Ballard Berkeley
Known for
Acting
Life
1904 – 1988 (aged 83)
Born in
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Credits
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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
National Lampoon's European Vacation
25 Jul 1985
Fawlty Towers
19 Sep 1975
Stage Fright
23 Feb 1950
Little Lord Fauntleroy
01 Dec 1980
Night of the Demon
09 Nov 1957
The BFG
25 Dec 1990
Coronation Street
09 Dec 1960
In Which We Serve
17 Sep 1942
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Filmography
2005
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
- The BFGas Head of the Army (voice)
1985
- National Lampoon's European Vacationas English Motorist #2
1984
- Me & My Girlas Major D'Arcy Pendleton1 episode
- Fresh Fieldsas Guy Penrose10 episodes
1981
- That's My Boyas Comm. Buckley1 episode
1980
- Little Lord Fauntleroyas Harry Lorradaile
- The Wildcats of St Trinian'sas Humphry Wills
1979
- Kelly Monteith1 episode
- Terry and Juneas Sir Arthur Forster-Carter1 episode
- Queen of the Bluesas Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
- Spooner's Patchas Bank Manager1 episode
- Confessions from the David Galaxy Affairas Judge
1978
- The Playbirdsas Trainer
1976
- Mike Yarwood In Persons1 episode
- The New Avengersas Colonel Foster1 episode
- Confessions of a Driving Instructoras Lord Edgar Snodley
1975
- Fawlty Towersas Major Gowen12 episodes
1973
- Oh, Father!as Dr Grant1 episode
1972
- Sykesas Lord Plunket-Taylor1 episode
- Are You Being Served?as Angler1 episode
1971
- Bless This Houseas Group Captain1 episode
1970
- The Goodiesas Chairman of the British Olympic Committee1 episode
- The Weekend Murdersas Peter, the butler
1969
- Hadleighas Lord Cranford1 episode
- The Main Chanceas Major Dibbyn1 episode
1968
- Hostile Witnessas Clerk of Court
1967
- All Gas and Gaitersas Lord Ringmould1 episode
1966
- Till Death Us Do Partas Golfer1 episode
1965
- The Night Calleras Cmdr. Savage
- The Murder Gameas Sir Colin Chalmers
- BBC Play of the Monthas Cornford1 episode
- United!as Dr. Newkes51 episodes
1964
- The Wednesday Playas First Committee Member1 episode
- Swizzlewickas Major Lamb26 episodes
- Sherlock Holmesas Sir James Damery1 episode
- Story Paradeas General Sanctuary1 episode
1963
- Impactas Bill MacKenzie
- A Matter of Choiceas Charles Grant
1961
- Ghost Squad1 episode
1960
- The Cheatersas Mansion1 episode
- Coronation Streetas Colonel Cantrill1 episode
- Maigretas Dr. Pardon1 episode
- Cone of Silenceas Commissioner
1959
- No Hiding Placeas Simmy Knowles1 episode
1958
- Further Up the Creekas Whacker Payne
- Chain of Eventsas Stockman
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talkas Court Clerk (uncredited)
- Ivanhoeas Rand the Goldsmith1 episode
1957
- Just My Luckas Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
- Night of the Demon
- After the Ballas Andrews
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethystas Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
- The Betrayalas Lawson
1956
- The Buccaneersas Rafton1 episode
- The Adventures of Sir Lancelotas Sir Urgan1 episode
- My Teenage Daughteras Magistrate
1955
- The Adventures of Robin Hoodas Tybalt1 episode
- Dixon of Dock Greenas Colonel1 episode
- The Stolen Airlineras Mr Head
1954
- The Men of Sherwood Forestas Walter
- Delayed Actionas Insp. Crane
- Forbidden Cargoas Cooper
- Dangerous Cargoas Findley
- The Weak and the Wickedas Police Detective
1953
- Operation Diplomatas Inspector Austin
- 3 Steps to the Gallowsas Insp. Haley
- The Blue Parrotas Supt. Chester
1952
- Circumstantial Evidenceas Det. Insp. Hall
- The Night Won't Talk
- The Big Frameas Doctor
- The Frightened Manas Inspector Bligh
1951
- The Long Dark Hallas Supt. Maxey
- Blackmailedas Dr. McCormick
1950
- Stage Frightas Sergeant Mellish
- Sunday Night Theatreas Bentley1 episode
1947
- They Made Me a Fugitiveas Rockliffe
1946
- Quiet Weekendas Jim Brent
1942
- In Which We Serveas Engineer Commander
1940
- The Flying Squadas Smuggler in Airplane
1939
- The Saint in Londonas Richard Blake
- Black Eyesas Diner
- The Gang's All Hereas Detective in Nightclub
1937
- Jennifer Haleas Richard Severn
1936
- East Meets Westas Nazim
1934
1930
- The Chinese Bungalowas Richard Marquess
- London Melodyas Jan Moor