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Ballard Berkeley(1904-1988)

  • Actor
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Ballard Berkeley and Anton Rodgers in Fresh Fields (1984)
A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.
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Ballard Berkeley was born on 6 August 1904 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Fawlty Towers (1975), Stage Fright (1950) and Leave It to Todhunter (1958). He was married to Dorothy Long. He died on 16 January 1988 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
BornAugust 6, 1904
DiedJanuary 16, 1988(83)
BornAugust 6, 1904
DiedJanuary 16, 1988(83)
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Known for

John Cleese, Connie Booth, Andrew Sachs, and Prunella Scales in Fawlty Towers (1975)
Fawlty Towers
8.8
TV Series
  • Major Gowen
Marlene Dietrich, Richard Todd, Michael Wilding, and Jane Wyman in Stage Fright (1950)
Stage Fright
7.0
  • Sergeant Mellish
  • 1950
Leave It to Todhunter
TV Series
  • Det. Chief Insp. Moresby
Operation Diplomat (1953)
Operation Diplomat
6.3
  • Inspector Austin
  • 1953

Credits

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Actor

  • David Jason and Amanda Root in The BFG (1989)
    The BFG
    6.7
    • Head Of The Army (voice)
    • 1989
  • Terry and June (1979)
    Terry and June
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Sir Arthur Forster-Carter
    • Colonel Culpepper
    • 1982–1987
  • Richard O'Sullivan and Joanne Ridley in Me and My Girl (1984)
    Me and My Girl
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Major D'Arcy Pendleton
    • 1987
  • Fresh Fields (1984)
    Fresh Fields
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Guy
    • Guy Penrose
    • 1984–1986
  • Dramarama (1983)
    Dramarama
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Rupert Berkeley-Urquhart
    • 1986
  • Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, and Jason Lively in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
    National Lampoon's European Vacation
    6.2
    • Second English Motorist
    • 1985
  • Lame Ducks (1984)
    Lame Ducks
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Hector
    • 1984
  • That's My Boy (1981)
    That's My Boy
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Commander Buckley
    • 1984
  • Ben Aris, David Griffin, Diane Holland, Jeffrey Holland, Ruth Madoc, Paul Shane, and Su Pollard in Hi-de-Hi! (1980)
    Hi-de-Hi!
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Gentleman
    • 1983
  • Bullshot Crummond (1983)
    Bullshot Crummond
    5.9
    • Hotel Guest
    • 1983
  • Trevor Bannister, Arthur Brough, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Mollie Sugden, and Frank Thornton in Are You Being Served? (1972)
    Are You Being Served?
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Angler
    • 1983
  • Kelly Monteith in Kelly Monteith (1979)
    Kelly Monteith
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Dr. Talbot
    • 1982
  • Janet Brown in Janet and Company (1980)
    Janet and Company
    TV Series
    • 1982
  • Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)
    To the Manor Born
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Hartley
    • 1981
  • Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse (1981)
    Thank You, P.G. Wodehouse
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Lord Ickenham
    • 1981

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ballard Barclay
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • August 6, 1904
    • Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 16, 1988
    • Westminster, London, England, UK(bronchopneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Dorothy Long1929 - ?
  • Children
      Penny Berkeley
  • Other works
    Replaced late actor Norman Shelley as Colonel Freddy Danby in the long-running BBC Radio 4 series, "The Archers".

Did you know

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    Along with Jack Hulbert, he was a special constable with the London Metropolitan Police during World War II.

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