About
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).
Filmography
Britain and the Blitz2025
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG1990 · Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation1985 · English Motorist #2
Little Lord Fauntleroy1980 · Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St Trinian's1980 · Humphry Wills
Queen of the Blues1979 · Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair1979 · Judge
The Playbirds1978 · Trainer
Confessions of a Driving Instructor1976 · Lord Edgar Snodley
The Weekend Murders1970 · Peter, the butler
Hostile Witness1968 · Clerk of Court
The Night Caller1965 · Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game1965 · Sir Colin Chalmers
Impact1963 · Bill MacKenzie
A Matter of Choice1963 · Charles Grant
Cone of Silence1960 · Commissioner
Further Up the Creek1958 · Whacker Payne
Chain of Events1958 · Stockman
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1958 · Court Clerk (uncredited)