Ballard Berkeley

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 6, 1904

died

January 16, 1988

place of birth

Margate, Kent, England, UK

also known as

Ballard Blascheck

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

National Lampoon's European Vacation
6.2

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985as English Motorist #2
Night of the Demon
7.0

Night of the Demon

1957
Stage Fright
6.8

Stage Fright

1950as Sergeant Mellish
Little Lord Fauntleroy
7.4

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980as Harry Lorradaile
The BFG
6.4

The BFG

1990as Head of the Army (voice)
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
3.1

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

1979as Judge
The Playbirds
4.6

The Playbirds

1978as Trainer
They Made Me a Fugitive
6.6

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947as Rockliffe
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
4.6

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

1976as Lord Edgar Snodley
In Which We Serve
6.8

In Which We Serve

1942as Engineer Commander
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
4.3

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980as Humphry Wills
Forbidden Cargo
6.9

Forbidden Cargo

1954as Cooper
Britain and the Blitz
7.2

Britain and the Blitz

2025
The Night Caller
5.6

The Night Caller

1965as Cmdr. Savage
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
7.3

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

1957as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Cone of Silence
6.8

Cone of Silence

1960as Commissioner
The Long Dark Hall
6.7

The Long Dark Hall

1951as Supt. Maxey
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
6.3

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
6.9

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954as Walter
Blackmailed
4.3

Blackmailed

1951as Dr. McCormick
The Big Frame
4.5

The Big Frame

1952as Doctor
After the Ball
6.4

After the Ball

1957as Andrews
The Weekend Murders
5.9

The Weekend Murders

1970as Peter, the butler
Further Up the Creek
6.6

Further Up the Creek

1958as Whacker Payne
Dangerous Cargo
6.4

Dangerous Cargo

1954as Findley
Just My Luck
6.1

Just My Luck

1957as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
The Blue Parrot
6.4

The Blue Parrot

1953as Supt. Chester
A Matter of Choice
6.8

A Matter of Choice

1963as Charles Grant
Chain of Events
6.3

Chain of Events

1958as Stockman
Hostile Witness
6.4

Hostile Witness

1968as Clerk of Court
The Weak and the Wicked
6.5

The Weak and the Wicked

1954as Police Detective
The Saint in London
5.8

The Saint in London

1939as Richard Blake
Queen of the Blues
3.4

Queen of the Blues

1979as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Black Eyes
6.3

Black Eyes

1939as Diner
The Betrayal
6.3

The Betrayal

1957as Lawson
The Gang's All Here
7.5

The Gang's All Here

1939as Detective in Nightclub
3 Steps to the Gallows
6.7

3 Steps to the Gallows

1953as Insp. Haley
Operation Diplomat
6.1

Operation Diplomat

1953as Inspector Austin
Impact
4.8

Impact

1963as Bill MacKenzie
The Night Won't Talk
7.0

The Night Won't Talk

1952
Jennifer Hale
6.0

Jennifer Hale

1937as Richard Severn
The Frightened Man
6.5

The Frightened Man

1952as Inspector Bligh
Circumstantial Evidence
7.0

Circumstantial Evidence

1952as Det. Insp. Hall
Delayed Action
5.8

Delayed Action

1954as Insp. Crane
The Flying Squad
6.3

The Flying Squad

1940as Smuggler in Airplane
My Teenage Daughter
6.3

My Teenage Daughter

1956as Magistrate
London Melody
8.0

London Melody

1930as Jan Moor
The Stolen Airliner
7.0

The Stolen Airliner

1955as Mr Head
Quiet Weekend
5.2

Quiet Weekend

1946as Jim Brent
The Murder Game
10.0

The Murder Game

1965as Sir Colin Chalmers