EastEnders has confirmed the death of former star Nicholas Ball, known for his role as Terry Bates, with tributes flooding in for the ‘brilliant’ and ‘underrated’ actor. Actor Nicholas Ball, who was best known for his role as the gangster Terry Bates on British soap EastEnders, has passed away aged 78. In a short statement, his agent confirmed that the English actor had died following “a short illness”, on Thursday, June 6. He noted that the celebrity “successful acting career on stage and screen spanned an impressive six decades.” Nicholas Ball enjoyed a varied career on British TVWhile one o…