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
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
Night of the Demon
In Which We Serve
as Engineer Commander
Stage Fright
as Sergeant Mellish
They Made Me a Fugitive
as Rockliffe
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Edgar Snodley
Cone of Silence
as Commissioner
The Long Dark Hall
as Supt. Maxey
Known For - TV Shows
Coronation Street
as Colonel Cantrill
BBC Play of the Month
as Cornford
The Goodies
as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
Maigret
as Dr. Pardon
Fawlty Towers
as Major Gowen
The Wednesday Play
as First Committee Member
Sunday Night Theatre
as Bentley
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Count de Waldern
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Tybalt
