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Variety (1964) / A Trip to the Moon (1902) / The Art of the Moving Picture / Peaks of Japanese Cinema / Variety (1948) / The Mark of Zorro (1920) / A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture / The French New Wave / Screenland (1947) / The Lost World (1925) / Writing the Photoplay / Silent Cinema & the Avant-Garde / Cine-Mundial (1946) / He Walked by Night (1948) /
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Ballard Berkeley
Born
6 August 1904
Died
16 January 1988
Place
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Acting

Ballard Berkeley

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).

As actor

Britain and the Blitz

Britain and the Blitz

2025

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005 · Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The BFG

The BFG

1990 · Head of the Army (voice)
National Lampoon's European Vacation

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985 · English Motorist #2
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1980 · Harry Lorradaile
The Wildcats of St Trinian's

The Wildcats of St Trinian's

1980 · Humphry Wills
Queen of the Blues

Queen of the Blues

1979 · Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair

1979 · Judge
The Playbirds

The Playbirds

1978 · Trainer
Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

1976 · Lord Edgar Snodley
The Weekend Murders

The Weekend Murders

1970 · Peter, the butler
Hostile Witness

Hostile Witness

1968 · Clerk of Court
The Night Caller

The Night Caller

1965 · Cmdr. Savage
The Murder Game

The Murder Game

1965 · Sir Colin Chalmers
A Matter of Choice

A Matter of Choice

1963 · Charles Grant
Impact

Impact

1963 · Bill MacKenzie
Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

1960 · Commissioner
Further Up the Creek

Further Up the Creek

1958 · Whacker Payne
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1958 · Court Clerk (uncredited)
Chain of Events

Chain of Events

1958 · Stockman
The Betrayal

The Betrayal

1957 · Lawson
Night of the Demon

Night of the Demon

1957
After the Ball

After the Ball

1957 · Andrews
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957 · Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
Just My Luck

Just My Luck

1957 · Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
My Teenage Daughter

My Teenage Daughter

1956 · Magistrate
The Stolen Airliner

The Stolen Airliner

1955 · Mr Head
The Men of Sherwood Forest

The Men of Sherwood Forest

1954 · Walter
Dangerous Cargo

Dangerous Cargo

1954 · Findley
The Weak and the Wicked

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 · Police Detective