Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1904-08-06

Day of Death

1988-01-16 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Also Known As

Ballard Blascheck

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).

Known For

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

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

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

Britain and the Blitz

Britain and the Blitz

Acting

Stage Fright

1950

Stage Fright

as

Sergeant Mellish

The Blue Parrot

1953

The Blue Parrot

as

Supt. Chester

The Night Caller

1965

The Night Caller

as

Cmdr. Savage

The Murder Game

1965

The Murder Game

as

Sir Colin Chalmers

The Stolen Airliner

1955

The Stolen Airliner

as

Mr Head

The Playbirds

1978

The Playbirds

as

Trainer

A Matter of Choice

1963

A Matter of Choice

as

Charles Grant

The Saint in London

1939

The Saint in London

as

Richard Blake

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954

The Men of Sherwood Forest

as

Walter

The Betrayal

1957

The Betrayal

as

Lawson

Operation Diplomat

1953

Operation Diplomat

as

Inspector Austin

Dangerous Cargo

1954

Dangerous Cargo

as

Findley

Cone of Silence

1960

Cone of Silence

as

Commissioner

In Which We Serve

1942

In Which We Serve

as

Engineer Commander

The Gang's All Here

1939

The Gang's All Here

as

Detective in Nightclub

Further Up the Creek

1958

Further Up the Creek

as

Whacker Payne

Night of the Demon

1957

Night of the Demon

as

After the Ball

1957

After the Ball

as

Andrews

My Teenage Daughter

1956

My Teenage Daughter

as

Magistrate

The Flying Squad

1940

The Flying Squad

as

Smuggler in Airplane

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as

Harry Lorradaile

3 Steps to the Gallows

1953

3 Steps to the Gallows

as

Insp. Haley

The Chinese Bungalow

1930

The Chinese Bungalow

as

Richard Marquess

Jennifer Hale

1937

Jennifer Hale

as

Richard Severn

Black Eyes

1939

Black Eyes

as

Diner

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

1980

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

as

Humphry Wills

Impact

1963

Impact

as

Bill MacKenzie

Quiet Weekend

1946

Quiet Weekend

as

Jim Brent

London Melody

1930

London Melody

as

Jan Moor

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

1957

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

as

Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

East Meets West

1936

East Meets West

as

Nazim

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985

National Lampoon's European Vacation

as

English Motorist #2

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947

They Made Me a Fugitive

as

Rockliffe

The Long Dark Hall

1951

The Long Dark Hall

as

Supt. Maxey

The Weak and the Wicked

1954

The Weak and the Wicked

as

Police Detective

The Big Frame

1952

The Big Frame

as

Doctor

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Chain of Events

1958

Chain of Events

as

Stockman

Forbidden Cargo

1954

Forbidden Cargo

as

Cooper

The Frightened Man

1952

The Frightened Man

as

Inspector Bligh

The Weekend Murders

1970

The Weekend Murders

as

Peter, the butler

Queen of the Blues

1979

Queen of the Blues

as

Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

1976

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

as

Lord Edgar Snodley

Hostile Witness

1968

Hostile Witness

as

Clerk of Court

The BFG

1990

The BFG

as

Head of the Army (voice)

Circumstantial Evidence

1952

Circumstantial Evidence

as

Det. Insp. Hall

Delayed Action

1954

Delayed Action

as

Insp. Crane

White Ensign

1934

White Ensign

as

Blackmailed

1951

Blackmailed

as

Dr. McCormick

The Night Won't Talk

1952

The Night Won't Talk

as

Britain and the Blitz

2025

Britain and the Blitz

as

Just My Luck

1957

Just My Luck

as

Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

1979

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

as

Judge

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

as

Angler

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as

Major Gowen

Fresh Fields

Fresh Fields

as

Guy Penrose

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

as

Rand the Goldsmith

Ghost Squad

Ghost Squad

as

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

as

Rafton

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot

as

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Count de Waldern

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

Major Dibbyn

United!

United!

as

Maigret

Maigret

as

Dr. Pardon

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Mr. Noakes

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Tybalt

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Mike Yarwood In Persons

as

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Mr. Briggs

Terry and June

Terry and June

as

Colonel Culpepper

Terry and June

Terry and June

as

Sir Arthur Forster-Carter

The Goodies

The Goodies

as

Chairman of the British Olympic Committee

Hadleigh

Hadleigh

as

Lord Cranford

To the Manor Born

To the Manor Born

as

Hartley

Kelly Monteith

Kelly Monteith

as

Sykes

Sykes

as

Lord Plunket-Taylor

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as

Colonel Cantrill

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Sir Charles Baskerville

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Sir James Damery

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

First Committee Member

Bless This House

Bless This House

as

Group Captain

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

as

Harry Tyler

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

as

Jefford

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Mac

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Harry Bates

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

as

Mansion

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Joe Magnus

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Charles Devenish

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Colonel

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Victor Dowson

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Bentley

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Cornford

Story Parade

Story Parade

as

General Sanctuary

That's My Boy

That's My Boy

as

Comm. Buckley

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

as

Golfer

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters

as

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters

as

Lord Ringmould

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as

Colonel Foster

Oh, Father!

Oh, Father!

as

Dr Grant

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

Simmy Knowles

Production

Crew

Directing