Ballard Berkeley

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

2025
Britain and the Blitz poster

Britain and the Blitz

Movie

2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

Movie · as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990
The BFG poster

The BFG

Movie · as Head of the Army (voice)

1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation poster

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Movie · as English Motorist #2

1984
Fresh Fields poster

Fresh Fields

TV · as Guy Penrose · 10 eps

1984
Me & My Girl poster

Me & My Girl

TV · as Major D'Arcy Pendleton · 1 ep

1981
That's My Boy poster

That's My Boy

TV · as Comm. Buckley · 1 ep

1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy poster

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Movie · as Harry Lorradaile

1980
The Wildcats of St Trinian's poster

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

Movie · as Humphry Wills

1979
Queen of the Blues poster

Queen of the Blues

Movie · as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

1979
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair poster

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

Movie · as Judge

1979
Terry and June poster

Terry and June

TV · as Colonel Culpepper, Sir Arthur Forster-Carter · 1 ep

1979
Kelly Monteith

Kelly Monteith

TV · 1 ep

1979
Spooner's Patch poster

Spooner's Patch

TV · as Bank Manager · 1 ep

1978
The Playbirds poster

The Playbirds

Movie · as Trainer

1977
Mr Big

Mr Big

TV · as Hotel Manager · 1 ep

1976
Confessions of a Driving Instructor poster

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Movie · as Lord Edgar Snodley

1976
Mike Yarwood In Persons poster

Mike Yarwood In Persons

TV · 1 ep

1976
The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers

TV · as Colonel Foster · 1 ep

1975
Fawlty Towers poster

Fawlty Towers

TV · as Major Gowen · 12 eps

1973
Oh, Father! poster

Oh, Father!

TV · as Dr Grant · 1 ep

1972
Are You Being Served? poster

Are You Being Served?

TV · as Angler · 1 ep

1972
Sykes poster

Sykes

TV · as Lord Plunket-Taylor · 1 ep

1971
Bless This House poster

Bless This House

TV · as Group Captain · 1 ep

1970
The Weekend Murders poster

The Weekend Murders

Movie · as Peter, the butler

1970
The Goodies poster

The Goodies

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

1969
The Main Chance poster

The Main Chance

TV · as Major Dibbyn · 1 ep

1969
Hadleigh poster

Hadleigh

TV · as Lord Cranford · 1 ep

1968
Hostile Witness poster

Hostile Witness

Movie · as Clerk of Court

1967
All Gas and Gaiters poster

All Gas and Gaiters

TV · as Lord Ringmould · 1 ep

1966
Till Death Us Do Part poster

Till Death Us Do Part

TV · as Golfer · 1 ep

1965
The Night Caller poster

The Night Caller

Movie · as Cmdr. Savage

1965
The Murder Game poster

The Murder Game

Movie · as Sir Colin Chalmers

1965
United!

United!

TV · as Dr. Newkes · 51 eps

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Cornford · 1 ep

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as First Committee Member · 1 ep

1964
Sherlock Holmes poster

Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Sir Charles Baskerville, Sir James Damery · 1 ep

1964
Story Parade

Story Parade

TV · as General Sanctuary · 1 ep

1964
Swizzlewick

Swizzlewick

TV · as Major Lamb · 26 eps

1963
A Matter of Choice poster

A Matter of Choice

Movie · as Charles Grant

1963
Impact poster

Impact

Movie · as Bill MacKenzie

1961
Ghost Squad poster

Ghost Squad

TV · 1 ep

1960
Cone of Silence poster

Cone of Silence

Movie · as Commissioner

1960
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · as Dr. Pardon · 1 ep

1960
Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street

TV · as Colonel Cantrill · 1 ep

1960
The Cheaters poster

The Cheaters

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

1959
No Hiding Place poster

No Hiding Place

TV · as Simmy Knowles · 1 ep

1958
Further Up the Creek poster

Further Up the Creek

Movie · as Whacker Payne

1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk poster

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Movie · as Court Clerk (uncredited)

1958
Chain of Events poster

Chain of Events

Movie · as Stockman

1958
Ivanhoe poster

Ivanhoe

TV · as Rand the Goldsmith · 1 ep

1957
The Betrayal poster

The Betrayal

Movie · as Lawson

1957
Night of the Demon poster

Night of the Demon

Movie

1957
After the Ball poster

After the Ball

Movie · as Andrews

1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst poster

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

1957
Just My Luck poster

Just My Luck

Movie · as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

1956
My Teenage Daughter poster

My Teenage Daughter

Movie · as Magistrate

1956
The Buccaneers poster

The Buccaneers

TV · as Rafton · 1 ep

1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot poster

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

TV · as Sir Urgan · 1 ep

1955
The Stolen Airliner poster

The Stolen Airliner

Movie · as Mr Head

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV · as Count de Waldern, Tybalt · 1 ep

1955
Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green

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

1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest poster

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Movie · as Walter

1954
Dangerous Cargo poster

Dangerous Cargo

Movie · as Findley

1954
The Weak and the Wicked poster

The Weak and the Wicked

Movie · as Police Detective

1954
Forbidden Cargo poster

Forbidden Cargo

Movie · as Cooper

1954
Delayed Action poster

Delayed Action

Movie · as Insp. Crane

1954
Child's Play poster

Child's Play

Movie · as Dr. Nightingale

1953
The Blue Parrot poster

The Blue Parrot

Movie · as Supt. Chester

1953
Operation Diplomat poster

Operation Diplomat

Movie · as Inspector Austin

1953
3 Steps to the Gallows poster

3 Steps to the Gallows

Movie · as Insp. Haley

1952
The Big Frame poster

The Big Frame

Movie · as Doctor

1952
The Frightened Man poster

The Frightened Man

Movie · as Inspector Bligh

1952
Circumstantial Evidence poster

Circumstantial Evidence

Movie · as Det. Insp. Hall

1952
The Night Won't Talk poster

The Night Won't Talk

Movie

1951
The Long Dark Hall poster

The Long Dark Hall

Movie · as Supt. Maxey

1951
Blackmailed poster

Blackmailed

Movie · as Dr. McCormick

1950
Stage Fright poster

Stage Fright

Movie · as Sergeant Mellish

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Bentley · 1 ep

1947
They Made Me a Fugitive poster

They Made Me a Fugitive

Movie · as Rockliffe

1946
Quiet Weekend poster

Quiet Weekend

Movie · as Jim Brent

1942
In Which We Serve poster

In Which We Serve

Movie · as Engineer Commander

1940
The Flying Squad poster

The Flying Squad

Movie · as Smuggler in Airplane

1939
The Saint in London poster

The Saint in London

Movie · as Richard Blake

1939
The Gang's All Here poster

The Gang's All Here

Movie · as Detective in Nightclub

1939
Black Eyes poster

Black Eyes

Movie · as Diner

1937
Jennifer Hale poster

Jennifer Hale

Movie · as Richard Severn

1936
East Meets West poster

East Meets West

Movie · as Nazim

1934
White Ensign

White Ensign

Movie

1930
The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow

Movie · as Richard Marquess

1930
London Melody poster

London Melody

Movie · as Jan Moor