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).
Filmography
all 84
Movies 56
TV Shows 28
Voice 1
Head of the Army (voice)
The BFG (1989)
Movie
10
Harry Lorradaile
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
Movie
Humphry Wills
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
Movie
Colonel Culpepper / Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
Terry and June (1979)
TV
Hartley
To the Manor Born (1979)
TV
Uncle Fred
Queen of the Blues (1979)
Movie
Trainer
The Playbirds (1978)
Movie
Lord Snodley
Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
Movie
2
Major Gowen
Fawlty Towers (1975)
TV
6.7
Lord Plunket-Taylor
Sykes (1972)
TV
Group Captain
Bless This House (1971)
TV
6
Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
The Goodies (1970)
TV
Peter, the butler
The Weekend Murders (1970)
Movie
Lord Cranford
Hadleigh (1969)
TV
Major Dibbyn
The Main Chance (1969)
TV
Clerk of Court
Hostile Witness (1968)
Movie
Cmdr. Savage
The Night Caller (1965)
Movie
6
Sir Colin Chalmers
The Murder Game (1965)
Movie
First Committee Member
The Wednesday Play (1964)
TV
Sir James Damery / Sir Charles Baskerville
Sherlock Holmes (1964)
TV
6.2
Bill MacKenzie
Impact (1963)
Movie
Charles Grant
A Matter of Choice (1963)
Movie
Jefford / Mansion / Harry Tyler
The Cheaters (1960)
TV
Colonel Cantrill
Coronation Street (1960)
TV
Dr. Pardon
Maigret (1960)
TV
Commissioner
Cone of Silence (1960)
Movie
Whacker Payne
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Movie
Stockman
Chain of Events (1958)
Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Movie
Rand the Goldsmith
Ivanhoe (1958)
TV
Andrews
After the Ball (1957)
Movie
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Movie
Lawson
The Betrayal (1957)
Movie
Rafton
The Buccaneers (1956)
TV
Magistrate
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
Movie
Inspector Threadgold
Passport to Treason (1956)
Movie
Count de Waldern / Tybalt
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
TV
Mac / Harry Bates / Colonel / Charles Devenish / Mr. Briggs / Mr. Noakes / Joe Magnus / Victor Dowson
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
TV
Mr. Head
The Stolen Airliner (1955)
Movie
Dr. Nightingale
Child's Play (1954)
Movie
Inspector Crane
Delayed Action (1954)
Movie
Findley
Dangerous Cargo (1954)
Movie
6
Police Detective
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
Movie
Inspector Austin
Operation Diplomat (1953)
Movie
Insp. Haley
3 Steps to the Gallows (1953)
Movie
Supt. Chester
The Blue Parrot (1953)
Movie
Det. Insp. Hall
Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
Movie
Inspector West
The Night Won't Talk (1952)
Movie
Inspector Bligh
The Frightened Man (1952)
Movie
Superintendent Maxey
The Long Dark Hall (1951)
Movie
Dr. McCormick
Blackmailed (1951)
Movie
Sergeant Mellish
Stage Fright (1950)
Movie
4
Bertram
Third Time Lucky (1949)
Movie
Rockliffe
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
Movie
Jim Brent
Quiet Weekend (1946)
Movie
Role undetermined
Deadlock (1943)
Movie
Engineer Commander
In Which We Serve (1942)
Movie
Smuggler in Airplane
The Flying Squad (1940)
Movie
Richard Blake
The Saint in London (1939)
Movie
4.9
Detective in Nightclub
The Gang's All Here (1939)
Movie
Franklin's publisher's partner
Dead Men Are Dangerous (1939)
Movie
Fred Devlin
The Last Adventurers (1937)
Movie
Richard Severn
Jennifer Hale (1937)
Movie
Cortez
White Ensign (1934)
Movie
Richard Marquess
The Chinese Bungalow (1930)
Movie
Jan Moor
London Melody (1930)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1904-08-06
Deathday1988-01-16 (83 years old)
Birth NameBallard Blascheck
Birth PlaceMargate, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsBallard Blascheck
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