Ballard Berkeley

Acting · 1904–1988 · Margate, Kent, England, UK

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

8.3

Fawlty Towers

1975 · Series · Major Gowen

6.4

The BFG

1990 · Head of the Army (voice)

7.2

Britain and the Blitz

2025

5.6

The Night Caller

1965 · Cmdr. Savage

6.8

Fresh Fields

1984 · Series · Guy Penrose

5.3

Coronation Street

1960 · Series · Colonel Cantrill

7.3

Are You Being Served?

1972 · Series · Angler

5.9

The Blue Parrot

1953 · Supt. Chester

7.1

The New Avengers

1976 · Series · Colonel Foster

3.4

Queen of the Blues

1979 · Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

6.1

Operation Diplomat

1953 · Inspector Austin

4.8

Impact

1963 · Bill MacKenzie

All acting credits90

7.2

Britain and the Blitz

2025

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

6.5

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005 · Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.4

The BFG

1990 · Head of the Army (voice)

6.2

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985 · English Motorist #2

5.7

Me & My Girl

1984 · Series · Major D'Arcy Pendleton

6.8

Fresh Fields

1984 · Series · Guy Penrose

6.6

That's My Boy

1981 · Series · Comm. Buckley

7.3

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980 · Harry Lorradaile

4.3

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980 · Humphry Wills

6.5

Terry and June

1979 · Series · Colonel Culpepper / Sir Arthur Forster-Carter

7.0

To the Manor Born

1979 · Series · Hartley

8.0

Spooner's Patch

1979 · Series · Bank Manager

Kelly Monteith

6.0

Kelly Monteith

1979 · Series

3.1

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

1979 · Judge

3.4

Queen of the Blues

1979 · Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)

4.6

The Playbirds

1978 · Trainer

7.1

The New Avengers

1976 · Series · Colonel Foster

7.5

Mike Yarwood In Persons

1976 · Series