Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/6/1904
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
Operation Diplomat
as Inspector Austin
Quiet Weekend
as Jim Brent
National Lampoon's European Vacation
as Second English Motorist
Confessions of a Driving Instructor
as Lord Edgar Snodley
Stage Fright
as Sergeant Mellish
Hostile Witness
as Clerk of Court
Blackmailed
as Dr. McCormick
The BFG
as Head of the Army (voice)
Impact
as Bill MacKenzie
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Harry Lorradaile
Dangerous Cargo
as Findley
The Night Caller
as Cmdr. Savage
They Made Me a Fugitive
as Rockliffe
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
The Saint in London
as Richard Blake
The Blue Parrot
as Supt. Chester
Forbidden Cargo
as Cooper
My Teenage Daughter
as Magistrate
Just My Luck
as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
The Murder Game
as Sir Colin Chalmers
Career Timeline
1980
1979
1976
1970
1965
1964
1960
1958
1957
1956
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Count de Waldern
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Tybalt
Dixon of Dock Green
as Mr. Noakes
Dixon of Dock Green
as Mr. Briggs
Dixon of Dock Green
as Mac
Dixon of Dock Green
as Charles Devenish
Dixon of Dock Green
as Victor Dowson
Dixon of Dock Green
as Joe Magnus
Dixon of Dock Green
as Harry Bates
Dixon of Dock Green
as Colonel
The Stolen Airliner
as Mr Head