Name
Ballard Berkeley
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1904-08-06
Deathday
1988-01-16 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Margate, Kent, England, UK
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
National Lampoon's European Vacation
(1,037 Votes)
6.166
The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the cont...
Relase Date : 25 Jul, 1985
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Little Lord Fauntleroy
(321 Votes)
7.347
Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after ...
Relase Date : 1 Dec, 1980
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Night of the Demon
(320 Votes)
7
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only t...
Relase Date : 9 Nov, 1957
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Stage Fright
(377 Votes)
6.817
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murde...
Relase Date : 23 Feb, 1950
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Britain and the Blitz
(30 Votes)
7.217
Documentary looking back at a Britain during the darkest days of WWII using stunning new a...
Relase Date : 5 May, 2025
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In Which We Serve
(107 Votes)
6.729
The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean dur...
Relase Date : 17 Sep, 1942
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Confessions of a Driving Instructor
(21 Votes)
4.7
Timothy Lea and his brother-in-law Sidney decide upon opening a driving school as their la...
Relase Date : 1 Sep, 1976
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The Long Dark Hall
(10 Votes)
6.7
A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becom...
Relase Date : 6 Feb, 1951
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The Playbirds
(23 Votes)
4.609
In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Pla...
Relase Date : 6 Jul, 1978
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 1950 Stage Fright as Sergeant Mellish
- 1953 The Blue Parrot as Supt. Chester
- 1965 The Night Caller as Cmdr. Savage
- 1965 The Murder Game as Sir Colin Chalmers
- 1955 The Stolen Airliner as Mr Head
- 1978 The Playbirds as Trainer
- 1963 A Matter of Choice as Charles Grant
- 1939 The Saint in London as Richard Blake
- 1954 The Men of Sherwood Forest as Walter
- 1957 The Betrayal as Lawson
- 1953 Operation Diplomat as Inspector Austin
- 1954 Dangerous Cargo as Findley
- 1960 Cone of Silence as Commissioner
- 1942 In Which We Serve as Engineer Commander
- 1939 The Gang's All Here as Detective in Nightclub
- 1958 Further Up the Creek as Whacker Payne
- 1957 Night of the Demon
- 1957 After the Ball as Andrews
- 1956 My Teenage Daughter as Magistrate
- 1940 The Flying Squad as Smuggler in Airplane
- 1980 Little Lord Fauntleroy as Harry Lorradaile
- 1953 3 Steps to the Gallows as Insp. Haley
- 1930 The Chinese Bungalow as Richard Marquess
- 1937 Jennifer Hale as Richard Severn
- 1939 Black Eyes as Diner
- 1980 The Wildcats of St Trinian's as Humphry Wills
- 1963 Impact as Bill MacKenzie
- 1946 Quiet Weekend as Jim Brent
- 1930 London Melody as Jan Moor
- 1957 Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
- 1936 East Meets West as Nazim
- 1985 National Lampoon's European Vacation as English Motorist #2
- 1947 They Made Me a Fugitive as Rockliffe
- 1951 The Long Dark Hall as Supt. Maxey
- 1954 The Weak and the Wicked as Police Detective
- 1952 The Big Frame as Doctor
- 1958 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Court Clerk (uncredited)
- 1958 Chain of Events as Stockman
- 1954 Forbidden Cargo as Cooper
- 1952 The Frightened Man as Inspector Bligh
- 1970 The Weekend Murders as Peter, the butler
- 1979 Queen of the Blues as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
- 1976 Confessions of a Driving Instructor as Lord Edgar Snodley
- 1968 Hostile Witness as Clerk of Court
- 1990 The BFG as Head of the Army (voice)
- 1952 Circumstantial Evidence as Det. Insp. Hall
- 1954 Delayed Action as Insp. Crane
- 1934 White Ensign
- 1951 Blackmailed as Dr. McCormick
- 1952 The Night Won't Talk
- 2025 Britain and the Blitz
- 1957 Just My Luck as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
- 1979 Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair as Judge
- 2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1972 Are You Being Served? ( 1 episode ) as Angler
- 1975 Fawlty Towers ( 12 episodes ) as Major Gowen
- 1984 Fresh Fields ( 10 episodes ) as Guy Penrose
- 1958 Ivanhoe ( 1 episode ) as Rand the Goldsmith
- 1961 Ghost Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1956 The Buccaneers ( 1 episode ) as Rafton
- 1956 The Adventures of Sir Lancelot ( 1 episode ) as Sir Urgan
- 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1 episode ) as Count de Waldern
- 1959 No Hiding Place ( 1 episode )
- 1969 The Main Chance ( 1 episode ) as Major Dibbyn
- 1965 United! ( 51 episodes ) as Dr. Newkes
- 1960 Maigret ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Pardon
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Noakes
- 1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood ( 1 episode ) as Tybalt
- 1976 Mike Yarwood In Persons ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Briggs
- 1979 Terry and June ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Culpepper
- 1979 Terry and June ( 1 episode ) as Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
- 1970 The Goodies ( 1 episode ) as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
- 1969 Hadleigh ( 1 episode ) as Lord Cranford
- 1972 Sykes ( 1 episode ) as Lord Plunket-Taylor
- 1979 Kelly Monteith ( 1 episode )
- 1964 The Wednesday Play ( 1 episode ) as First Committee Member
- 1964 Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Sir Charles Baskerville
- 1971 Bless This House ( 1 episode ) as Group Captain
- 1964 Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Sir James Damery
- 1960 Coronation Street ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Cantrill
- 1960 The Cheaters ( 1 episode ) as Harry Tyler
- 1960 The Cheaters ( 1 episode ) as Jefford
- 1960 The Cheaters ( 1 episode ) as Mansion
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Mac
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Charles Devenish
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Victor Dowson
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Joe Magnus
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Harry Bates
- 1955 Dixon of Dock Green ( 1 episode ) as Colonel
- 1950 Sunday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Bentley
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Cornford
- 1964 Story Parade ( 1 episode ) as General Sanctuary
- 1981 That's My Boy ( 1 episode ) as Comm. Buckley
- 1966 Till Death Us Do Part ( 1 episode ) as Golfer
- 1967 All Gas and Gaiters ( 1 episode )
- 1967 All Gas and Gaiters ( 1 episode ) as Lord Ringmould
- 1976 The New Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Colonel Foster
- 1973 Oh, Father! ( 1 episode ) as Dr Grant
- 1959 No Hiding Place ( 1 episode ) as Simmy Knowles
- 1979 Spooner's Patch ( 1 episode ) as Bank Manager
- 1984 Me & My Girl ( 1 episode ) as Major D'Arcy Pendleton
- 1964 Swizzlewick ( 26 episodes ) as Major Lamb
