Where to watch Ballard Berkeley in the UK

Find every Ballard Berkeley film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.

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).

Acting
Born 6 August 1904
Died 16 January 1988 (age 83)
Margate, Kent, England, UK
87 credits

Ballard Berkeley films streaming in the UK

Most-watched films featuring Ballard Berkeley, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985 · ★ 6.2

as English Motorist #2

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as Engineer Commander

The BFG

1990 · ★ 6.4

as Head of the Army (voice)

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

1976 · ★ 4.6

as Lord Edgar Snodley

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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005 · ★ 6.5

as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Weak and the Wicked

1954 · ★ 6.5

as Police Detective

The Men of Sherwood Forest

as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)

Ballard Berkeley TV shows streaming in the UK

Selected TV credits featuring Ballard Berkeley.

Coronation Street

1960 · ★ 5.4

as Colonel Cantrill

BBC Play of the Month

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as First Committee Member

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Every credit ScreenSearch indexes for Ballard Berkeley, ranked by popularity. Click any title for UK streaming, rent and buy options.

Coronation Street (1960) as Colonel Cantrill
BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Cornford
No Hiding Place (1959) Cast
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) as Count de Waldern
The Wednesday Play (1964) as First Committee Member
Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as Bentley
Maigret (1960) as Dr. Pardon
The New Avengers (1976) as Colonel Foster
The Main Chance (1969) as Major Dibbyn
Fawlty Towers (1975) as Major Gowen
Story Parade (1964) as General Sanctuary
Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as Mr. Noakes
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956) Cast
Are You Being Served? (1972) as Angler
United! (1965) Cast
The Buccaneers (1956) as Rafton
The Goodies (1970) as Chairman of the British Olympic Committee
Till Death Us Do Part (1966) as Golfer
Sykes (1972) as Lord Plunket-Taylor
Terry and June (1979) as Colonel Culpepper
Ivanhoe (1958) as Rand the Goldsmith
Hadleigh (1969) as Lord Cranford
Sherlock Holmes (1964) as Sir Charles Baskerville
Ghost Squad (1961) Cast
That's My Boy (1981) as Comm. Buckley
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985) as English Motorist #2
All Gas and Gaiters (1967) Cast
To the Manor Born (1979) as Hartley
Fresh Fields (1984) as Guy Penrose
Bless This House (1971) as Group Captain
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) as Harry Lorradaile
The Cheaters (1960) as Harry Tyler
Night of the Demon (1957) Cast
Stage Fright (1950) as Sergeant Mellish
In Which We Serve (1942) as Engineer Commander
Oh, Father! (1973) as Dr Grant
The BFG (1990) as Head of the Army (voice)
Mike Yarwood In Persons (1976) Cast
Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976) as Lord Edgar Snodley
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy (2005) as Major Gowen (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Weak and the Wicked (1954) as Police Detective
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) as Walter
The Playbirds (1978) as Trainer
Just My Luck (1957) as Starter at Goodwood (uncredited)
Blackmailed (1951) as Dr. McCormick
Kelly Monteith (1979) Cast
Further Up the Creek (1958) as Whacker Payne
Forbidden Cargo (1954) as Cooper
Operation Diplomat (1953) as Inspector Austin
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) as Lieutenant Colonel Dewar-Curie
They Made Me a Fugitive (1947) as Rockliffe
Dangerous Cargo (1954) as Findley
Cone of Silence (1960) as Commissioner
The Wildcats of St Trinian's (1980) as Humphry Wills
The Flying Squad (1940) as Smuggler in Airplane
My Teenage Daughter (1956) as Magistrate
The Big Frame (1952) as Doctor
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) as Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Blue Parrot (1953) as Supt. Chester
The Long Dark Hall (1951) as Supt. Maxey
The Gang's All Here (1939) as Detective in Nightclub
The Night Caller (1965) as Cmdr. Savage
Hostile Witness (1968) as Clerk of Court
The Saint in London (1939) as Richard Blake
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979) as Judge
Black Eyes (1939) as Diner
Chain of Events (1958) as Stockman
Impact (1963) as Bill MacKenzie
3 Steps to the Gallows (1953) as Insp. Haley
Britain and the Blitz (2025) Cast
The Frightened Man (1952) as Inspector Bligh
After the Ball (1957) as Andrews
The Weekend Murders (1970) as Peter, the butler
East Meets West (1936) as Nazim
Circumstantial Evidence (1952) as Det. Insp. Hall
A Matter of Choice (1963) as Charles Grant
Quiet Weekend (1946) as Jim Brent
The Murder Game (1965) as Sir Colin Chalmers
Queen of the Blues (1979) as Uncle Fred (as Ballard Barclay)
The Stolen Airliner (1955) as Mr Head

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What are Ballard Berkeley's most popular films?

Most-watched Ballard Berkeley films currently: National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980), Night of the Demon (1957), Stage Fright (1950), In Which We Serve (1942).

What TV shows has Ballard Berkeley appeared in?

Selected TV credits: Coronation Street (1960), BBC Play of the Month (1965), No Hiding Place (1959), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), The Wednesday Play (1964).

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