Ballard Berkeley
View on IMDb ↗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
The Murder Game
Fawlty Towers
The Main Chance
Spooner's Patch
The Cheaters
London Melody
Hadleigh
The Goodies
Till Death Us Do Part
Mike Yarwood In PersonsFilmography (90)
- 2025
Britain and the Blitz - 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMajor Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990
The BFGHead of the Army (voice) - 1985
National Lampoon's European VacationEnglish Motorist #2 - 1984
Fresh FieldsGuy Penrose - 1984
Me & My GirlMajor D'Arcy Pendleton - 1981
That's My BoyComm. Buckley - 1980
Little Lord FauntleroyHarry Lorradaile - 1980
The Wildcats of St Trinian'sHumphry Wills - 1979
Spooner's PatchBank Manager - 1979
To the Manor BornHartley - 1979
Terry and JuneColonel Culpepper - 1979Kelly Monteith
- 1979
Queen of the BluesUncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay) - 1979
Confessions from the David Galaxy AffairJudge - 1978
The PlaybirdsTrainer - 1976
Mike Yarwood In Persons - 1976
The New AvengersColonel Foster - 1976
Confessions of a Driving InstructorLord Edgar Snodley - 1975
Fawlty TowersMajor Gowen - 1973
Oh, Father!Dr Grant - 1972
Are You Being Served?Angler - 1972
SykesLord Plunket-Taylor - 1971
Bless This HouseGroup Captain - 1970
The GoodiesChairman of the British Olympic Committee - 1970
The Weekend MurdersPeter, the butler - 1969
The Main ChanceMajor Dibbyn - 1969
HadleighLord Cranford - 1968
Hostile WitnessClerk of Court - 1967
All Gas and Gaiters - 1966
Till Death Us Do PartGolfer - 1965
The Murder GameSir Colin Chalmers - 1965United!Dr. Newkes
- 1965
The Night CallerCmdr. Savage - 1965
BBC Play of the MonthCornford - 1964SwizzlewickMajor Lamb
- 1964Story ParadeGeneral Sanctuary
- 1964
Sherlock HolmesSir Charles Baskerville - 1964
The Wednesday PlayFirst Committee Member - 1963
A Matter of ChoiceCharles Grant - 1963
ImpactBill MacKenzie - 1961
Ghost Squad - 1960
The CheatersHarry Tyler - 1960
MaigretDr. Pardon - 1960
Cone of SilenceCommissioner - 1960
Coronation StreetColonel Cantrill - 1959
No Hiding Place - 1958
Further Up the CreekWhacker Payne - 1958
IvanhoeRand the Goldsmith - 1958
Chain of EventsStockman - 1958
The Man Who Wouldn't TalkCourt Clerk (uncredited) - 1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. AmethystLieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie - 1957
Night of the Demon - 1957
After the BallAndrews - 1957
The BetrayalLawson - 1957
Just My LuckStarter at Goodwood (uncredited) - 1956
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot - 1956
The BuccaneersRafton - 1956
My Teenage DaughterMagistrate - 1955
The Stolen AirlinerMr Head - 1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodCount de Waldern - 1955
Dixon of Dock GreenMr. Noakes - 1954
The Men of Sherwood ForestWalter - 1954
Forbidden CargoCooper - 1954
The Weak and the WickedPolice Detective - 1954
Dangerous CargoFindley - 1954
Delayed ActionInsp. Crane - 1953
3 Steps to the GallowsInsp. Haley - 1953
Operation DiplomatInspector Austin - 1953
The Blue ParrotSupt. Chester - 1952
Circumstantial EvidenceDet. Insp. Hall - 1952
The Night Won't Talk - 1952
The Frightened ManInspector Bligh - 1952
The Big FrameDoctor - 1951
The Long Dark HallSupt. Maxey - 1951
BlackmailedDr. McCormick - 1950
Stage FrightSergeant Mellish - 1950
Sunday Night TheatreBentley - 1947
They Made Me a FugitiveRockliffe - 1946
Quiet WeekendJim Brent - 1942
In Which We ServeEngineer Commander - 1940
The Flying SquadSmuggler in Airplane - 1939
The Gang's All HereDetective in Nightclub - 1939
Black EyesDiner - 1939
The Saint in LondonRichard Blake - 1937
Jennifer HaleRichard Severn - 1936
East Meets WestNazim - 1934White Ensign
- 1930The Chinese BungalowRichard Marquess
- 1930
London MelodyJan Moor