Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1904-08-06
- Day of Death1988-01-16 (83 years)
- Place of BirthMargate, Kent, England, UK
- Also Known AsBallard 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).
Acting Career
- 1990
The BFG
As: Head of the Army (voice)
- 1985
National Lampoon's European Vacation
As: Second English Motorist
- 1981
That's My Boy
As: Comm. Buckley
- 1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy
As: Harry Lorradaile
- 1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
As: Humphry Wills
- 1979
Terry and June
As: Colonel Culpepper
- 1979
Terry and June
As: Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
- 1979
To the Manor Born
As: Hartley
1979Queen of the Blues
As: Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
1978The Playbirds
As: Trainer
1976The New Avengers
As: Colonel Foster
1976Confessions of a Driving Instructor
As: Lord Edgar Snodley
1975Fawlty Towers
As: Major Gowen
1973Oh, Father!
As: Dr Grant
1972Sykes
As: Lord Plunket-Taylor
1972Are You Being Served?
As: Angler
1971Bless This House
As: Group Captain
1970The Goodies
As: Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
1970The Weekend Murders
As: Peter, the butler
1969Hadleigh
As: Lord Cranford
1969The Main Chance
As: Major Dibbyn
1968Hostile Witness
As: Clerk of Court
1967All Gas and Gaiters
As: Lord Ringmould
1966Till Death Us Do Part
As: Golfer
1965The Night Caller
As: Cmdr. Savage
1965The Murder Game
As: Sir Colin Chalmers
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Cornford
1964The Wednesday Play
As: First Committee Member
1964Sherlock Holmes
As: Sir Charles Baskerville
- 1964
Sherlock Holmes
As: Sir James Damery
1963Impact
As: Bill MacKenzie
1963A Matter of Choice
As: Charles Grant
1960The Cheaters
As: Harry Tyler
- 1960
The Cheaters
As: Jefford
- 1960
The Cheaters
As: Mansion
1960Coronation Street
As: Colonel Cantrill
1960Maigret
As: Dr. Pardon
1960Cone of Silence
As: Commissioner
1958Further Up the Creek
As: Whacker Payne
1958Chain of Events
As: Stockman
1958The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
As: Court Clerk (uncredited)
1958Ivanhoe
As: Rand the Goldsmith
1957Just My Luck
As: Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
1957After the Ball
As: Andrews
1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
As: Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
1957The Betrayal
As: Lawson
1956The Buccaneers
As: Rafton
1956My Teenage Daughter
As: Magistrate
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: Count de Waldern
- 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: Tybalt
1955Dixon of Dock Green
As: Mr. Noakes
- 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
As: Mr. Briggs
- 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
As: Mac
- 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
As: Charles Devenish
- 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
As: Victor Dowson
- 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
As: Joe Magnus
- 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
As: Harry Bates
- 1955
Dixon of Dock Green
As: Colonel
1955The Stolen Airliner
As: Mr Head
1954The Men of Sherwood Forest
As: Walter
1954Delayed Action
As: Insp. Crane
1954Forbidden Cargo
As: Cooper
1954Dangerous Cargo
As: Findley
1954The Weak and the Wicked
As: Police Detective
1953Operation Diplomat
As: Inspector Austin
19533 Steps to the Gallows
As: Insp. Haley
1953The Blue Parrot
As: Supt. Chester
1952Circumstantial Evidence
As: Det. Insp. Hall
1952The Big Frame
As: Doctor
1952The Frightened Man
As: Inspector Bligh
1951The Long Dark Hall
As: Supt. Maxey
1951Blackmailed
As: Dr. McCormick
- 1950
Stage Fright
As: Sergeant Mellish
1950Sunday Night Theatre
As: Bentley
1947They Made Me a Fugitive
As: Rockliffe
1946Quiet Weekend
As: Jim Brent
1942In Which We Serve
As: Engineer Commander
1940The Flying Squad
As: Smuggler in Airplane
1939The Saint in London
As: Richard Blake
1939Black Eyes
As: Diner
1939The Gang's All Here
As: Detective in Nightclub
1937Jennifer Hale
As: Richard Severn
1936East Meets West
As: Nazim
1930London Melody
As: Jan Moor