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Ballard Berkeley

Actor
Died January 16, 1988 (83 years)
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).
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The BFG
  • In Which We Serve
  • White Fire
  • That's My Boy
Known For
  • Fawlty Towers
  • The BFG
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
  • Blood Beast from Outer Space
  • The Blue Parrot
  • Impact
  • The Long Dark Hall
  • The Playbirds
  • White Fire
  • The Men of Sherwood Forest
  • Operation Diplomat
  • A Matter of Choice
  • Queen of the Blues
  • Chain of Events
  • Child's Play
  • Bullet from the Past
  • Dangerous Cargo
  • The Frightened Man
  • Delayed Action
  • Third Time Lucky
  • After the Ball
  • The Night Won't Talk

Filmography

1989
The BFG · as Head Of The Army (voice)
1985
1984
Lame Ducks (TV Series) · as Hector
1984
Me and My Girl (TV Series) · as Major D'arcy Pendleton
1984
Fresh Fields (TV Series) · as Guy Penrose
1983
Bullshot Crummond · as Hotel Guest
1983
Dramarama (TV Series) · as Rupert Berkeley-Urquhart
1981
1980
Little Lord Fauntleroy · as Harry Lorradaile
1980
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's · as Humphry Wills
1980
Hi-de-Hi! (TV Series) · as Gentleman
1979
Kelly Monteith (TV Series) · as Cast
1979
Terry and June (TV Series) · as Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
1979
To the Manor Born (TV Series) · as Hartley
1979
Queen of the Blues · as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
1979
Spooner's Patch (TV Series) · as Bank Manager
1979
1978
The Playbirds · as Trainer
1977
Citizen Smith (TV Series) · as Sid
1977
Just William (TV Series) · as Major Franklin
1976
The New Avengers (TV Series)
1976
1975
Fawlty Towers (TV Series) · as Major Gowen
1974
Wodehouse Playhouse (TV Series) · as Sir Alexander
1974
Happy Ever After (UK) (TV Series) · as Lucy's Suitor
1973
Oh Father! (TV Series) · as Dr. Grant
1973
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (TV Series) · as Colonel
1972
Sykes (TV Series) · as Lord Plunket-Taylor
1972
Are You Being Served? (TV Series) · as Angler
1972
The Shadow of the Tower (TV Series) · as Sir Thomas Tyrrel
1971
Bless This House (TV Series) · as Group Captain
1970
The Goodies (TV Series) · as Chairman Of The British Olympic Committee
1970
The Weekend Murders · as Peter, The Butler
1969
Hadleigh (TV Series) · as Lord Cranford
1969
The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Major Dibbyn
1969
Hostile Witness · as Clerk Of Court
1968
Father, Dear Father (TV Series) · as Col. Battersby
1968
The Ugliest Girl in Town (TV Series) · as Man In Car
1966
All Gas and Gaiters (TV Series) · as Lord Ringmould
1965
Blood Beast from Outer Space · as Cmdr. Savage
1965
The Murder Game · as Sir Colin Chalmers
1965
Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Cornford
1965
Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series) · as Golfer
1964
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as First Committee Member
1964
1963
The Sentimental Agent (TV Series) · as Doctor
1963
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1963
A Matter of Choice · as Charles Grant
1963
Impact · as Bill Mackenzie
1962
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) · as Colonel Cayley
1961
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) · as Col. Satchwell-Simpson
1961
Ghost Squad (TV Series)
1960
Life Is a Circus · as Tent-Master
1960
The Cheaters (1960-62) (TV Series) · as Harry Tyler
1960
Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Colonel Cantrill
1960
Here's Harry (TV Series) · as Minister
1960
Trouble in the Sky · as Commissioner
1959
Maigret (1960) (TV Series)
1959
No Hiding Place (TV Series)
1958
Further Up the Creek · as Whacker Payne
1958
Chain of Events · as Stockman
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk · as Court Clerk (uncredited)
1958
Ivanhoe (TV Series) · as Rand The Goldsmith
1958
H.G. Wells' Invisible Man (TV Series) · as Manton
1957
After the Ball · as Andrews
1957
1957
Just My Luck · as Starter At Goodwood
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Runnals
1957
The Army Game (TV Series) · as Colonel Savage
1957
Battle Hell · as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
1957
Bullet from the Past · as Inspector Berkeley
1957
The Betrayal · as Lawson
1956
Teenage Bad Girl · as Magistrate
1956
The Buccaneers (TV Series) · as Rafton
1956
1956
Passport to Treason · as Inspector Threadgold
1955
The Stolen Airliner · as Mr Head
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Count De Waldern
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Findley
1955
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Mr. Briggs
1954
Forbidden Cargo · as Cooper
1954
1954
Child's Play · as Dr. Nightingale
1954
Young and Willing · as Police Detective
1954
Delayed Action · as Insp. Crane
1954
Dangerous Cargo · as Findley
1953
White Fire · as Insp. Haley
1953
Operation Diplomat · as Inspector Austin
1953
The Blue Parrot · as Supt. Chester
1953
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Edward Preston
1952
Circumstantial Evidence · as Det. Insp. Hall
1952
The Night Won't Talk · as Inspector West
1952
The Big Frame · as Doctor
1952
The Frightened Man · as Inspector Bligh
1951
The Long Dark Hall · as Supt. Maxey
1951
Mr Drake's Duck · as Maj. Deans
1950
Stage Fright · as Sergeant Mellish
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Bentley
1949
Third Time Lucky · as Bertram
1947
I Became a Criminal · as Rockliffe
1946
Quiet Weekend · as Jim Brent
1942
In Which We Serve · as Engineer Commander
1942
Unpublished Story · as Injured Afs Fireman
1940
The Flying Squad · as Smuggler In Airplane
1939
The Outsider · as Photographer
1939
The Amazing Mr. Forrest · as Detective In Nightclub
1939
The Saint in London · as Richard Blake
1939
Dangerous Masquerade · as Franklin's Publisher's Partner
1939
Murder in the Night · as Head Waiter
1937
The Last Adventurers · as Fred Devlin
1936
East Meets West · as Nazim
1934
1933
Trouble · as Cast
1933
The Woman in Command · as Jamieson's Theatre Friend

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