Portrait of Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Acting

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).

Born: August 6, 1904

Place of Birth: Margate, Kent, England, UK

Filmography

1990
The BFG

as Head of the Army (voice)

1985
1981
That's My Boy

as Comm. Buckley

1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Harry Lorradaile

1980
1979
Terry and June

as Colonel Culpepper

1979
Terry and June

as Sir Arthur Forster-Carter

1979
1979
Queen of the Blues

as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

1978
The Playbirds

as Trainer

1976
The New Avengers

as Colonel Foster

1976
1975
Fawlty Towers

as Major Gowen

1973
Oh, Father!

as Dr Grant

1972
Sykes

as Lord Plunket-Taylor

1971
Bless This House

as Group Captain

1970
The Goodies

as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee

1970
The Weekend Murders

as Peter, the butler

1969
Hadleigh

as Lord Cranford

1969
The Main Chance

as Major Dibbyn

1968
Hostile Witness

as Clerk of Court

1967
All Gas and Gaiters

as Lord Ringmould

1965
The Night Caller

as Cmdr. Savage

1965
The Murder Game

as Sir Colin Chalmers

1965
1964
The Wednesday Play

as First Committee Member

1964
Sherlock Holmes

as Sir Charles Baskerville

1964
Sherlock Holmes

as Sir James Damery

1963
Impact

as Bill MacKenzie

1963
A Matter of Choice

as Charles Grant

1960
The Cheaters

as Harry Tyler

1960
The Cheaters

as Jefford

1960
The Cheaters

as Mansion

1960
Coronation Street

as Colonel Cantrill

1960
Maigret

as Dr. Pardon

1960
Cone of Silence

as Commissioner

1958
Further Up the Creek

as Whacker Payne

1958
Chain of Events

as Stockman

1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

1958
Ivanhoe

as Rand the Goldsmith

1957
Just My Luck

as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

1957
After the Ball

as Andrews

1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

1957
The Betrayal

as Lawson

1956
1956
My Teenage Daughter

as Magistrate

1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Count de Waldern

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Noakes

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Briggs

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Charles Devenish

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Victor Dowson

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Joe Magnus

1955
Dixon of Dock Green

as Harry Bates

1955
1955
1954
Delayed Action

as Insp. Crane

1954
1954
Dangerous Cargo

as Findley

1954
The Weak and the Wicked

as Police Detective

1953
1953
Operation Diplomat

as Inspector Austin

1953
The Blue Parrot

as Supt. Chester

1952
Circumstantial Evidence

as Det. Insp. Hall

1952
The Big Frame

as Doctor

1952
The Frightened Man

as Inspector Bligh

1951
The Long Dark Hall

as Supt. Maxey

1951
Blackmailed

as Dr. McCormick

1950
Stage Fright

as Sergeant Mellish

1950
1947
1946
Quiet Weekend

as Jim Brent

1942
In Which We Serve

as Engineer Commander

1940
The Flying Squad

as Smuggler in Airplane

1939
The Saint in London

as Richard Blake

1939
Black Eyes

as Diner

1939
The Gang's All Here

as Detective in Nightclub

1937
Jennifer Hale

as Richard Severn

1936
1930
London Melody

as Jan Moor