-spotter. Amongst those he noted as having potential were Sgt Tony Hancock and Cpl Peter Sellers.

A memorial service was held for him at St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden on 12th July 2013.

Enjoyed music, photography, bird watching and wildlife conservation.

Left £1.6 million in his will.

Left an early career in insurance to pursue acting.

Worked for an insurance firm while attending acting classes at drama school in the evenings. He made his theatrical debut in 1940.

Father of Jane Higgs. He has three grandsons, Jonathan, Andrew and David.

Featured in a UK public information film on road safety in the mid-1970s.

Trained at LAMDA and made his professional debut at the age of nineteen at Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Played a chauffeur in the film A Hard Day's Night (1964) but his scenes were deleted.

Appeared in some 1970's car adverts playing a salesman.

His father was a bank employee.

The film Monsieur Lecoq (1967) was unfinished and abandoned.

Son of William Ernest (1884-1978) and Rosina Mary (née Thornton) Ball (1886-1953).

His acting career ended in 2010 following the cancellation of Last of the Summer Wine (1973). At nearly 90, he could no longer get insurance for acting jobs.