Ballard Berkeley
Acting
Born: 1904-08-06 · Margate, Kent, England, UK
Died: 1988-01-16
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).
🎬 Movies (30)
Britain and the Blitz
2025
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
A Matter of Choice
1963
Charles Grant
Impact
1963
Bill MacKenzie
Cone of Silence
1960
Commissioner
Further Up the Creek
1958
Whacker Payne
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Chain of Events
1958
Stockman
The Betrayal
1957
Lawson
Night of the Demon
1957
After the Ball
1957
Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Just My Luck
1957
Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
My Teenage Daughter
1956
Magistrate
The Stolen Airliner
1955
Mr Head
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
Walter
Dangerous Cargo
1954
Findley
The Weak and the Wicked
1954
Police Detective
📺 TV Shows (30)
Fresh Fields
1984
Guy Penrose
Me & My Girl
1984
Major D'Arcy Pendleton
That's My Boy
1981
Comm. Buckley
Terry and June
1979
Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
Kelly Monteith
1979
To the Manor Born
1979
Hartley
Spooner's Patch
1979
Bank Manager
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
The New Avengers
1976
Colonel Foster
Fawlty Towers
1975
Major Gowen
Oh, Father!
1973
Dr Grant
Are You Being Served?
1972
Angler
Sykes
1972
Lord Plunket-Taylor
Bless This House
1971
Group Captain
The Goodies
1970
Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
The Main Chance
1969
Major Dibbyn
Hadleigh
1969
Lord Cranford
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
Lord Ringmould
Till Death Us Do Part
1966
Golfer
United!
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Cornford
The Wednesday Play
1964
First Committee Member
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Sir Charles Baskerville
Story Parade
1964
General Sanctuary
Ghost Squad
1961
Maigret
1960
Dr. Pardon
Coronation Street
1960
Colonel Cantrill
The Cheaters
1960
Mansion
No Hiding Place
1959
Simmy Knowles
Ivanhoe
1958
Rand the Goldsmith