Ballard Berkeley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 6, 1904
- Died
- Jan 16, 1988 (aged 83)
- Place of birth
- Margate, Kent, England, UK
- Credits
- 90
Ballard Berkeley made his professional stage debut in 1928, and performed for many years in London's West End and in New York theatres. He is best remembered as Major Gowen in the British television series "Fawlty Towers" (1975).
Known for
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985Movie
English Motorist #2
Fawlty Towers
1975TV
Major Gowen
Stage Fright
1950Movie
Sergeant Mellish
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980Movie
Harry Lorradaile
Night of the Demon
1957Movie
The BFG
1990Movie
Head of the Army (voice)
Filmography
Britain and the Blitz
2025Movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005Movie
Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG
1990Movie
Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985Movie
English Motorist #2
Me & My Girl
1984TV
Major D'Arcy Pendleton
Fresh Fields
1984TV
Guy Penrose
That's My Boy
1981TV
Comm. Buckley
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980Movie
Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980Movie
Humphry Wills
Kelly Monteith
1979TV
Terry and June
1979TV
Colonel Culpepper, Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
Queen of the Blues
1979Movie
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Spooner's Patch
1979TV
Bank Manager
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979Movie
Judge
The Playbirds
1978Movie
Trainer
Mr Big
1977TV
Hotel Manager
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976TV
The New Avengers
1976TV
Colonel Foster
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976Movie
Lord Edgar Snodley
Fawlty Towers
1975TV
Major Gowen
Oh, Father!
1973TV
Dr Grant
Sykes
1972TV
Lord Plunket-Taylor
Are You Being Served?
1972TV
Angler
Bless This House
1971TV
Group Captain
The Goodies
1970TV
Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
The Weekend Murders
1970Movie
Peter, the butler
Hadleigh
1969TV
Lord Cranford
The Main Chance
1969TV
Major Dibbyn
Hostile Witness
1968Movie
Clerk of Court
All Gas and Gaiters
1967TV
Lord Ringmould
Till Death Us Do Part
1966TV
Golfer
The Night Caller
1965Movie
Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game
1965Movie
Sir Colin Chalmers
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Cornford
United!
1965TV
Dr. Newkes
The Wednesday Play
1964TV
First Committee Member
Swizzlewick
1964TV
Major Lamb
Sherlock Holmes
1964TV
Sir Charles Baskerville, Sir James Damery
Story Parade
1964TV
General Sanctuary
Impact
1963Movie
Bill MacKenzie
A Matter of Choice
1963Movie
Charles Grant
Ghost Squad
1961TV
The Cheaters
1960TV
Harry Tyler, Jefford, Mansion
Coronation Street
1960TV
Colonel Cantrill
Maigret
1960TV
Dr. Pardon
Cone of Silence
1960Movie
Commissioner
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Simmy Knowles
Further Up the Creek
1958Movie
Whacker Payne
Chain of Events
1958Movie
Stockman
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Ivanhoe
1958TV
Rand the Goldsmith
Just My Luck
1957Movie
Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
Night of the Demon
1957Movie
After the Ball
1957Movie
Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957Movie
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
The Betrayal
1957Movie
Lawson
The Buccaneers
1956TV
Rafton
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956TV
Sir Urgan
My Teenage Daughter
1956Movie
Magistrate
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955TV
Count de Waldern, Tybalt
Dixon of Dock Green
1955TV
Mr. Noakes, Mr. Briggs, Mac, Charles Devenish, Victor Dowson, Joe Magnus, Harry Bates, Colonel
The Stolen Airliner
1955Movie
Mr Head
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954Movie
Walter
Delayed Action
1954Movie
Insp. Crane
Forbidden Cargo
1954Movie
Cooper
Dangerous Cargo
1954Movie
Findley
The Weak and the Wicked
1954Movie
Police Detective
Operation Diplomat
1953Movie
Inspector Austin
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953Movie
Insp. Haley
The Blue Parrot
1953Movie
Supt. Chester
Circumstantial Evidence
1952Movie
Det. Insp. Hall
The Night Won't Talk
1952Movie
The Big Frame
1952Movie
Doctor
The Frightened Man
1952Movie
Inspector Bligh
The Long Dark Hall
1951Movie
Supt. Maxey
Blackmailed
1951Movie
Dr. McCormick
Stage Fright
1950Movie
Sergeant Mellish
Sunday Night Theatre
1950TV
Bentley
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947Movie
Rockliffe
Quiet Weekend
1946Movie
Jim Brent
In Which We Serve
1942Movie
Engineer Commander
The Flying Squad
1940Movie
Smuggler in Airplane
The Saint in London
1939Movie
Richard Blake
Black Eyes
1939Movie
Diner
The Gang's All Here
1939Movie
Detective in Nightclub
Jennifer Hale
1937Movie
Richard Severn
East Meets West
1936Movie
Nazim
White Ensign
1934Movie
The Chinese Bungalow
1930Movie
Richard Marquess
London Melody
1930Movie
Jan Moor