Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Acting

Birthday

1904/08/06

Day of death

1988/01/16 (83 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Also know as

Ballard Blascheck

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
Stage Fright
6.8

(1950) Stage Fright

as Sergeant Mellish

The Blue Parrot
5.3

(1953) The Blue Parrot

as Supt. Chester

The Night Caller
5.3

(1965) The Night Caller

as Cmdr. Savage

The Murder Game
0.0

(1965) The Murder Game

as Sir Colin Chalmers

The Stolen Airliner
0.0

(1955) The Stolen Airliner

as Mr Head

The Playbirds
4.5

(1978) The Playbirds

as Trainer

A Matter of Choice
6.7

(1963) A Matter of Choice

as Charles Grant

The Saint in London
5.6

(1939) The Saint in London

as Richard Blake

The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.7

(1954) The Men of Sherwood Forest

as Walter

The Betrayal
6.0

(1957) The Betrayal

as Lawson

Operation Diplomat
5.8

(1953) Operation Diplomat

as Inspector Austin

Dangerous Cargo
5.2

(1954) Dangerous Cargo

as Findley

Cone of Silence
6.7

(1960) Cone of Silence

as Commissioner

In Which We Serve
6.8

(1942) In Which We Serve

as Engineer Commander

The Gang's All Here
5.0

(1939) The Gang's All Here

as Detective in Nightclub

Further Up the Creek
6.0

(1958) Further Up the Creek

as Whacker Payne

Night of the Demon
7.0

(1957) Night of the Demon

as ---

After the Ball
6.0

(1957) After the Ball

as Andrews

My Teenage Daughter
6.0

(1956) My Teenage Daughter

as Magistrate

The Flying Squad
6.0

(1940) The Flying Squad

as Smuggler in Airplane

Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.4

(1980) Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Harry Lorradaile

3 Steps to the Gallows
6.4

(1953) 3 Steps to the Gallows

as Insp. Haley

0.0

(1930) The Chinese Bungalow

as Richard Marquess

Jennifer Hale
5.0

(1937) Jennifer Hale

as Richard Severn

Black Eyes
5.5

(1939) Black Eyes

as Diner

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
3.9

(1980) The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

as Humphry Wills

Impact
4.2

(1963) Impact

as Bill MacKenzie

Quiet Weekend
4.8

(1946) Quiet Weekend

as Jim Brent

London Melody
0.0

(1930) London Melody

as Jan Moor

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.2

(1957) Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

East Meets West
0.0

(1936) East Meets West

as Nazim

National Lampoon's European Vacation
6.2

(1985) National Lampoon's European Vacation

as Second English Motorist

They Made Me a Fugitive
6.6

(1947) They Made Me a Fugitive

as Rockliffe

The Long Dark Hall
6.4

(1951) The Long Dark Hall

as Supt. Maxey

The Weak and the Wicked
6.4

(1954) The Weak and the Wicked

as Police Detective

The Lost Hours
3.8

(1952) The Big Frame

as Doctor

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.0

(1958) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Chain of Events
6.3

(1958) Chain of Events

as Stockman

Forbidden Cargo
6.4

(1954) Forbidden Cargo

as Cooper

The Frightened Man
6.2

(1952) The Frightened Man

as Inspector Bligh

Concerto per pistola solista
6.0

(1970) The Weekend Murders

as Peter, the butler

Queen of the Blues
3.1

(1979) Queen of the Blues

as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

Confessions of a Driving Instructor
4.3

(1976) Confessions of a Driving Instructor

as Lord Edgar Snodley

Hostile Witness
6.2

(1968) Hostile Witness

as Clerk of Court

The BFG
6.4

(1990) The BFG

as Head of the Army (voice)

Circumstantial Evidence
5.5

(1952) Circumstantial Evidence

as Det. Insp. Hall

Delayed Action
5.2

(1954) Delayed Action

as Insp. Crane

0.0

(1934) White Ensign

as ---

Blackmailed
2.7

(1951) Blackmailed

as Dr. McCormick

The Night Won't Talk
0.0

(1952) The Night Won't Talk

as ---

Britain and the Blitz
7.3

(2025) Britain and the Blitz

as ---

Just My Luck
6.0

(1957) Just My Luck

as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
2.5

(1979) Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

as Judge

Are You Being Served?
7.2

(1972) Are You Being Served?

as Angler

Fawlty Towers
8.3

(1975) Fawlty Towers

as Major Gowen

6.7

(1984) Fresh Fields

as Guy Penrose

Ivanhoe
6.3

(1958) Ivanhoe

as Rand the Goldsmith

Ghost Squad
5.0

(1961) Ghost Squad

as ---

The Buccaneers
5.5

(1956) The Buccaneers

as Rafton

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
6.5

(1956) The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as ---

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.3

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Count de Waldern

No Hiding Place
3.7

(1959) No Hiding Place

as ---

The Main Chance
7.7

(1969) The Main Chance

as Major Dibbyn

0.0

(1965) United!

as ---

Maigret
7.2

(1960) Maigret

as Dr. Pardon

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Noakes

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.3

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Tybalt

Mike Yarwood In Persons
7.0

(1976) Mike Yarwood In Persons

as ---

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Briggs

Terry and June
6.2

(1979) Terry and June

as Colonel Culpepper

Terry and June
6.2

(1979) Terry and June

as Sir Arthur Forster-Carter

The Goodies
7.5

(1970) The Goodies

as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee

Hadleigh
5.5

(1969) Hadleigh

as Lord Cranford

6.0

(1979) Kelly Monteith

as ---

To the Manor Born
6.9

(1979) To the Manor Born

as Hartley

Sykes
6.4

(1972) Sykes

as Lord Plunket-Taylor

Bless This House
7.4

(1971) Bless This House

as Group Captain

The Wednesday Play
4.5

(1964) The Wednesday Play

as First Committee Member

Sherlock Holmes
6.6

(1964) Sherlock Holmes

as Sir James Damery

Sherlock Holmes
6.6

(1964) Sherlock Holmes

as Sir Charles Baskerville

Coronation Street
5.3

(1960) Coronation Street

as Colonel Cantrill

The Cheaters
0.0

(1960) The Cheaters

as Harry Tyler

The Cheaters
0.0

(1960) The Cheaters

as Jefford

The Cheaters
0.0

(1960) The Cheaters

as Mansion

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Mac

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Harry Bates

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Joe Magnus

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Charles Devenish

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Victor Dowson

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Colonel

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Bentley

BBC Play of the Month
5.0

(1965) BBC Play of the Month

as Cornford

8.0

(1964) Story Parade

as General Sanctuary

That's My Boy
6.1

(1981) That's My Boy

as Comm. Buckley

Till Death Us Do Part
7.4

(1966) Till Death Us Do Part

as Golfer

All Gas and Gaiters
5.7

(1967) All Gas and Gaiters

as ---

All Gas and Gaiters
5.7

(1967) All Gas and Gaiters

as Lord Ringmould

The New Avengers
7.0

(1976) The New Avengers

as Colonel Foster

Oh, Father!
6.0

(1973) Oh, Father!

as Dr Grant