Acting
Ballard Berkeley
Acting · Born 1904-08-06 · Margate, Kent, England, UK
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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FilmBritain and the Blitz
2025
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
FilmThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
FilmThe BFG
1990 · Head of the Army (voice)
FilmNational Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · English Motorist #2
Me & My Girl
1984 · Major D'Arcy Pendleton
Fresh Fields
1984 · Guy Penrose
That's My Boy
1981 · Comm. Buckley
FilmLittle Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · Harry Lorradaile
FilmThe Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Humphry Wills
Kelly Monteith
Kelly Monteith
1979
Terry and June
1979 · Colonel Culpepper
FilmQueen of the Blues
1979 · Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Spooner's Patch
1979 · Bank Manager
FilmConfessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979 · Judge
FilmThe Playbirds
1978 · Trainer
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
The New Avengers
1976 · Colonel Foster
FilmConfessions of a Driving Instructor
1976 · Lord Edgar Snodley
Fawlty Towers
1975 · Major Gowen
Oh, Father!
1973 · Dr Grant
Sykes
1972 · Lord Plunket-Taylor
Are You Being Served?
1972 · Angler
Bless This House
1971 · Group Captain
The Goodies
1970 · Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
FilmThe Weekend Murders
1970 · Peter, the butler
Hadleigh
1969 · Lord Cranford
The Main Chance
1969 · Major Dibbyn
FilmHostile Witness
1968 · Clerk of Court
All Gas and Gaiters
1967 · Lord Ringmould
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · Golfer
FilmThe Night Caller
1965 · Cmdr. Savage
FilmThe Murder Game
1965 · Sir Colin Chalmers
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Cornford
United!
United!
1965 · Dr. Newkes
The Wednesday Play
1964 · First Committee Member
Swizzlewick
Swizzlewick
1964 · Major Lamb
Sherlock Holmes
1964 · Sir Charles Baskerville
Story Parade
Story Parade
1964 · General Sanctuary
FilmImpact
1963 · Bill MacKenzie
FilmA Matter of Choice
1963 · Charles Grant
Ghost Squad
1961
The Cheaters
1960 · Harry Tyler
Coronation Street
1960 · Colonel Cantrill
Maigret
1960 · Dr. Pardon
FilmCone of Silence
1960 · Commissioner
No Hiding Place
1959 · Simmy Knowles
FilmFurther Up the Creek
1958 · Whacker Payne
FilmChain of Events
1958 · Stockman
FilmThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958 · Court Clerk (uncredited)
Ivanhoe
1958 · Rand the Goldsmith
FilmJust My Luck
1957 · Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
FilmNight of the Demon
1957
FilmAfter the Ball
1957 · Andrews
FilmYangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
FilmThe Betrayal
1957 · Lawson
The Buccaneers
1956 · Rafton
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 · Sir Urgan
FilmMy Teenage Daughter
1956 · Magistrate
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Count de Waldern
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · Mr. Noakes
FilmThe Stolen Airliner
1955 · Mr Head
FilmThe Men of Sherwood Forest
1954 · Walter
FilmDelayed Action
1954 · Insp. Crane
FilmForbidden Cargo
1954 · Cooper
FilmDangerous Cargo
1954 · Findley
FilmThe Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Police Detective
FilmOperation Diplomat
1953 · Inspector Austin
Film3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 · Insp. Haley
FilmThe Blue Parrot
1953 · Supt. Chester
FilmCircumstantial Evidence
1952 · Det. Insp. Hall
FilmThe Night Won't Talk
1952
FilmThe Big Frame
1952 · Doctor
FilmThe Frightened Man
1952 · Inspector Bligh
FilmThe Long Dark Hall
1951 · Supt. Maxey
FilmBlackmailed
1951 · Dr. McCormick
FilmStage Fright
1950 · Sergeant Mellish
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Bentley
FilmThey Made Me a Fugitive
1947 · Rockliffe
FilmQuiet Weekend
1946 · Jim Brent
FilmIn Which We Serve
1942 · Engineer Commander
FilmThe Flying Squad
1940 · Smuggler in Airplane
FilmThe Saint in London
1939 · Richard Blake
FilmBlack Eyes
1939 · Diner
FilmThe Gang's All Here
1939 · Detective in Nightclub
FilmJennifer Hale
1937 · Richard Severn
FilmEast Meets West
1936 · Nazim
White Ensign
FilmWhite Ensign
1934
The Chinese Bungalow
FilmThe Chinese Bungalow
1930 · Richard Marquess
FilmLondon Melody
1930 · Jan Moor