Ballard Berkeley
Ballard Berkeley
Born 06/08/1904 in 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).

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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1990442

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Filmography (Movies)

Britain and the Blitz

Britain and the Blitz

Character:

Release Date:05/05/2025

The BFG

The BFG

Character:Head of the Army (voice)

Release Date:25/12/1990

National Lampoon's European Vacation

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Character:English Motorist #2

Release Date:25/07/1985

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Character:Harry Lorradaile

Release Date:01/12/1980

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Character:Humphry Wills

Release Date:10/09/1980

Queen of the Blues

Queen of the Blues

Character:Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

Release Date:26/07/1979

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

Character:Judge

Release Date:01/06/1979

The Playbirds

The Playbirds

Character:Trainer

Release Date:06/07/1978

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Character:Lord Edgar Snodley

Release Date:01/09/1976

The Weekend Murders

The Weekend Murders

Character:Peter, the butler

Release Date:15/10/1970

Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness

Character:Clerk of Court

Release Date:01/11/1968

The Night Caller

The Night Caller

Character:Cmdr. Savage

Release Date:31/12/1965

The Murder Game

The Murder Game

Character:Sir Colin Chalmers

Release Date:12/12/1965

Impact

Impact

Character:Bill MacKenzie

Release Date:01/02/1963

A Matter of Choice

A Matter of Choice

Character:Charles Grant

Release Date:01/01/1963

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

Character:Commissioner

Release Date:10/05/1960

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

Character:Whacker Payne

Release Date:28/10/1958

Chain of Events

Chain of Events

Character:Stockman

Release Date:30/09/1958

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Character:Court Clerk (uncredited)

Release Date:21/01/1958

Just My Luck

Just My Luck

Character:Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

Release Date:14/11/1957

Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

Character:

Release Date:09/11/1957

After the Ball

After the Ball

Character:Andrews

Release Date:13/08/1957

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Character:Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

Release Date:02/04/1957

The Betrayal

The Betrayal

Character:Lawson

Release Date:01/01/1957

My Teenage Daughter

My Teenage Daughter

Character:Magistrate

Release Date:20/06/1956

The Stolen Airliner

The Stolen Airliner

Character:Mr Head

Release Date:01/01/1955

The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Character:Walter

Release Date:01/11/1954

Delayed Action

Delayed Action

Character:Insp. Crane

Release Date:01/07/1954

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

Character:Cooper

Release Date:04/05/1954

Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo

Character:Findley

Release Date:01/05/1954

The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

Character:Police Detective

Release Date:02/02/1954

Operation Diplomat

Operation Diplomat

Character:Inspector Austin

Release Date:01/12/1953

3 Steps to the Gallows

3 Steps to the Gallows

Character:Insp. Haley

Release Date:01/12/1953

The Blue Parrot

The Blue Parrot

Character:Supt. Chester

Release Date:01/10/1953

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

Character:Det. Insp. Hall

Release Date:16/10/1952

The Night Won't Talk

The Night Won't Talk

Character:

Release Date:01/10/1952

The Big Frame

The Big Frame

Character:Doctor

Release Date:01/09/1952

The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man

Character:Inspector Bligh

Release Date:01/03/1952

The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

Character:Supt. Maxey

Release Date:06/02/1951

Blackmailed

Blackmailed

Character:Dr. McCormick

Release Date:30/01/1951

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

Character:Sergeant Mellish

Release Date:23/02/1950

They Made Me a Fugitive

They Made Me a Fugitive

Character:Rockliffe

Release Date:24/06/1947

Quiet Weekend

Quiet Weekend

Character:Jim Brent

Release Date:01/05/1946

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

Character:Engineer Commander

Release Date:17/09/1942

The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

Character:Smuggler in Airplane

Release Date:12/10/1940

The Saint in London

The Saint in London

Character:Richard Blake

Release Date:30/06/1939

Black Eyes

Black Eyes

Character:Diner

Release Date:08/04/1939

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

Character:Detective in Nightclub

Release Date:04/03/1939

Jennifer Hale

Jennifer Hale

Character:Richard Severn

Release Date:06/10/1937

East Meets West

East Meets West

Character:Nazim

Release Date:26/08/1936

White Ensign

White Ensign

Character:

Release Date:01/03/1934

The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow

Character:Richard Marquess

Release Date:26/09/1930

London Melody

London Melody

Character:Jan Moor

Release Date:04/09/1930

Television Appearances

Fresh Fields

Fresh Fields

Character:Guy Penrose

That's My Boy

That's My Boy

Character:Comm. Buckley

Kelly Monteith

Kelly Monteith

Character:

Terry and June

Terry and June

Character:Colonel Culpepper

Terry and June

Terry and June

Character:Sir Arthur Forster-Carter

To the Manor Born

To the Manor Born

Character:Hartley

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Character:

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

Character:Colonel Foster

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

Character:Major Gowen

Oh, Father!

Oh, Father!

Character:Dr Grant

Sykes

Sykes

Character:Lord Plunket-Taylor

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

Character:Angler

Bless This House

Bless This House

Character:Group Captain

The Goodies

The Goodies

Character:Chairman of the British Olympic Committee

Hadleigh

Hadleigh

Character:Lord Cranford

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Character:Major Dibbyn

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters

Character:

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters

Character:Lord Ringmould

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

Character:Golfer

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Character:Cornford

United!

United!

Character:

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Character:First Committee Member

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Character:Sir Charles Baskerville

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Character:Sir James Damery

Story Parade

Story Parade

Character:General Sanctuary

Ghost Squad

Ghost Squad

Character:

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

Character:Harry Tyler

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

Character:Jefford

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

Character:Mansion

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

Character:Colonel Cantrill

Maigret

Maigret

Character:Dr. Pardon

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Character:

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Character:Simmy Knowles

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

Character:Rand the Goldsmith

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

Character:Rafton

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Character:

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Character:Count de Waldern

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Character:Tybalt

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Mr. Noakes

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Mr. Briggs

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Mac

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Harry Bates

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Joe Magnus

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Charles Devenish

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Colonel

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

Character:Victor Dowson

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Character:Bentley

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