Britain and the Blitz
2025 · Movie
Ballard Berkeley
1904-08-06
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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
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Movie
as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG
1990 · Movie
as Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · Movie
as English Motorist #2
Fresh Fields
1984 · TV Show
as Guy Penrose
Me & My Girl
1984 · TV Show
as Major D'Arcy Pendleton
That's My Boy
1981 · TV Show
as Comm. Buckley
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · Movie
as Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · Movie
as Humphry Wills
Queen of the Blues
1979 · Movie
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979 · Movie
as Judge
Terry and June
1979 · TV Show
as Colonel Culpepper, Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
To the Manor Born
1979 · TV Show
as Hartley
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Kelly Monteith
1979 · TV Show
Spooner's Patch
1979 · TV Show
as Bank Manager
The Playbirds
1978 · Movie
as Trainer
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976 · Movie
as Lord Edgar Snodley
Mike Yarwood In Persons
1976 · TV Show
The New Avengers
1976 · TV Show
as Colonel Foster
Fawlty Towers
1975 · TV Show
as Major Gowen
Oh, Father!
1973 · TV Show
as Dr Grant
Are You Being Served?
1972 · TV Show
as Angler
Sykes
1972 · TV Show
as Lord Plunket-Taylor
Bless This House
1971 · TV Show
as Group Captain
The Weekend Murders
1970 · Movie
as Peter, the butler
The Goodies
1970 · TV Show
as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
The Main Chance
1969 · TV Show
as Major Dibbyn
Hadleigh
1969 · TV Show
as Lord Cranford
Hostile Witness
1968 · Movie
as Clerk of Court
All Gas and Gaiters
1967 · TV Show
as Lord Ringmould
Till Death Us Do Part
1966 · TV Show
as Golfer
The Night Caller
1965 · Movie
as Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game
1965 · Movie
as Sir Colin Chalmers
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United!
1965 · TV Show
as Dr. Newkes
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
as Cornford
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
as First Committee Member
Sherlock Holmes
1964 · TV Show
as Sir Charles Baskerville, Sir James Damery
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Story Parade
1964 · TV Show
as General Sanctuary
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Swizzlewick
1964 · TV Show
as Major Lamb
A Matter of Choice
1963 · Movie
as Charles Grant
Impact
1963 · Movie
as Bill MacKenzie
Ghost Squad
1961 · TV Show
Cone of Silence
1960 · Movie
as Commissioner
Maigret
1960 · TV Show
as Dr. Pardon
Coronation Street
1960 · TV Show
as Colonel Cantrill
The Cheaters
1960 · TV Show
as Harry Tyler, Jefford, Mansion
No Hiding Place
1959 · TV Show
as Simmy Knowles
Further Up the Creek
1958 · Movie
as Whacker Payne
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1958 · Movie
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Chain of Events
1958 · Movie
as Stockman
Ivanhoe
1958 · TV Show
as Rand the Goldsmith
The Betrayal
1957 · Movie
as Lawson
Night of the Demon
1957 · Movie
After the Ball
1957 · Movie
as Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · Movie
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Just My Luck
1957 · Movie
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
My Teenage Daughter
1956 · Movie
as Magistrate
The Buccaneers
1956 · TV Show
as Rafton
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
1956 · TV Show
as Sir Urgan
The Stolen Airliner
1955 · Movie
as Mr Head
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · TV Show
as Count de Waldern, Tybalt
Dixon of Dock Green
1955 · TV Show
as Mr. Noakes, Mr. Briggs, Mac, Charles Devenish, Victor Dowson, Joe Magnus, Harry Bates, Colonel
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954 · Movie
as Walter
Dangerous Cargo
1954 · Movie
as Findley
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · Movie
as Police Detective
Forbidden Cargo
1954 · Movie
as Cooper
Delayed Action
1954 · Movie
as Insp. Crane
The Blue Parrot
1953 · Movie
as Supt. Chester
Operation Diplomat
1953 · Movie
as Inspector Austin
3 Steps to the Gallows
1953 · Movie
as Insp. Haley
The Big Frame
1952 · Movie
as Doctor
The Frightened Man
1952 · Movie
as Inspector Bligh
Circumstantial Evidence
1952 · Movie
as Det. Insp. Hall
The Night Won't Talk
1952 · Movie
The Long Dark Hall
1951 · Movie
as Supt. Maxey
Blackmailed
1951 · Movie
as Dr. McCormick
Stage Fright
1950 · Movie
as Sergeant Mellish
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · TV Show
as Bentley
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947 · Movie
as Rockliffe
Quiet Weekend
1946 · Movie
as Jim Brent
In Which We Serve
1942 · Movie
as Engineer Commander
The Flying Squad
1940 · Movie
as Smuggler in Airplane
The Saint in London
1939 · Movie
as Richard Blake
The Gang's All Here
1939 · Movie
as Detective in Nightclub
Black Eyes
1939 · Movie
as Diner
Jennifer Hale
1937 · Movie
as Richard Severn
East Meets West
1936 · Movie
as Nazim
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White Ensign
1934 · Movie
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The Chinese Bungalow
1930 · Movie
as Richard Marquess
London Melody
1930 · Movie
as Jan Moor
