William Ball

William Ball

William Gormaly Ball (29 April 1931 – 30 July 1991) was an American stage director and founder of the American Conservatory Theater (ACT). He was awarded the Drama Desk Vernon Rice Award in 1959 for his production of Chekhov's Ivanov and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1965 for his production of Molière's Tartuffe, starring Michael O'Sullivan and René Auberjonois. He was also a noted director of opera.

  • Title: William Ball
  • Popularity: 0.3979
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1931-04-28
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
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William Ball Movies

  • 1991
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    Suburban Commando
    Suburban Commando

    4.677 1991 HD

    Shep Ramsey is an interstellar hero, righting wrongs, etc. His ship is damaged after a fight with an interstellar nasty and he must hide out on Earth until it can recharge. He leaves his power suit at home, but still finds himself unable to allow wrongs to go unrighted and so mixes it up with bad drivers, offensive paperboys, muggers and the like.

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  • 1992
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    Claude
    Claude

    5 1992 HD

    A hapless, bad-luck prone loser meets a free-spirited Frenchwoman who inspires him to get his life back on track.

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  • 1976
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    The Taming of the Shrew
    The Taming of the Shrew

    6.9 1976 HD

    San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor into William Shakespeare's comedy about the two unmarried daughters of a wealthy Italian merchant. While daughter Bianca is genteel and popular, daughter Kate is foul-tempered and strong-willed. No one dares to marry Kate, until Petruchio arrives in Padua and tries his hand at courtship.

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  • 1974
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    Cyrano de Begerac
    Cyrano de Begerac

    1 1974 HD

    Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.

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  • 1970
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    5.9 1970 HD

    The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.

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  • 1970
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    5.818 1970 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

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