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Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Born: 1904-08-06 • Margate, Kent, England, UK

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).

Filmography
Britain and the Blitz poster
Britain and the Blitz
2025
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 • Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG poster
The BFG
1990 • Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation poster
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 • English Motorist #2
Little Lord Fauntleroy poster
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 • Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's poster
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
1980 • Humphry Wills
Queen of the Blues poster
Queen of the Blues
1979 • Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair poster
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979 • Judge
The Playbirds poster
The Playbirds
1978 • Trainer
Confessions of a Driving Instructor poster
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976 • Lord Edgar Snodley
The Weekend Murders poster
The Weekend Murders
1970 • Peter, the butler
Hostile Witness poster
Hostile Witness
1968 • Clerk of Court
The Night Caller poster
The Night Caller
1965 • Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game poster
The Murder Game
1965 • Sir Colin Chalmers
Impact poster
Impact
1963 • Bill MacKenzie
A Matter of Choice poster
A Matter of Choice
1963 • Charles Grant
Cone of Silence poster
Cone of Silence
1960 • Commissioner
Further Up the Creek poster
Further Up the Creek
1958 • Whacker Payne
Chain of Events poster
Chain of Events
1958 • Stockman
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk poster
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958 • Court Clerk (uncredited)
Just My Luck poster
Just My Luck
1957 • Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
Night of the Demon poster
Night of the Demon
1957
After the Ball poster
After the Ball
1957 • Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst poster
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 • Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
The Betrayal poster
The Betrayal
1957 • Lawson
My Teenage Daughter poster
My Teenage Daughter
1956 • Magistrate
The Stolen Airliner poster
The Stolen Airliner
1955 • Mr Head
The Men of Sherwood Forest poster
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954 • Walter
Delayed Action poster
Delayed Action
1954 • Insp. Crane
Forbidden Cargo poster
Forbidden Cargo
1954 • Cooper
Dangerous Cargo poster
Dangerous Cargo
1954 • Findley
The Weak and the Wicked poster
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 • Police Detective
Operation Diplomat poster
Operation Diplomat
1953 • Inspector Austin
3 Steps to the Gallows poster
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 • Insp. Haley
The Blue Parrot poster
The Blue Parrot
1953 • Supt. Chester
Circumstantial Evidence poster
Circumstantial Evidence
1952 • Det. Insp. Hall
The Night Won't Talk poster
The Night Won't Talk
1952
The Big Frame poster
The Big Frame
1952 • Doctor
The Frightened Man poster
The Frightened Man
1952 • Inspector Bligh
The Long Dark Hall poster
The Long Dark Hall
1951 • Supt. Maxey
Blackmailed poster
Blackmailed
1951 • Dr. McCormick
Stage Fright poster
Stage Fright
1950 • Sergeant Mellish
They Made Me a Fugitive poster
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947 • Rockliffe
Quiet Weekend poster
Quiet Weekend
1946 • Jim Brent
In Which We Serve poster
In Which We Serve
1942 • Engineer Commander
The Flying Squad poster
The Flying Squad
1940 • Smuggler in Airplane
The Saint in London poster
The Saint in London
1939 • Richard Blake
Black Eyes poster
Black Eyes
1939 • Diner
The Gang's All Here poster
The Gang's All Here
1939 • Detective in Nightclub
Jennifer Hale poster
Jennifer Hale
1937 • Richard Severn
East Meets West poster
East Meets West
1936 • Nazim
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White Ensign
1934
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The Chinese Bungalow
1930 • Richard Marquess
London Melody poster
London Melody
1930 • Jan Moor