Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

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

Stage Fright

as Sergeant Mellish

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Harry Lorradaile

Cast Credits

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)

The BFG

as Head of the Army (voice)

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Harry Lorradaile

Queen of the Blues

as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

The Playbirds

as Trainer

The Weekend Murders

as Peter, the butler

Hostile Witness

as Clerk of Court

The Night Caller

as Cmdr. Savage

The Murder Game

as Sir Colin Chalmers

Impact

as Bill MacKenzie

A Matter of Choice

as Charles Grant

Cone of Silence

as Commissioner

Further Up the Creek

as Whacker Payne

Chain of Events

as Stockman

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Court Clerk (uncredited)

Just My Luck

as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

After the Ball

as Andrews

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

as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie

The Betrayal

as Lawson

My Teenage Daughter

as Magistrate

Delayed Action

as Insp. Crane

Dangerous Cargo

as Findley