Ballard Berkeley

Actor

Born: August 6, 1904
Died: January 16, 1988 (age 83)
From: 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).

Filmography (54)

Britain and the Blitz (2025)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG (1990)
Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
English Motorist #2
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)
Humphry Wills
Queen of the Blues (1979)
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979)
Judge
The Playbirds (1978)
Trainer
Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
Lord Edgar Snodley
The Weekend Murders (1970)
Peter, the butler
Hostile Witness (1968)
Clerk of Court
The Night Caller (1965)
Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game (1965)
Sir Colin Chalmers
Impact (1963)
Bill MacKenzie
A Matter of Choice (1963)
Charles Grant
Cone of Silence (1960)
Commissioner
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Whacker Payne
Chain of Events (1958)
Stockman
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Just My Luck (1957)
Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
Night of the Demon (1957)
After the Ball (1957)
Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
The Betrayal (1957)
Lawson
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
Magistrate
The Stolen Airliner (1955)
Mr Head
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
Walter
Delayed Action (1954)
Insp. Crane
Forbidden Cargo (1954)
Cooper