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).
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Also Known As
Movies (22)
Britain and the Blitz
2025
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
1990
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Second English Motorist
1985
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Humphry Wills
1980
Queen of the Blues
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
1979
The Playbirds
as Trainer
1978
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Edgar Snodley
1976
The Weekend Murders
as Peter, the butler
1970
Hostile Witness
as Clerk of Court
1968
The Night Caller
as Cmdr. Savage
1965
The Murder Game
as Sir Colin Chalmers
1965
Impact
as Bill MacKenzie
1963
A Matter of Choice
as Charles Grant
1963
Cone of Silence
as Commissioner
1960
Further Up the Creek
as Whacker Payne
1958
Chain of Events
as Stockman
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
1958
Just My Luck
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
1957
Night of the Demon
1957
After the Ball
as Andrews
1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
1957
TV Shows (28)
Fresh Fields
as Guy Penrose
1984
That's My Boy
as Comm. Buckley
1981
Kelly Monteith
1979
Terry and June
as Colonel Culpepper
1979
To the Manor Born
as Hartley
1979
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
The New Avengers
as Colonel Foster
1976
Fawlty Towers
as Major Gowen
1975
Oh, Father!
as Dr Grant
1973
Sykes
as Lord Plunket-Taylor
1972
Are You Being Served?
as Angler
1972
Bless This House
as Group Captain
1971
The Goodies
as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
1970
Hadleigh
as Lord Cranford
1969
The Main Chance
as Major Dibbyn
1969
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
Till Death Us Do Part
as Golfer
1966
BBC Play of the Month
as Cornford
1965
United!
1965
The Wednesday Play
as First Committee Member
1964
Sherlock Holmes
as Sir Charles Baskerville
1964
Story Parade
as General Sanctuary
1964
Ghost Squad
1961
The Cheaters
as Harry Tyler
1960
Coronation Street
as Colonel Cantrill
1960
Maigret
as Dr. Pardon
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
Ivanhoe
as Rand the Goldsmith
1958