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Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 06, 1904
Died Jan 16, 1988 (83)
Birthplace Margate, Kent, England, UK
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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). ...

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The BFG

The BFG

1989

as Head of the Army (voice)

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

as Harry Lorradaile

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980

as Humphry Wills

Queen of the Blues

Queen of the Blues

1979

as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

The Playbirds

The Playbirds

1978

as Trainer

Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness

1968

as Clerk of Court

The Night Caller

The Night Caller

1965

as Cmdr. Savage

The Murder Game

The Murder Game

1965

as Sir Colin Chalmers

Impact

Impact

1963

as Bill MacKenzie

A Matter of Choice

A Matter of Choice

1963

as Charles Grant

Trouble in the Sky

Trouble in the Sky

1960

as Commissioner

Chain of Events

Chain of Events

1958

as Stockman

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958

as Whacker Payne

The Betrayal

The Betrayal

1957

as Lawson

After the Ball

After the Ball

1957

as Andrews

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

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

1957

as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

My Teenage Daughter

My Teenage Daughter

1956

as Magistrate

The Stolen Airliner

The Stolen Airliner

1955

as Mr Head

Delayed Action

Delayed Action

1954

as Insp. Crane

Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo

1954

as Findley

Forbidden Cargo

Forbidden Cargo

1954

as Cooper

The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

as Police Detective

The Blue Parrot

The Blue Parrot

1953

as Supt. Chester

Operation Diplomat

Operation Diplomat

1953

as Inspector Austin

Three Steps to the Gallows

Three Steps to the Gallows

1953

as Insp. Haley

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

1952

as Det. Insp. Hall

The Frightened Man

The Frightened Man

1952

as Inspector Bligh

The Big Frame

The Big Frame

1952

as Doctor

The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

1951

as Supt. Maxey

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1950

as Sergeant Mellish

They Made Me a Fugitive

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947

as Rockliffe

Quiet Weekend

Quiet Weekend

1946

as Jim Brent

In Which We Serve

In Which We Serve

1942

as Engineer Commander

The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad

1940

as Smuggler in Airplane

Black Eyes

Black Eyes

1939

as Diner

The Saint in London

The Saint in London

1939

as Richard Blake

The Gang's All Here

The Gang's All Here

1939

as Detective in Nightclub

Jennifer Hale

Jennifer Hale

1937

as Richard Severn

East Meets West

East Meets West

1936

as Nazim

The Chinese Bungalow

The Chinese Bungalow

1930

as Richard Marquess

London Melody

London Melody

1930

as Jan Moor

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Television Credits

Fawlty Towers

as Major Gowen

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 19, 1975

Fresh Fields

as Guy Penrose

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Mar 07, 1984

Are You Being Served?

as Angler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1972

Ivanhoe

as Rand the Goldsmith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1958

The Buccaneers

as Rafton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1956

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Count de Waldern

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

The Main Chance

as Major Dibbyn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 1969

Maigret

as Dr. Pardon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1960

Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Noakes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Tybalt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Briggs

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Terry and June

as Colonel Culpepper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1979

Terry and June

as Sir Arthur Forster-Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1979

The Goodies

as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1970

Hadleigh

as Lord Cranford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1969

To the Manor Born

as Hartley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1979

Sykes

as Lord Plunket-Taylor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

The Wednesday Play

as First Committee Member

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1964

Sherlock Holmes

as Sir Charles Baskerville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 17, 1964

Bless This House

as Group Captain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1971

Sherlock Holmes

as Sir James Damery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 17, 1964

Coronation Street

as Colonel Cantrill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 09, 1960

The Cheaters

as Harry Tyler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 10, 1960

The Cheaters

as Jefford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 10, 1960

The Cheaters

as Mansion

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 10, 1960

Dixon of Dock Green

as Mac

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Dixon of Dock Green

as Charles Devenish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Dixon of Dock Green

as Victor Dowson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Dixon of Dock Green

as Joe Magnus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Dixon of Dock Green

as Harry Bates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Dixon of Dock Green

as Colonel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Sunday Night Theatre

as Bentley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

United!

Episodes: 149

First Aired: Oct 04, 1965

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

The Goodies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1970

That's My Boy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 1981

Ghost Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1961

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1956

The New Avengers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 1976

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 1976

Kelly Monteith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 15, 1979

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