Deceased

When Did Ballard Berkeley Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asBallard BlascheckGenderMaleNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandBorn06/08/1904Born inMargate, Kent, England, UKDied16/01/1988 (aged 83)Died inLondonWikidataQ1990442 ↗TMDb#129033 ↗

Ballard Blascheck, known professionally as Ballard Berkeley, was an English actor of stage and screen. He is best remembered for playing Major Gowen in the British television sitcom Fawlty Towers.

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Filmography66 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Britain and the BlitzMovie	—	121
2005	The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovie	Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)	101
1985	National Lampoon's European VacationMovie	English Motorist #2	81
1981	That's My BoySeries	Comm. Buckley	77
1980	Little Lord FauntleroyMovie	Harry Lorradaile	76
1980	The Wildcats of St Trinian'sMovie	Humphry Wills	76
1979	Terry and JuneSeries	Colonel Culpepper	75
1979	To the Manor BornSeries	Hartley	75
1979	Kelly MonteithSeries	—	75
1977	Mr BigSeries	Hotel Manager	73
1976	The New AvengersSeries	Colonel Foster	72
1975	Fawlty TowersSeries	Major Gowen	71
1972	SykesSeries	Lord Plunket-Taylor	68
1972	Are You Being Served?Series	Angler	68
1970	The GoodiesSeries	Chairman of the British Olympic Committee	66
1970	The Weekend MurdersMovie	Peter, the butler	66
1969	The Main ChanceSeries	Major Dibbyn	65
1969	HadleighSeries	Lord Cranford	65
1967	All Gas and GaitersSeries	—	63
1966	Till Death Us Do PartSeries	Golfer	62
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Cornford	61
1965	The Night CallerMovie	Cmdr. Savage	61
1965	The Murder GameMovie	Sir Colin Chalmers	61
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	First Committee Member	60
1964	Sherlock HolmesSeries	Sir James Damery	60
1964	Story ParadeSeries	General Sanctuary	60
1964	SwizzlewickSeries	Major Lamb	60
1963	ImpactMovie	Bill MacKenzie	59
1963	A Matter of ChoiceMovie	Charles Grant	59
1960	Coronation StreetSeries	Colonel Cantrill	56
1960	MaigretSeries	Dr. Pardon	56
1960	The CheatersSeries	Harry Tyler	56
1959	No Hiding PlaceSeries	Simmy Knowles	55
1958	IvanhoeSeries	Rand the Goldsmith	54
1958	Further Up the CreekMovie	Whacker Payne	54
1958	Chain of EventsMovie	Stockman	54
1957	Just My LuckMovie	Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)	53
1957	The BetrayalMovie	Lawson	53
1957	Night of the DemonMovie	—	53
1956	The BuccaneersSeries	Rafton	52
1956	The Adventures of Sir LancelotSeries	Sir Urgan	52
1956	My Teenage DaughterMovie	Magistrate	52
1955	Dixon of Dock GreenSeries	Harry Bates	51
1955	The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries	Tybalt	51
1954	The Weak and the WickedMovie	Police Detective	50
1954	Forbidden CargoMovie	Cooper	50
1954	The Men of Sherwood ForestMovie	Walter	50
1954	Delayed ActionMovie	Insp. Crane	50
1953	3 Steps to the GallowsMovie	Insp. Haley	49
1952	The Big FrameMovie	Doctor	48
1952	The Night Won't TalkMovie	—	48
1952	Circumstantial EvidenceMovie	Det. Insp. Hall	48
1951	The Long Dark HallMovie	Supt. Maxey	47
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Bentley	46
1947	They Made Me a FugitiveMovie	Rockliffe	43
1946	Quiet WeekendMovie	Jim Brent	42
1942	In Which We ServeMovie	Engineer Commander	38
1940	The Flying SquadMovie	Smuggler in Airplane	36
1939	The Gang's All HereMovie	Detective in Nightclub	35
1939	The Saint in LondonMovie	Richard Blake	35
1939	Black EyesMovie	Diner	35
1937	Jennifer HaleMovie	Richard Severn	33
1936	East Meets WestMovie	Nazim	32
1934	White EnsignMovie	—	30
1930	The Chinese BungalowMovie	Richard Marquess	26
1930	London MelodyMovie	Jan Moor	26