8.3Acting
Ballard Berkeley
- Born
- 1904-08-06
- Died
- 1988-01-16
- Birthplace
- Margate, Kent, England, UK
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
Filmography
90 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Britain and the Blitz
2025 · Movie
Cast
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Movie
Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG
1990 · Movie
Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · Movie
English Motorist #2
Fresh Fields
1984 · TV Show
Guy Penrose
Me & My Girl
1984 · TV Show
Major D'Arcy Pendleton
That's My Boy
1981 · TV Show
Comm. Buckley
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · Movie
Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Movie
Humphry Wills
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979 · Movie
Judge
Kelly Monteith
1979 · TV Show
Cast
Queen of the Blues
1979 · Movie
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Spooner's Patch
1979 · TV Show
Bank Manager
Terry and June
1979 · TV Show
Colonel Culpepper · Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
The Playbirds
1978 · Movie
Trainer
Mr Big
1977 · TV Show
Hotel Manager
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976 · Movie
Lord Edgar Snodley
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976 · TV Show
Cast
The New Avengers
1976 · TV Show
Colonel Foster
Fawlty Towers
1975 · TV Show
Major Gowen
Oh, Father!
1973 · TV Show
Dr Grant
Are You Being Served?
1972 · TV Show
Angler
Sykes
1972 · TV Show
Lord Plunket-Taylor
Bless This House
1971 · TV Show
Group Captain
The Goodies
1970 · TV Show
Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
The Weekend Murders
1970 · Movie
Peter, the butler
Hadleigh
1969 · TV Show
Lord Cranford
The Main Chance
1969 · TV Show
Major Dibbyn
Hostile Witness
1968 · Movie
Clerk of Court
All Gas and Gaiters
1967 · TV Show
Cast · Lord Ringmould
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · TV Show
Golfer
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
Cornford
The Murder Game
1965 · Movie
Sir Colin Chalmers
The Night Caller
1965 · Movie
Cmdr. Savage
United!
1965 · TV Show
Dr. Newkes
Sherlock Holmes
1964 · TV Show
Sir James Damery · Sir Charles Baskerville
Story Parade
1964 · TV Show
General Sanctuary
Swizzlewick
1964 · TV Show
Major Lamb
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
First Committee Member
A Matter of Choice
1963 · Movie
Charles Grant
Impact
1963 · Movie
Bill MacKenzie
Ghost Squad
1961 · TV Show
Cast
Cone of Silence
1960 · Movie
Commissioner
Coronation Street
1960 · TV Show
Colonel Cantrill
Maigret
1960 · TV Show
Dr. Pardon
The Cheaters
1960 · TV Show
Harry Tyler · Jefford · Mansion
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV Show
Cast · Simmy Knowles
Chain of Events
1958 · Movie
Stockman
Further Up the Creek
1958 · Movie
Whacker Payne
Ivanhoe
1958 · TV Show
Rand the Goldsmith
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958 · Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
After the Ball
1957 · Movie
Andrews
Just My Luck
1957 · Movie
Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
Night of the Demon
1957 · Movie
Cast
The Betrayal
1957 · Movie
Lawson
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · Movie
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
My Teenage Daughter
1956 · Movie
Magistrate
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 · TV Show
Sir Urgan
The Buccaneers
1956 · TV Show
Rafton
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · TV Show
Mr. Noakes · Mr. Briggs · Mac · Harry Bates · Joe Magnus · Charles Devenish · Victor Dowson · Colonel
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · TV Show
Count de Waldern · Tybalt
The Stolen Airliner
1955 · Movie
Mr Head
Dangerous Cargo
1954 · Movie
Findley
Delayed Action
1954 · Movie
Insp. Crane
Forbidden Cargo
1954 · Movie
Cooper
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954 · Movie
Walter
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Movie
Police Detective
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 · Movie
Insp. Haley
Operation Diplomat
1953 · Movie
Inspector Austin
The Blue Parrot
1953 · Movie
Supt. Chester
Circumstantial Evidence
1952 · Movie
Det. Insp. Hall
The Big Frame
1952 · Movie
Doctor
The Frightened Man
1952 · Movie
Inspector Bligh
The Night Won't Talk
1952 · Movie
Cast
Blackmailed
1951 · Movie
Dr. McCormick
The Long Dark Hall
1951 · Movie
Supt. Maxey
Stage Fright
1950 · Movie
Sergeant Mellish
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · TV Show
Bentley
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947 · Movie
Rockliffe
Quiet Weekend
1946 · Movie
Jim Brent
In Which We Serve
1942 · Movie
Engineer Commander
The Flying Squad
1940 · Movie
Smuggler in Airplane
Black Eyes
1939 · Movie
Diner
The Gang's All Here
1939 · Movie
Detective in Nightclub
The Saint in London
1939 · Movie
Richard Blake
Jennifer Hale
1937 · Movie
Richard Severn
East Meets West
1936 · Movie
Nazim
White Ensign
1934 · Movie
Cast
London Melody
1930 · Movie
Jan Moor
The Chinese Bungalow
1930 · Movie
Richard Marquess