Ballard Berkeley
Acting
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).
TV Shows(33)
Fresh Fields
Guy Penrose
1984
That's My Boy
Comm. Buckley
1981
Kelly Monteith
1979
Terry and June
Colonel Culpepper
1979
To the Manor Born
Hartley
1979
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976
The New Avengers
Colonel Foster
1976
Fawlty Towers
Major Gowen
1975
Oh, Father!
Dr Grant
1973
Sykes
Lord Plunket-Taylor
1972
Are You Being Served?
Angler
1972
Bless This House
Group Captain
1971
The Goodies
Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
1970
Hadleigh
Lord Cranford
1969
The Main Chance
Major Dibbyn
1969
All Gas and Gaiters
1967
Till Death Us Do Part
Golfer
1966
BBC Play of the Month
Cornford
1965
United!
1965
The Wednesday Play
First Committee Member
1964
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Charles Baskerville
1964
Story Parade
General Sanctuary
1964
Ghost Squad
1961
The Cheaters
Harry Tyler
1960
Coronation Street
Colonel Cantrill
1960
Maigret
Dr. Pardon
1960
No Hiding Place
1959
Ivanhoe
Rand the Goldsmith
1958
The Buccaneers
Rafton
1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Count de Waldern
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
Mr. Noakes
1955
Sunday Night Theatre
Bentley
1950
Movies(54)
Britain and the Blitz
2025
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
The BFG
Head of the Army (voice)
1990
National Lampoon's European Vacation
English Motorist #2
1985
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Harry Lorradaile
1980
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
Humphry Wills
1980
Queen of the Blues
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
1979
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
Judge
1979
The Playbirds
Trainer
1978
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
Lord Edgar Snodley
1976
The Weekend Murders
Peter, the butler
1970
Hostile Witness
Clerk of Court
1968
The Night Caller
Cmdr. Savage
1965
The Murder Game
Sir Colin Chalmers
1965
Impact
Bill MacKenzie
1963
A Matter of Choice
Charles Grant
1963
Cone of Silence
Commissioner
1960
Further Up the Creek
Whacker Payne
1958
Chain of Events
Stockman
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1958
Just My Luck
Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
1957
Night of the Demon
1957
After the Ball
Andrews
1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
1957
The Betrayal
Lawson
1957
My Teenage Daughter
Magistrate
1956
The Stolen Airliner
Mr Head
1955
The Men of Sherwood Forest
Walter
1954
Delayed Action
Insp. Crane
1954
Forbidden Cargo
Cooper
1954
Dangerous Cargo
Findley
1954
The Weak and the Wicked
Police Detective
1954
Operation Diplomat
Inspector Austin
1953
3 Steps to the Gallows
Insp. Haley
1953
The Blue Parrot
Supt. Chester
1953
Circumstantial Evidence
Det. Insp. Hall
1952
The Night Won't Talk
1952
The Big Frame
Doctor
1952
The Frightened Man
Inspector Bligh
1952
The Long Dark Hall
Supt. Maxey
1951
Blackmailed
Dr. McCormick
1951
Stage Fright
Sergeant Mellish
1950
They Made Me a Fugitive
Rockliffe
1947
Quiet Weekend
Jim Brent
1946
In Which We Serve
Engineer Commander
1942
The Flying Squad
Smuggler in Airplane
1940
The Saint in London
Richard Blake
1939
Black Eyes
Diner
1939
The Gang's All Here
Detective in Nightclub
1939
Jennifer Hale
Richard Severn
1937
East Meets West
Nazim
1936
White Ensign
1934
The Chinese Bungalow
Richard Marquess
1930
London Melody
Jan Moor
1930