Ballard Berkeley
Known for ActingBorn 1904-08-06 — died 1988-01-16Margate, Kent, England, UK
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
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985 · as English Motorist #2
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979 · as Judge
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · as Harry Lorradaile
Stage Fright
1950 · as Sergeant Mellish
Night of the Demon
1957
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
1976 · as Lord Edgar Snodley
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Playbirds
1978 · as Trainer
The BFG
1990 · as Head of the Army (voice)
In Which We Serve
1942 · as Engineer Commander
The Night Caller
1965 · as Cmdr. Savage
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947 · as Rockliffe
My Teenage Daughter
1956 · as Magistrate
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 · as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
1980 · as Humphry Wills
Cone of Silence
1960 · as Commissioner
Britain and the Blitz
2025
Just My Luck
1957 · as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)