
Ballard Berkeley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 6, 1904
- Died
- January 16, 1988 (aged 83)
- Birthplace
- Margate, Kent, England, UK
Biography
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
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Filmography

Britain and the Blitz
Movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)

The BFG
Movie · as Head of the Army (voice)

National Lampoon's European Vacation
Movie · as English Motorist #2

Fresh Fields
TV · as Guy Penrose · 10 eps

Me & My Girl
TV · as Major D'Arcy Pendleton · 1 ep

That's My Boy
TV · as Comm. Buckley · 1 ep

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Movie · as Harry Lorradaile

The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Movie · as Humphry Wills

Queen of the Blues
Movie · as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
Movie · as Judge

Terry and June
TV · as Colonel Culpepper, Sir Arthur Forster-Carter · 1 ep
Kelly Monteith
TV · 1 ep

Spooner's Patch
TV · as Bank Manager · 1 ep

The Playbirds
Movie · as Trainer
Mr Big
TV · as Hotel Manager · 1 ep

Confessions of a Driving Instructor
Movie · as Lord Edgar Snodley

Mike Yarwood In Persons
TV · 1 ep

The New Avengers
TV · as Colonel Foster · 1 ep

Fawlty Towers
TV · as Major Gowen · 12 eps

Oh, Father!
TV · as Dr Grant · 1 ep

Are You Being Served?
TV · as Angler · 1 ep

Sykes
TV · as Lord Plunket-Taylor · 1 ep

Bless This House
TV · as Group Captain · 1 ep

The Weekend Murders
Movie · as Peter, the butler

The Goodies
TV · as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee · 1 ep

The Main Chance
TV · as Major Dibbyn · 1 ep

Hadleigh
TV · as Lord Cranford · 1 ep

Hostile Witness
Movie · as Clerk of Court

All Gas and Gaiters
TV · as Lord Ringmould · 1 ep

Till Death Us Do Part
TV · as Golfer · 1 ep

The Night Caller
Movie · as Cmdr. Savage

The Murder Game
Movie · as Sir Colin Chalmers
United!
TV · as Dr. Newkes · 51 eps

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Cornford · 1 ep

The Wednesday Play
TV · as First Committee Member · 1 ep

Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Sir Charles Baskerville, Sir James Damery · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as General Sanctuary · 1 ep
Swizzlewick
TV · as Major Lamb · 26 eps

A Matter of Choice
Movie · as Charles Grant

Impact
Movie · as Bill MacKenzie

Ghost Squad
TV · 1 ep

Cone of Silence
Movie · as Commissioner

Maigret
TV · as Dr. Pardon · 1 ep

Coronation Street
TV · as Colonel Cantrill · 1 ep

The Cheaters
TV · as Harry Tyler, Jefford, Mansion · 1 ep

No Hiding Place
TV · as Simmy Knowles · 1 ep

Further Up the Creek
Movie · as Whacker Payne

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie · as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Chain of Events
Movie · as Stockman

Ivanhoe
TV · as Rand the Goldsmith · 1 ep

The Betrayal
Movie · as Lawson

Night of the Demon
Movie

After the Ball
Movie · as Andrews

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

Just My Luck
Movie · as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

My Teenage Daughter
Movie · as Magistrate

The Buccaneers
TV · as Rafton · 1 ep

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
TV · as Sir Urgan · 1 ep

The Stolen Airliner
Movie · as Mr Head

The Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · as Count de Waldern, Tybalt · 1 ep

Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Mr. Noakes, Mr. Briggs, Mac, Charles Devenish, Victor Dowson, Joe Magnus, Harry Bates, Colonel · 1 ep

The Men of Sherwood Forest
Movie · as Walter

Dangerous Cargo
Movie · as Findley

The Weak and the Wicked
Movie · as Police Detective

Forbidden Cargo
Movie · as Cooper

Delayed Action
Movie · as Insp. Crane

Child's Play
Movie · as Dr. Nightingale

The Blue Parrot
Movie · as Supt. Chester

Operation Diplomat
Movie · as Inspector Austin

3 Steps to the Gallows
Movie · as Insp. Haley

The Big Frame
Movie · as Doctor

The Frightened Man
Movie · as Inspector Bligh

Circumstantial Evidence
Movie · as Det. Insp. Hall

The Night Won't Talk
Movie

The Long Dark Hall
Movie · as Supt. Maxey

Blackmailed
Movie · as Dr. McCormick

Stage Fright
Movie · as Sergeant Mellish

Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Bentley · 1 ep

They Made Me a Fugitive
Movie · as Rockliffe

Quiet Weekend
Movie · as Jim Brent

In Which We Serve
Movie · as Engineer Commander

The Flying Squad
Movie · as Smuggler in Airplane

The Saint in London
Movie · as Richard Blake

The Gang's All Here
Movie · as Detective in Nightclub

Black Eyes
Movie · as Diner

Jennifer Hale
Movie · as Richard Severn

East Meets West
Movie · as Nazim
White Ensign
Movie
The Chinese Bungalow
Movie · as Richard Marquess

London Melody
Movie · as Jan Moor



