Acting
Ballard Berkeley
EN, IT cinema · 54 credits
Born
6 August 1904
Died
16 January 1988 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Also known as Ballard Blascheck
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
Filmography
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as English Motorist #2
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as Humphry Wills
Queen of the Blues
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
The Playbirds
as Trainer
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Edgar Snodley
The Weekend Murders
as Peter, the butler
Hostile Witness
as Clerk of Court
The Night Caller
as Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game
as Sir Colin Chalmers
A Matter of Choice
as Charles Grant
Impact
as Bill MacKenzie
Cone of Silence
as Commissioner
Further Up the Creek
as Whacker Payne
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Chain of Events
as Stockman
The Betrayal
as Lawson
After the Ball
as Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Just My Luck
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
My Teenage Daughter
as Magistrate
The Stolen Airliner
as Mr Head
Dangerous Cargo
as Findley
The Weak and the Wicked
as Police Detective
Forbidden Cargo
as Cooper
Delayed Action
as Insp. Crane
The Blue Parrot
as Supt. Chester
Operation Diplomat
as Inspector Austin
3 Steps to the Gallows
as Insp. Haley
The Big Frame
as Doctor
The Frightened Man
as Inspector Bligh
Circumstantial Evidence
as Det. Insp. Hall
The Long Dark Hall
as Supt. Maxey
Blackmailed
as Dr. McCormick
Stage Fright
as Sergeant Mellish
They Made Me a Fugitive
as Rockliffe
Quiet Weekend
as Jim Brent
In Which We Serve
as Engineer Commander
The Flying Squad
as Smuggler in Airplane
The Saint in London
as Richard Blake
The Gang's All Here
as Detective in Nightclub
Black Eyes
as Diner
Jennifer Hale
as Richard Severn
East Meets West
as Nazim
The Chinese Bungalow
1930
The Chinese Bungalow
as Richard Marquess
London Melody
as Jan Moor