
Ballard Berkeley
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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
Credits

National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
as English Motorist #2

Stage Fright (1950)
as Sergeant Mellish

Night of the Demon (1957)
Actor

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

In Which We Serve (1942)
as Engineer Commander

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
as Harry Lorradaile

They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
as Rockliffe

Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
as Lord Edgar Snodley

3 Steps to the Gallows (1953)
as Insp. Haley

The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
as Walter

Britain and the Blitz (2025)
Actor
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)
as Humphry Wills

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
as Court Clerk (uncredited)

The Long Dark Hall (1951)
as Supt. Maxey

The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
as Police Detective

Further Up the Creek (1958)
as Whacker Payne

The Saint in London (1939)
as Richard Blake

The BFG (1990)
as Head of the Army (voice)

The Gang's All Here (1939)
as Detective in Nightclub

The Weekend Murders (1970)
as Peter, the butler

Queen of the Blues (1979)
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979)
as Judge

The Playbirds (1978)
as Trainer

The Night Won't Talk (1952)
Actor

The Flying Squad (1940)
as Smuggler in Airplane

The Night Caller (1965)
as Cmdr. Savage

Hostile Witness (1968)
as Clerk of Court

A Matter of Choice (1963)
as Charles Grant

My Teenage Daughter (1956)
as Magistrate

Chain of Events (1958)
as Stockman

Just My Luck (1957)
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

The Big Frame (1952)
as Doctor

Forbidden Cargo (1954)
as Cooper

Cone of Silence (1960)
as Commissioner

The Blue Parrot (1953)
as Supt. Chester

After the Ball (1957)
as Andrews

The Frightened Man (1952)
as Inspector Bligh

The Murder Game (1965)
as Sir Colin Chalmers

East Meets West (1936)
as Nazim

The Stolen Airliner (1955)
as Mr Head

Delayed Action (1954)
as Insp. Crane

Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
as Det. Insp. Hall

The Betrayal (1957)
as Lawson

Dangerous Cargo (1954)
as Findley

Operation Diplomat (1953)
as Inspector Austin

Quiet Weekend (1946)
as Jim Brent

Blackmailed (1951)
as Dr. McCormick
The Chinese Bungalow (1930)
as Richard Marquess

Impact (1963)
as Bill MacKenzie

Black Eyes (1939)
as Diner
White Ensign (1934)
Actor

Jennifer Hale (1937)
as Richard Severn

London Melody (1930)
as Jan Moor





