Ballard Berkeley
Acting1904Margate, Kent, England, UK
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
Acting History
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as English Motorist #2
1983
Are You Being Served?
TVas Angler• 1 eps
1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Humphry Wills
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
The Goodies
TVas Chairman of the British Olympic Committee• 1 eps
1979
Queen of the Blues
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Terry and June
TVas Colonel Culpepper / Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
To the Manor Born
TVas Hartley
1978
The Playbirds
as Trainer
1977
The New Avengers
TVas Colonel Foster• 1 eps
1976
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Edgar Snodley
1975
Fawlty Towers
TVas Major Gowen• 12 eps
1972
Sykes
TVas Lord Plunket-Taylor
1970
The Weekend Murders
as Peter, the butler
1969
The Main Chance
TVas Major Dibbyn• 1 eps
1968
Hostile Witness
as Clerk of Court
1967
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Cornford• 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
TVas First Committee Member• 1 eps
1966
Till Death Us Do Part
TVas Golfer
1965
1964
Sherlock Holmes
TVas Sir Charles Baskerville / Sir James Damery
Story Parade
TVas General Sanctuary
1963
1960
Cone of Silence
as Commissioner
The Cheaters
TVas Mansion / Harry Tyler / Jefford
Coronation Street
TVas Colonel Cantrill
No Hiding Place
TVas Simmy Knowles• 1 eps
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Further Up the Creek
as Whacker Payne
Chain of Events
as Stockman
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Tybalt• 1 eps
Ivanhoe
TVas Rand the Goldsmith
1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Just My Luck
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
The Betrayal
as Lawson
After the Ball
as Andrews
1956
1955
The Stolen Airliner
as Mr Head
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas Mr. Briggs / Mac / Mr. Noakes / Victor Dowson / Joe Magnus / Harry Bates / Charles Devenish / Colonel
1954
Young and Willing
as Police Detective
Forbidden Cargo
as Cooper
Dangerous Cargo
as Findley
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Walter
Delayed Action
as Insp. Crane
1953
The Blue Parrot
as Supt. Chester
3 Steps to the Gallows
as Insp. Haley
Operation Diplomat
as Inspector Austin
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Bentley• 1 eps
1952
1951
Blackmailed
as Dr. McCormick
The Long Dark Hall
as Supt. Maxey
1950
Stage Fright
as Sergeant Mellish
1947
They Made Me a Fugitive
as Rockliffe
1946
Quiet Weekend
as Jim Brent
1942
In Which We Serve
as Engineer Commander
1940
The Flying Squad
as Smuggler in Airplane
1939
1937
Jennifer Hale
as Richard Severn
1936
East Meets West
as Nazim
1934
1930
The Chinese Bungalow
as Richard Marquess
London Melody
as Jan Moor