Ballard Berkeley
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1904-08-06
- Died
- 1988-01-16
- Place of birth
- Margate, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as
- Ballard Blascheck
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
TV Shows (34)
Coronation Street
1960
as Colonel Cantrill
The Wednesday Play
1964
as First Committee Member
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Cornford
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Count de Waldern / Tybalt
No Hiding Place
1959
as Simmy Knowles
Maigret
1960
as Dr. Pardon
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Bentley
Are You Being Served?
1972
as Angler
The Goodies
1970
as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
United!
1965
The New Avengers
1976
as Colonel Foster
The Buccaneers
1956
as Rafton
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mr. Noakes / Mr. Briggs / Mac / Harry Bates / Joe Magnus / Charles Devenish / Victor Dowson / Colonel
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Major Gowen
Ivanhoe
1958
as Rand the Goldsmith
Sykes
1972
as Lord Plunket-Taylor
Terry and June
1979
as Colonel Culpepper / Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
The Main Chance
1969
as Major Dibbyn
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
as Golfer
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
Story Parade
1964
as General Sanctuary
Sherlock Holmes
1964
as Sir James Damery / Sir Charles Baskerville
Fresh Fields
1984
as Guy Penrose
Hadleigh
1969
as Lord Cranford
Ghost Squad
1961
To the Manor Born
1979
as Hartley
Bless This House
1971
as Group Captain
The Cheaters
1960
as Harry Tyler / Jefford / Mansion
That's My Boy
1981
as Comm. Buckley
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
as Lord Ringmould
Spooner's Patch
1979
as Bank Manager
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
Kelly Monteith
1979
Oh, Father!
1973
as Dr Grant
Movies (54)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
as English Motorist #2
Stage Fright
1950
as Sergeant Mellish
Night of the Demon
1957
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980
as Harry Lorradaile
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947
as Rockliffe
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
as Walter
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976
as Lord Edgar Snodley
In Which We Serve
1942
as Engineer Commander
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG
1990
as Head of the Army (voice)
Britain and the Blitz
2025
The Playbirds
1978
as Trainer
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980
as Humphry Wills
Cone of Silence
1960
as Commissioner
After the Ball
1957
as Andrews
The Night Caller
1965
as Cmdr. Savage
Further Up the Creek
1958
as Whacker Payne
The Long Dark Hall
1951
as Supt. Maxey
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979
as Judge
Forbidden Cargo
1954
as Cooper
The Weekend Murders
1970
as Peter, the butler
The Saint in London
1939
as Richard Blake
The Big Frame
1952
as Doctor
Just My Luck
1957
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1952
as Det. Insp. Hall
Blackmailed
1951
as Dr. McCormick
Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Findley
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
as Police Detective
The Blue Parrot
1953
as Supt. Chester
Operation Diplomat
1953
as Inspector Austin
Impact
1963
as Bill MacKenzie
Chain of Events
1958
as Stockman
The Gang's All Here
1939
as Detective in Nightclub
My Teenage Daughter
1956
as Magistrate
The Flying Squad
1940
as Smuggler in Airplane
East Meets West
1936
as Nazim
Queen of the Blues
1979
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
A Matter of Choice
1963
as Charles Grant
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953
as Insp. Haley
The Night Won't Talk
1952
Hostile Witness
1968
as Clerk of Court
The Frightened Man
1952
as Inspector Bligh
Jennifer Hale
1937
as Richard Severn
Black Eyes
1939
as Diner
Delayed Action
1954
as Insp. Crane
Quiet Weekend
1946
as Jim Brent
The Betrayal
1957
as Lawson
The Chinese Bungalow
1930
as Richard Marquess
White Ensign
1934
The Murder Game
1965
as Sir Colin Chalmers
The Stolen Airliner
1955
as Mr Head
London Melody
1930
as Jan Moor
About Ballard Berkeley
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). With 88 credits spanning from 1930 to 2025, Ballard Berkeley has appeared in 54 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ballard Berkeley Movies
- National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) — as English Motorist #2
- Stage Fright (1950) — as Sergeant Mellish
- Night of the Demon (1957)
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) — as Harry Lorradaile
- They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) — as Rockliffe
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