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
They Made Me a Fugitive
as Rockliffe
In Which We Serve
as Engineer Commander
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
Stage Fright
as Sergeant Mellish
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Edgar Snodley
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Walter
Known For - TV Shows
Coronation Street
as Colonel Cantrill
BBC Play of the Month
as Cornford
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
as Simmy Knowles
Maigret
as Dr. Pardon
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Count de Waldern
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Tybalt
The Wednesday Play
as First Committee Member
Fawlty Towers
as Major Gowen
The New Avengers
as Colonel Foster