
Ballard Berkeley
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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
Credits

National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
as English Motorist #2

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
as Harry Lorradaile

Night of the Demon (1957)
Actor

Stage Fright (1950)
as Sergeant Mellish

Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
as Lord Edgar Snodley

In Which We Serve (1942)
as Engineer Commander

Britain and the Blitz (2025)
Actor

The BFG (1990)
as Head of the Army (voice)

The Saint in London (1939)
as Richard Blake
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005)
as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)

They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
as Rockliffe

The Playbirds (1978)
as Trainer

The Night Caller (1965)
as Cmdr. Savage

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979)
as Judge

The Long Dark Hall (1951)
as Supt. Maxey

Cone of Silence (1960)
as Commissioner

The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980)
as Humphry Wills

The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
as Walter

The Blue Parrot (1953)
as Supt. Chester

Hostile Witness (1968)
as Clerk of Court

Just My Luck (1957)
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

Queen of the Blues (1979)
as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957)
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

Forbidden Cargo (1954)
as Cooper

The Flying Squad (1940)
as Smuggler in Airplane

Further Up the Creek (1958)
as Whacker Payne

The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
as Police Detective

The Night Won't Talk (1952)
Actor

Blackmailed (1951)
as Dr. McCormick

The Weekend Murders (1970)
as Peter, the butler

The Gang's All Here (1939)
as Detective in Nightclub

My Teenage Daughter (1956)
as Magistrate

Circumstantial Evidence (1952)
as Det. Insp. Hall

The Big Frame (1952)
as Doctor

Dangerous Cargo (1954)
as Findley

3 Steps to the Gallows (1953)
as Insp. Haley

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
as Court Clerk (uncredited)

After the Ball (1957)
as Andrews

Quiet Weekend (1946)
as Jim Brent

Impact (1963)
as Bill MacKenzie

Jennifer Hale (1937)
as Richard Severn

Chain of Events (1958)
as Stockman

The Frightened Man (1952)
as Inspector Bligh

The Betrayal (1957)
as Lawson

A Matter of Choice (1963)
as Charles Grant

Delayed Action (1954)
as Insp. Crane

East Meets West (1936)
as Nazim

Black Eyes (1939)
as Diner

The Murder Game (1965)
as Sir Colin Chalmers

Operation Diplomat (1953)
as Inspector Austin
The Chinese Bungalow (1930)
as Richard Marquess
White Ensign (1934)
Actor

The Stolen Airliner (1955)
as Mr Head

London Melody (1930)
as Jan Moor





