Ballard Berkeley

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).

Personal Info

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129033

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-08-06

Place of Birth

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

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    The Blue Parrot

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    The Night Caller

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    The Stolen A

    The Playbirds

    The Playbird

    A Matter of Choice

    A Matter of

    The Saint in London

    The Saint in

    The Men of Sherwood Forest

    The Men of S

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    The Betrayal

    Operation Diplomat

    Operation Di

    Dangerous Cargo

    Dangerous Ca

    Cone of Silence

    Cone of Sile

    In Which We Serve

    In Which We

    The Gang's All Here

    The Gang's A

    Further Up the Creek

    Further Up t

    Night of the Demon

    Night of the

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    After the Ba

    My Teenage Daughter

    My Teenage D

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    The Flying S

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord

    3 Steps to the Gallows

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    The Chinese

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    Jennifer Hal

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    Black Eyes

    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    The Wildcats

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    Impact

    Quiet Weekend

    Quiet Weeken

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    London Melod

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

    Yangtse Inci

    East Meets West

    East Meets W

    National Lampoon's European Vacation

    National Lam

    They Made Me a Fugitive

    They Made Me

    The Long Dark Hall

    The Long Dar

    The Weak and the Wicked

    The Weak and

    The Big Frame

    The Big Fram

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who

    Chain of Events

    Chain of Eve

    Forbidden Cargo

    Forbidden Ca

    The Frightened Man

    The Frighten

    The Weekend Murders

    The Weekend

    Queen of the Blues

    Queen of the

    Confessions of a Driving Instructor

    Confessions

    Hostile Witness

    Hostile Witn

    The BFG

    The BFG

    Circumstantial Evidence

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    Delayed Acti

    Blackmailed

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    The Night Wo

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    1989

    The BFG

    asHead of the Army (voice)

    1985

    National Lampoon's European Vacation

    as2nd Motorist

    1980

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    asHarry Lorradaile

    1980

    The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

    asHumphry Wills

    1979

    Queen of the Blues

    asUncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

    1978

    The Playbirds

    asTrainer

    1976

    Confessions of a Driving Instructor

    asLord Snodley

    1970

    The Weekend Murders

    asPeter, the butler

    1968

    Hostile Witness

    asClerk of Court

    1965

    The Night Caller

    asCmdr. Savage

    1965

    The Murder Game

    asSir Colin Chalmers

    1963

    Impact

    asBill MacKenzie

    1963

    A Matter of Choice

    asCharles Grant

    1960

    Cone of Silence

    asCommissioner

    1958

    Further Up the Creek

    asWhacker Payne

    1958

    Chain of Events

    asStockman

    1958

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    asCourt Clerk (uncredited)

    1957

    Night of the Demon

    as

    1957

    After the Ball

    asAndrews

    1957

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

    asLieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

    1957

    The Betrayal

    asLawson

    1956

    My Teenage Daughter

    asMagistrate

    1955

    The Stolen Airliner

    asMr Head

    1954

    The Men of Sherwood Forest

    asWalter

    1954

    Delayed Action

    asInsp. Crane

    1954

    Forbidden Cargo

    asCooper

    1954

    Dangerous Cargo

    asFindley

    1954

    The Weak and the Wicked

    asPolice Detective

    1953

    Operation Diplomat

    asInspector Austin

    1953

    3 Steps to the Gallows

    asInsp. Haley

    1953

    The Blue Parrot

    asSupt. Chester

    1952

    Circumstantial Evidence

    asDet. Insp. Hall

    1952

    The Night Won't Talk

    as

    1952

    The Big Frame

    asDoctor

    1952

    The Frightened Man

    asInspector Bligh

    1951

    The Long Dark Hall

    asSupt. Maxey

    1951

    Blackmailed

    asDr. McCormick

    1950

    Stage Fright

    asSergeant Mellish

    1947

    They Made Me a Fugitive

    asRockliffe

    1946

    Quiet Weekend

    asJim Brent

    1942

    In Which We Serve

    asEngineer Commander

    1940

    The Flying Squad

    asSmuggler in Airplane

    1939

    The Saint in London

    asRichard Blake

    1939

    Black Eyes

    asDiner

    1939

    The Gang's All Here

    asDetective in Nightclub

    1937

    Jennifer Hale

    asRichard Severn

    1936

    East Meets West

    asNazim

    1934

    White Ensign

    as

    1930

    The Chinese Bungalow

    asRichard Marquess

    1930

    London Melody

    asJan Moor

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