Ballard Berkeley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-08-06
Day of Death
1988-01-16 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Ballard Berkeley
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
(1989)
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
(1985)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Second English Motorist
(1980)
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
(1980)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Humphry Wills
(1979)
Queen of the Blues
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
(1978)
The Playbirds
as Trainer
(1976)
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Snodley
(1970)
The Weekend Murders
as Peter, the butler
(1968)
Hostile Witness
as Clerk of Court
(1965)
The Night Caller
as Cmdr. Savage
(1965)
The Murder Game
as Sir Colin Chalmers
(1963)
Impact
as Bill MacKenzie
(1963)
A Matter of Choice
as Charles Grant
(1960)
Cone of Silence
as Commissioner
(1958)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
(1958)
Chain of Events
as Stockman
(1958)
Further Up the Creek
as Whacker Payne
(1957)
(1957)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
(1957)
After the Ball
as Andrews
(1957)
The Betrayal
as Lawson
(1956)
My Teenage Daughter
as Magistrate
(1955)
The Stolen Airliner
as Mr Head
(1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Walter
(1954)
Dangerous Cargo
as Findley
(1954)
Forbidden Cargo
as Cooper
(1954)
The Weak and the Wicked
as Police Detective
(1954)
Delayed Action
as Insp. Crane
(1953)
3 Steps to the Gallows
as Insp. Haley
(1953)
The Blue Parrot
as Supt. Chester
(1953)
Operation Diplomat
as Inspector Austin
(1952)
The Big Frame
as Doctor
(1952)
The Frightened Man
as Inspector Bligh
(1952)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Det. Insp. Hall
(1952)
(1951)
The Long Dark Hall
as Supt. Maxey
(1951)
Blackmailed
as Dr. McCormick
(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)
Black Eyes
as Diner
(1939)
The Saint in London
as Richard Blake
(1939)
The Gang's All Here
as Detective in Nightclub
(1937)
Jennifer Hale
as Richard Severn
(1936)
East Meets West
as Nazim
(1934)
(1930)
London Melody
as Jan Moor
(1930)
The Chinese Bungalow
as Richard Marquess