Ballard Berkeley

from Margate, Kent, England, UK

Artwork for National Lampoon's European VacationImage of Ballard Berkeley

Biography

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).

Timeline

2025Aged 121

  • Poster for Britain and the Blitz

    (Unknown)

2005Aged 101

1990Aged 86

  • Poster for The BFG

    Head of the Army (voice)

1985Aged 81

  • Poster for National Lampoon's European Vacation

    English Motorist #2

1980Aged 76

  • Poster for The Wildcats of St Trinian's

    Humphry Wills

  • Poster for Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Harry Lorradaile

1979Aged 75

  • Poster for Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

    Judge

  • Poster for Queen of the Blues

    Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

1978Aged 74

  • Poster for The Playbirds

    Trainer

1976Aged 72

  • Poster for Confessions of a Driving Instructor

    Lord Edgar Snodley

1970Aged 66

  • Poster for The Weekend Murders

    Peter, the butler

1968Aged 64

  • Poster for Hostile Witness

    Clerk of Court

1965Aged 61

  • Poster for The Murder Game

    Sir Colin Chalmers

  • Poster for The Night Caller

    Cmdr. Savage

1963Aged 59

  • Poster for A Matter of Choice

    Charles Grant

  • Poster for Impact

    Bill MacKenzie

1960Aged 56

  • Poster for Cone of Silence

    Commissioner

1958Aged 54

  • Poster for The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    Court Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for Chain of Events

    Stockman

  • Poster for Further Up the Creek

    Whacker Payne

1957Aged 53

  • Poster for The Betrayal

    Lawson

  • Poster for Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

  • Poster for After the Ball

    Andrews

  • Poster for Night of the Demon

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Just My Luck

    Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

1956Aged 52

  • Poster for My Teenage Daughter

    Magistrate

1955Aged 51

  • Poster for The Stolen Airliner

    Mr Head

1954Aged 50

  • Poster for The Weak and the Wicked

    Police Detective

  • Poster for Dangerous Cargo

    Findley

  • Poster for Forbidden Cargo

    Cooper

  • Poster for Delayed Action

    Insp. Crane

  • Poster for The Men of Sherwood Forest

    Walter

1953Aged 49

  • Poster for The Blue Parrot

    Supt. Chester

  • Poster for 3 Steps to the Gallows

    Insp. Haley

  • Poster for Operation Diplomat

    Inspector Austin

1952Aged 48

  • Poster for The Frightened Man

    Inspector Bligh

  • Poster for The Big Frame

    Doctor

  • Poster for The Night Won't Talk

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Circumstantial Evidence

    Det. Insp. Hall

1951Aged 47

  • Poster for Blackmailed

    Dr. McCormick

  • Poster for The Long Dark Hall

    Supt. Maxey

1950Aged 46

  • Poster for Stage Fright

    Sergeant Mellish

1947Aged 43

  • Poster for They Made Me a Fugitive

    Rockliffe

1946Aged 42

  • Poster for Quiet Weekend

    Jim Brent

1942Aged 38

  • Poster for In Which We Serve

    Engineer Commander

1940Aged 36

  • Poster for The Flying Squad

    Smuggler in Airplane

1939Aged 35

  • Poster for The Gang's All Here

    Detective in Nightclub

  • Poster for Black Eyes

    Diner

  • Poster for The Saint in London

    Richard Blake

1937Aged 33

  • Poster for Jennifer Hale

    Richard Severn

1936Aged 32

  • Poster for East Meets West

    Nazim

1934Aged 30

1930Aged 26

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