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Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Acting Born: August 6, 1904 • 83 years old (deceased) • Margate, Kent, England, UK

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).

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Also Known As

Ballard Blascheck

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Known For

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as Colonel Cantrill

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as Cornford

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Count de Waldern

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as First Committee Member

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Bentley

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Noakes

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

as Rafton

Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served?

as Angler

The Goodies

The Goodies

as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee

Maigret

Maigret

as Dr. Pardon

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers

as Major Gowen

Terry and June

Terry and June

as Colonel Culpepper

Ghost Squad

Ghost Squad

The New Avengers

The New Avengers

as Colonel Foster

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as Major Dibbyn

Sykes

Sykes

as Lord Plunket-Taylor

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

as Rand the Goldsmith

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

as Golfer

Hadleigh

Hadleigh

as Lord Cranford