Ballard Berkeley
- Acting
- August 6, 1904 · Margate, Kent, England, UK
- January 16, 1988
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
- Britain and the Blitz
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedy · Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The BFG · Head of the Army (Voice)
- National Lampoon's European Vacation · English Motorist #2
- Me & My Girl · Major D'Arcy Pendleton
- Fresh Fields · Guy Penrose
- That's My Boy · Comm. Buckley
- Little Lord Fauntleroy · Harry Lorradaile
- The Wildcats of St Trinian's · Humphry Wills
- Kelly Monteith
- Terry and June · Colonel Culpepper, Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
- Queen of the Blues · Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
- Spooner's Patch · Bank Manager
- Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair · Judge
- The Playbirds · Trainer
- Mr Big · Hotel Manager
- Mike Yarwood In Persons
- The New Avengers · Colonel Foster
- Confessions of a Driving Instructor · Lord Edgar Snodley
- Fawlty Towers · Major Gowen
- Oh, Father! · Dr Grant
- Sykes · Lord Plunket-Taylor
- Are You Being Served? · Angler
- Bless This House · Group Captain
- The Goodies · Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
- The Weekend Murders · Peter, the butler
- Hadleigh · Lord Cranford
- The Main Chance · Major Dibbyn
- Hostile Witness · Clerk of Court
- All Gas and Gaiters · Lord Ringmould
- Till Death Us Do Part · Golfer
- The Night Caller · Cmdr. Savage
- The Murder Game · Sir Colin Chalmers
- BBC Play of the Month · Cornford
- United! · Dr. Newkes
- The Wednesday Play · First Committee Member
- Swizzlewick · Major Lamb
- Sherlock Holmes · Sir James Damery, Sir Charles Baskerville
- Story Parade · General Sanctuary
- Impact · Bill MacKenzie
- A Matter of Choice · Charles Grant
- Ghost Squad
- The Cheaters · Harry Tyler, Jefford
- Coronation Street · Colonel Cantrill
- Maigret · Dr. Pardon
- Cone of Silence · Commissioner
- No Hiding Place · Simmy Knowles
- Further Up the Creek · Whacker Payne
- Chain of Events · Stockman
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk · Court Clerk (uncredited)
- Ivanhoe · Rand the Goldsmith
- Just My Luck · Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
- Night of the Demon
- After the Ball · Andrews
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst · Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
- The Betrayal · Lawson
- The Buccaneers · Rafton
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelot · Sir Urgan
- My Teenage Daughter · Magistrate
- The Adventures of Robin Hood · Count de Waldern, Tybalt
- Dixon of Dock Green · Mr. Noakes, Mr. Briggs
- The Stolen Airliner · Mr Head
- The Men of Sherwood Forest · Walter
- Delayed Action · Insp. Crane
- Forbidden Cargo · Cooper
- Dangerous Cargo · Findley
- The Weak and the Wicked · Police Detective
- Operation Diplomat · Inspector Austin
- 3 Steps to the Gallows · Insp. Haley
- The Blue Parrot · Supt. Chester
- Circumstantial Evidence · Det. Insp. Hall
- The Night Won't Talk
- The Big Frame · Doctor
- The Frightened Man · Inspector Bligh
- The Long Dark Hall · Supt. Maxey
- Blackmailed · Dr. McCormick
- Stage Fright · Sergeant Mellish
- Sunday Night Theatre · Bentley
- They Made Me a Fugitive · Rockliffe
- Quiet Weekend · Jim Brent