Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 6, 1904
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 - Movies
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as English Motorist #2
Night of the Demon
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
Stage Fright
as Sergeant Mellish
In Which We Serve
as Engineer Commander
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Edgar Snodley
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
Cone of Silence
as Commissioner
They Made Me a Fugitive
as Rockliffe
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
as Judge
Known For - TV Shows
Coronation Street
as Colonel Cantrill
BBC Play of the Month
as Cornford
Maigret
as Dr. Pardon
The Wednesday Play
as First Committee Member
The Goodies
as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
Sunday Night Theatre
as Bentley
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
as Simmy Knowles
Fawlty Towers
as Major Gowen
The New Avengers
as Colonel Foster