Ballard Berkeley

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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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Appearances

Stage Fright
6.8
Stage Fright
Sergeant Mellish
The Blue Parrot
6.4
The Blue Parrot
Supt. Chester
The Night Caller
5.6
The Night Caller
Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game
10.0
The Murder Game
Sir Colin Chalmers
The Stolen Airliner
7.0
The Stolen Airliner
Mr Head
The Playbirds
4.6
The Playbirds
Trainer
A Matter of Choice
6.8
A Matter of Choice
Charles Grant
The Saint in London
5.8
The Saint in London
Richard Blake
The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.9
The Men of Sherwood Forest
Walter
The Betrayal
6.3
The Betrayal
Lawson
Operation Diplomat
6.1
Operation Diplomat
Inspector Austin
Dangerous Cargo
6.4
Dangerous Cargo
Findley
Cone of Silence
6.8
Cone of Silence
Commissioner
In Which We Serve
6.8
In Which We Serve
Engineer Commander
The Gang's All Here
7.5
The Gang's All Here
Detective in Nightclub
Further Up the Creek
6.6
Further Up the Creek
Whacker Payne
Night of the Demon
7.0
Night of the Demon
After the Ball
6.4
After the Ball
Andrews
My Teenage Daughter
6.3
My Teenage Daughter
Magistrate
The Flying Squad
6.3
The Flying Squad
Smuggler in Airplane
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.4
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Harry Lorradaile
3 Steps to the Gallows
6.7
3 Steps to the Gallows
Insp. Haley
The Chinese Bungalow
10.0
The Chinese Bungalow
Richard Marquess
Jennifer Hale
6.0
Jennifer Hale
Richard Severn
Black Eyes
6.3
Black Eyes
Diner
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
4.3
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Humphry Wills
Impact
4.8
Impact
Bill MacKenzie
Quiet Weekend
5.2
Quiet Weekend
Jim Brent
London Melody
8.0
London Melody
Jan Moor
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.3
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
East Meets West
7.0
East Meets West
Nazim
National Lampoon's European Vacation
6.2
National Lampoon's European Vacation
English Motorist #2
They Made Me a Fugitive
6.6
They Made Me a Fugitive
Rockliffe
The Long Dark Hall
6.7
The Long Dark Hall
Supt. Maxey
The Weak and the Wicked
6.5
The Weak and the Wicked
Police Detective
The Big Frame
4.5
The Big Frame
Doctor
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.3
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Chain of Events
6.3
Chain of Events
Stockman
Forbidden Cargo
6.9
Forbidden Cargo
Cooper
The Frightened Man
6.5
The Frightened Man
Inspector Bligh
The Weekend Murders
5.9
The Weekend Murders
Peter, the butler
Queen of the Blues
3.4
Queen of the Blues
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
4.6
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
Lord Edgar Snodley
Hostile Witness
6.4
Hostile Witness
Clerk of Court
The BFG
6.4
The BFG
Head of the Army (voice)
Circumstantial Evidence
7.0
Circumstantial Evidence
Det. Insp. Hall
Delayed Action
5.8
Delayed Action
Insp. Crane
White Ensign
10.0
White Ensign
Blackmailed
4.3
Blackmailed
Dr. McCormick
The Night Won't Talk
7.0
The Night Won't Talk
Britain and the Blitz
7.2
Britain and the Blitz
Just My Luck
6.1
Just My Luck
Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
3.1
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
Judge
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
6.5
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
Are You Being Served?
7.3
Are You Being Served?
Angler
Fawlty Towers
8.3
Fawlty Towers
Major Gowen
Fresh Fields
6.9
Fresh Fields
Guy Penrose
Ivanhoe
6.4
Ivanhoe
Rand the Goldsmith
Ghost Squad
6.0
Ghost Squad
The Buccaneers
6.4
The Buccaneers
Rafton
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
7.0
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Count de Waldern
No Hiding Place
4.8
No Hiding Place
The Main Chance
8.3
The Main Chance
Major Dibbyn
United!
7.0
United!
Maigret
7.1
Maigret
Dr. Pardon
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Mr. Noakes
The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Tybalt
Mike Yarwood In Persons
7.5
Mike Yarwood In Persons
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Mr. Briggs
Terry and June
6.5
Terry and June
Colonel Culpepper
Terry and June
6.5
Terry and June
Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
The Goodies
7.6
The Goodies
Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
Hadleigh
7.8
Hadleigh
Lord Cranford
Kelly Monteith
6.0
Kelly Monteith
To the Manor Born
7.0
To the Manor Born
Hartley
Sykes
6.7
Sykes
Lord Plunket-Taylor
Bless This House
7.6
Bless This House
Group Captain
The Wednesday Play
5.2
The Wednesday Play
First Committee Member
Sherlock Holmes
6.7
Sherlock Holmes
Sir James Damery
Sherlock Holmes
6.7
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Charles Baskerville
Coronation Street
5.4
Coronation Street
Colonel Cantrill
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
Harry Tyler
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
Jefford
The Cheaters
The Cheaters
Mansion
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Mac
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Harry Bates
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Joe Magnus
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Charles Devenish
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Victor Dowson
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0
Dixon of Dock Green
Colonel
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
Bentley
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Cornford
Story Parade
8.0
Story Parade
General Sanctuary
That's My Boy
6.6
That's My Boy
Comm. Buckley
Till Death Us Do Part
7.6
Till Death Us Do Part
Golfer
All Gas and Gaiters
6.3
All Gas and Gaiters
All Gas and Gaiters
6.3
All Gas and Gaiters
Lord Ringmould
The New Avengers
7.1
The New Avengers
Colonel Foster
Oh, Father!
7.5
Oh, Father!
Dr Grant
No Hiding Place
4.8
No Hiding Place
Simmy Knowles
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