Actor

Alex Ball

11 credited titles on WatchWise

Alex Ball was born on October 14, 1912 in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, USA. He is known for his work on North by Northwest (1959), The Sound of Music (1965) and Some Like It Hot (1959). He died on March 1, 1984 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Alex Ball in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$4.6M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Some Like It Hot

$25M

Standout efficiency

8.6x

Some Like It Hot · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$4.6M

Combined reported budget

$754K

Gross / budget

6.1x

Bankability Index

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