Ballard Berkeley
August 6, 1904 · 121 years old
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
9 titles
Fawlty Towers
Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
Stage Fright
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
The BFG
A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.
In Which We Serve
This "story of a ship", the British destroyer H.M.S. Torrin, is told in flashbacks by survivors as they cling to a life raft.
Britain and the Blitz
This approach brings history to life through vividly restored archival footage and firsthand accounts of WWII Britain during the Blitz.
The Playbirds
Two detectives are drawn into the world of porn, while investigating murders of centrefolds...
The Weekend Murders
A family goes to a British estate to hear the reading of a will and while there they are murdered one by one.
The Men of Sherwood Forest
In 1194, on his return from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart is taken prisoner in Germany. Disguised as a troubadour, Robin Hood formulates a plan to rescue Richard but he is captured himself.
After the Ball
The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility.