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)
2nd Motorist
Stage Fright
(1950)
Sergeant Mellish
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1980)
Harry Lorradaile
The BFG
(1989)
Head of the Army (voice)
Night of the Demon
(1957)
The Playbirds
(1978)
Trainer
In Which We Serve
(1942)
Engineer Commander
Full Filmography
Acting
London Melody
(1930)
Jan Moor
The Chinese Bungalow
(1930)
Richard Marquess
White Ensign
(1934)
East Meets West
(1936)
Nazim
Jennifer Hale
(1937)
Richard Severn
The Saint in London
(1939)
Richard Blake
The Gang's All Here
(1939)
Detective in Nightclub
Black Eyes
(1939)
Diner
The Flying Squad
(1940)
Smuggler in Airplane
In Which We Serve
(1942)
Engineer Commander
Quiet Weekend
(1946)
Jim Brent
They Made Me a Fugitive
(1947)
Rockliffe
Stage Fright
(1950)
Sergeant Mellish
The Long Dark Hall
(1951)
Supt. Maxey
Circumstantial Evidence
(1952)
Det. Insp. Hall
The Big Frame
(1952)
Doctor
The Frightened Man
(1952)
Inspector Bligh
Three Steps to the Gallows
(1953)
Insp. Haley
Operation Diplomat
(1953)
Inspector Austin
The Blue Parrot
(1953)
Supt. Chester
Dangerous Cargo
(1954)
Findley
Delayed Action
(1954)
Insp. Crane
The Men of Sherwood Forest
(1954)
Walter
The Weak and the Wicked
(1954)
Police Detective
Forbidden Cargo
(1954)
Cooper
The Stolen Airliner
(1955)
Mr Head
My Teenage Daughter
(1956)
Magistrate
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
(1957)
Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
After the Ball
(1957)
Andrews
The Betrayal
(1957)
Lawson
Night of the Demon
(1957)
Further Up the Creek
(1958)
Whacker Payne
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1958)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Chain of Events
(1958)
Stockman
Trouble in the Sky
(1960)
Commissioner
Impact
(1963)
Bill MacKenzie
A Matter of Choice
(1963)
Charles Grant
The Night Caller
(1965)
Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game
(1965)
Sir Colin Chalmers
Hostile Witness
(1968)
Clerk of Court
The Weekend Murders
(1970)
Peter, the butler
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
(1976)
Lord Snodley
The Playbirds
(1978)
Trainer
Queen of the Blues
(1979)
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
(1980)
Humphry Wills
Little Lord Fauntleroy
(1980)
Harry Lorradaile
National Lampoon's European Vacation
(1985)
2nd Motorist
The BFG
(1989)
Head of the Army (voice)