Ballard Berkeley

Personal Info

Birthday

August 6, 1904

Day of Death

1988-01-16

(83 years old)

Place of Birth

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

Ballard Blascheck

Ballard Berkeley

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

Coronation Street

BBC Play of the Month

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Goodies

Are You Being Served?

Maigret

The Wednesday Play

Bless This House

Filmography

1989
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Second English Motorist
1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
as Humphry Wills
1979
Queen of the Blues
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
1978
The Playbirds
as Trainer
1976
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Snodley
1970
The Weekend Murders
as Peter, the butler
1968
Hostile Witness
as Clerk of Court
1965
The Night Caller
as Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game
as Sir Colin Chalmers
1963
Impact
as Bill MacKenzie
A Matter of Choice
as Charles Grant
1960
Cone of Silence
as Commissioner
1958
Further Up the Creek
as Whacker Payne
Chain of Events
as Stockman
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
1957
After the Ball
as Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
The Betrayal
as Lawson
1956
My Teenage Daughter
as Magistrate
1955
The Stolen Airliner
as Mr Head
1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Walter
Delayed Action
as Insp. Crane
Forbidden Cargo
as Cooper
Dangerous Cargo
as Findley
The Weak and the Wicked
as Police Detective
1953
3 Steps to the Gallows
as Insp. Haley
Operation Diplomat
as Inspector Austin
The Blue Parrot
as Supt. Chester
1952
Circumstantial Evidence
as Det. Insp. Hall
The Big Frame
as Doctor
The Frightened Man
as Inspector Bligh
1951
The Long Dark Hall
as Supt. Maxey
Blackmailed
as Dr. McCormick
1950
Stage Fright
as Sergeant Mellish
1947
They Made Me a Fugitive
as Rockliffe
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
Black Eyes
as Diner
The Gang's All Here
as Detective in Nightclub
1937
Jennifer Hale
as Richard Severn
1936
East Meets West
as Nazim
1930
The Chinese Bungalow
as Richard Marquess
London Melody
as Jan Moor