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

Sergeant Mellish

Stage Fright

Supt. Chester

The Blue Parrot

Cmdr. Savage

The Night Caller

Sir Colin Chalmers

The Murder Game

Mr Head

The Stolen Airliner

Trainer

The Playbirds

Charles Grant

A Matter of Choice

Richard Blake

The Saint in London

Walter

The Men of Sherwood Forest

Lawson

The Betrayal

Inspector Austin

Operation Diplomat

Findley

Dangerous Cargo

Commissioner

Cone of Silence

Engineer Commander

In Which We Serve

Detective in Nightclub

The Gang's All Here

Whacker Payne

Further Up the Creek

Night of the Demon

Andrews

After the Ball

Magistrate

My Teenage Daughter

Smuggler in Airplane

The Flying Squad

Harry Lorradaile

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Insp. Haley

3 Steps to the Gallows

Richard Marquess

The Chinese Bungalow

Richard Severn

Jennifer Hale

Diner

Black Eyes

Humphry Wills

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

Bill MacKenzie

Impact

Jim Brent

Quiet Weekend

Jan Moor

London Melody

Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

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

Nazim

East Meets West

2nd Motorist

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Rockliffe

They Made Me a Fugitive

Supt. Maxey

The Long Dark Hall

Police Detective

The Weak and the Wicked

Doctor

The Lost Hours

Court Clerk (uncredited)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Stockman

Chain of Events

Cooper

Forbidden Cargo

Inspector Bligh

The Frightened Man

Peter, the butler

Concerto per pistola solista

Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

Queen of the Blues

Lord Snodley

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Clerk of Court

Hostile Witness

Head of the Army (voice)

The BFG

Det. Insp. Hall

Circumstantial Evidence

Insp. Crane

Delayed Action

White Ensign

Dr. McCormick

Blackmailed

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-08-06

Place of Birth

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

Ballard Blascheck