Ballard Berkeley

actor

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).

Born: August 6, 1904 in Margate, Kent, England, UK

Died: January 16, 1988 (age 83)

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Known For

7.5

Fawlty Towers

Movies & TV Credits

95 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Britain and the Blitz Movie	7.0	Actor	—	2025
The BFG Movie	6.6	Actor	Head of the Army (voice)	1989
National Lampoon's European Vacation Movie	6.0	Actor	Second English Motorist	1985
Fresh Fields TV Show	6.4	Actor	Guy Penrose(10 Episodes)	1984
That's My Boy TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1981
That's My Boy TV Show	7.1	Actor	Comm. Buckley(1 Episode)	1981
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's Movie	3.5	Actor	Humphry Wills	1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy Movie	7.6	Actor	Harry Lorradaile	1980
Queen of the Blues Movie	2.7	Actor	Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)	1979
Terry and June TV Show	6.2	Actor	Sir Arthur Forster-Carter(1 Episode)	1979
Terry and June TV Show	6.2	Actor	Colonel Culpepper(1 Episode)	1979
To the Manor Born TV Show	7.2	Actor	Hartley(1 Episode)	1979
Kelly Monteith TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1979
The Playbirds Movie	4.0	Actor	Trainer	1978
Confessions of a Driving Instructor Movie	4.3	Actor	Lord Snodley	1976
Mike Yarwood in Persons TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1976
The New Avengers TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1976
Fawlty Towers TV Show	8.6	Actor	Major Gowen(12 Episodes)	1975
Are You Being Served? TV Show	7.8	Actor	Angler(1 Episode)	1972
Sykes TV Show	7.1	Actor	Lord Plunket-Taylor(1 Episode)	1972
Bless This House TV Show	6.7	Actor	Group Captain(1 Episode)	1971
The Weekend Murders Movie	5.9	Actor	Peter, the butler	1970
The Goodies TV Show	7.5	Actor	Chairman of the British Olympic Committee(1 Episode)	1970
The Goodies TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1970
The Main Chance TV Show	7.3	Actor	Major Dibbyn(1 Episode)	1969
Hadleigh TV Show	6.7	Actor	Lord Cranford(1 Episode)	1969
Hostile Witness Movie	6.0	Actor	Clerk of Court	1968
The Night Caller Movie	5.3	Actor	Cmdr. Savage	1965
The Murder Game Movie	6.2	Actor	Sir Colin Chalmers	1965
United! TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(149 Episodes)	1965
BBC Play of the Month TV Show	6.6	Actor	Cornford(1 Episode)	1965
The Wednesday Play TV Show	7.0	Actor	First Committee Member(1 Episode)	1964
Sherlock Holmes TV Show	7.2	Actor	Sir James Damery(1 Episode)	1964
Sherlock Holmes TV Show	7.2	Actor	Sir Charles Baskerville(1 Episode)	1964
Story Parade TV Show	5.5	Actor	General Sanctuary(1 Episode)	1964
A Matter of Choice Movie	6.2	Actor	Charles Grant	1963
Impact Movie	5.1	Actor	Bill MacKenzie	1963
Ghost Squad TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1961
Cone of Silence Movie	6.3	Actor	Commissioner	1960
Maigret TV Show	7.6	Actor	Dr. Pardon(1 Episode)	1960
Coronation Street TV Show	5.8	Actor	Colonel Cantrill(1 Episode)	1960
The Cheaters TV Show	7.3	Actor	Mansion(1 Episode)	1960
The Cheaters TV Show	7.3	Actor	Harry Tyler(1 Episode)	1960
The Cheaters TV Show	7.3	Actor	Jefford(1 Episode)	1960
No Hiding Place TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(2 Episodes)	1959
Chain of Events Movie	6.2	Actor	Stockman	1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Movie	6.0	Actor	Court Clerk (uncredited)	1958
Further Up the Creek Movie	5.4	Actor	Whacker Payne	1958
Ivanhoe TV Show	6.9	Actor	Rand the Goldsmith(1 Episode)	1958
The Betrayal Movie	6.2	Actor	Lawson	1957
After the Ball Movie	6.0	Actor	Andrews	1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst Movie	6.6	Actor	Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie	1957
Night of the Demon Movie	7.5	Actor	—	1957
My Teenage Daughter Movie	5.4	Actor	Magistrate	1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1956
The Buccaneers TV Show	7.0	Actor	Rafton(1 Episode)	1956
The Stolen Airliner Movie	7.3	Actor	Mr Head	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Tybalt(1 Episode)	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Count de Waldern(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Colonel(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Mr. Noakes(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Joe Magnus(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Harry Bates(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Mac(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Charles Devenish(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Mr. Briggs(1 Episode)	1955
Dixon of Dock Green TV Show	6.7	Actor	Victor Dowson(1 Episode)	1955
The Weak and the Wicked Movie	6.2	Actor	Police Detective	1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest Movie	5.4	Actor	Walter	1954
Dangerous Cargo Movie	5.2	Actor	Findley	1954
Forbidden Cargo Movie	6.3	Actor	Cooper	1954
Delayed Action Movie	5.3	Actor	Insp. Crane	1954
The Blue Parrot Movie	5.2	Actor	Supt. Chester	1953
Operation Diplomat Movie	6.1	Actor	Inspector Austin	1953
3 Steps to the Gallows Movie	6.2	Actor	Insp. Haley	1953
The Frightened Man Movie	5.9	Actor	Inspector Bligh	1952
The Big Frame Movie	5.6	Actor	Doctor	1952
Circumstantial Evidence Movie	5.7	Actor	Det. Insp. Hall	1952
The Night Won't Talk Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1952
The Long Dark Hall Movie	6.0	Actor	Supt. Maxey	1951
Blackmailed Movie	6.8	Actor	Dr. McCormick	1951
Stage Fright Movie	6.9	Actor	Sergeant Mellish	1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Show	7.0	Actor	Bentley(1 Episode)	1950
They Made Me a Fugitive Movie	7.0	Actor	Rockliffe	1947
Quiet Weekend Movie	6.2	Actor	Jim Brent	1946
In Which We Serve Movie	7.1	Actor	Engineer Commander	1942
The Flying Squad Movie	5.7	Actor	Smuggler in Airplane	1940
The Saint in London Movie	6.2	Actor	Richard Blake	1939
Black Eyes Movie	5.7	Actor	Diner	1939
The Gang's All Here Movie	6.1	Actor	Detective in Nightclub	1939
Jennifer Hale Movie	5.0	Actor	Richard Severn	1937
East Meets West Movie	6.2	Actor	Nazim	1936
White Ensign Movie	7.1	Actor	—	1934
London Melody Movie	—	Actor	Jan Moor	1930
The Chinese Bungalow Movie	5.4	Actor	Richard Marquess	1930

Ballard Berkeley

Known For

Night of the Demon

National Lampoon's European Vacation

Stage Fright

Fawlty Towers

Movies & TV Credits