Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 6, 1904
Place of Birth:
Margate, Kent, England, UK
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Ballard Berkeley
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The BFG | Head of the Army (voice) |
| 1985 | National Lampoon's European Vacation | Second English Motorist |
| 1980 | Little Lord Fauntleroy | Harry Lorradaile |
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | Humphry Wills |
| 1979 | Queen of the Blues | Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay) |
| 1978 | The Playbirds | Trainer |
| 1976 | Confessions of a Driving Instructor | Lord Snodley |
| 1970 | The Weekend Murders | Peter, the butler |
| 1968 | Hostile Witness | Clerk of Court |
| 1965 | The Night Caller | Cmdr. Savage |
| 1965 | The Murder Game | Sir Colin Chalmers |
| 1963 | A Matter of Choice | Charles Grant |
| 1963 | Impact | Bill MacKenzie |
| 1960 | Cone of Silence | Commissioner |
| 1958 | Further Up the Creek | Whacker Payne |
| 1958 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Chain of Events | Stockman |
| 1957 | The Betrayal | Lawson |
| 1957 | Night of the Demon | |
| 1957 | After the Ball | Andrews |
| 1957 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie |
| 1956 | My Teenage Daughter | Magistrate |
| 1955 | The Stolen Airliner | Mr Head |
| 1954 | The Men of Sherwood Forest | Walter |
| 1954 | Dangerous Cargo | Findley |
| 1954 | The Weak and the Wicked | Police Detective |
| 1954 | Forbidden Cargo | Cooper |
| 1954 | Delayed Action | Insp. Crane |
| 1953 | The Blue Parrot | Supt. Chester |
| 1953 | Operation Diplomat | Inspector Austin |
| 1953 | 3 Steps to the Gallows | Insp. Haley |
| 1952 | The Big Frame | Doctor |
| 1952 | The Frightened Man | Inspector Bligh |
| 1952 | Circumstantial Evidence | Det. Insp. Hall |
| 1952 | The Night Won't Talk | |
| 1951 | The Long Dark Hall | Supt. Maxey |
| 1951 | Blackmailed | Dr. McCormick |
| 1950 | Stage Fright | Sergeant Mellish |
| 1947 | They Made Me a Fugitive | Rockliffe |
| 1946 | Quiet Weekend | Jim Brent |
| 1942 | In Which We Serve | Engineer Commander |
| 1940 | The Flying Squad | Smuggler in Airplane |
| 1939 | The Saint in London | Richard Blake |
| 1939 | The Gang's All Here | Detective in Nightclub |
| 1939 | Black Eyes | Diner |
| 1937 | Jennifer Hale | Richard Severn |
| 1936 | East Meets West | Nazim |
| 1934 | White Ensign | |
| 1930 | The Chinese Bungalow | Richard Marquess |
| 1930 | London Melody | Jan Moor |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Fresh Fields | Guy Penrose |
| 1981 | That's My Boy | |
| 1979 | Terry and June | Colonel Culpepper |
| 1979 | Terry and June | Sir Arthur Forster-Carter |
| 1979 | Kelly Monteith | |
| 1979 | To the Manor Born | Hartley |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | |
| 1976 | Mike Yarwood In Persons | |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towers | Major Gowen |
| 1972 | Are You Being Served? | Angler |
| 1972 | Sykes | Lord Plunket-Taylor |
| 1971 | Bless This House | Group Captain |
| 1970 | The Goodies | |
| 1970 | The Goodies | Chairman of the British Olympic Committee |
| 1969 | The Main Chance | Major Dibbyn |
| 1969 | Hadleigh | Lord Cranford |
| 1965 | United! | |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | First Committee Member |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmes | Sir James Damery |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmes | Sir Charles Baskerville |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad | |
| 1960 | Maigret | Dr. Pardon |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | Colonel Cantrill |
| 1960 | The Cheaters | Harry Tyler |
| 1960 | The Cheaters | Jefford |
| 1960 | The Cheaters | Mansion |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe | Rand the Goldsmith |
| 1956 | The Buccaneers | Rafton |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Count de Waldern |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Noakes |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Tybalt |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Briggs |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mac |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Harry Bates |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Joe Magnus |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Charles Devenish |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Victor Dowson |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Colonel |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Bentley |