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Ballard Berkeley
Born
Aug 6, 1904
Died: Jan 16, 1988
Lived 83 years
Place of Birth
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
54
Movies
47
TV Shows
Also Known As
Ballard Blascheck
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Ballard Berkeley
Acting
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).
Movies
54
TV Shows
47
Britain and the Blitz
Cast
2025
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as
Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
The BFG
as
Head of the Army (voice)
1990
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as
English Motorist #2
1985
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as
Harry Lorradaile
1980
The Wildcats of St Trinian's
as
Humphry Wills
1980
Queen of the Blues
as
Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
1979
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
as
Judge
1979
The Playbirds
as
Trainer
1978
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as
Lord Edgar Snodley
1976
The Weekend Murders
as
Peter, the butler
1970
Hostile Witness
as
Clerk of Court
1968
The Night Caller
as
Cmdr. Savage
1965
The Murder Game
as
Sir Colin Chalmers
1965
Impact
as
Bill MacKenzie
1963
A Matter of Choice
as
Charles Grant
1963
Cone of Silence
as
Commissioner
1960
Further Up the Creek
as
Whacker Payne
1958
Chain of Events
as
Stockman
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1958
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