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Ballard Blascheck (6 August 1904 – 16 January 1988), 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.
Aug 9, 2021 · Ballard Berkeley, who played the bumbling Major Gowen that seemed to always be locked in an endless quest for the afternoon paper in Fawlty Towers, would have been 117 on Friday. The English actor, who appeared on stage and screen, passed away in 1988.
Overview. Born. August 6, 1904 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. Died. January 16, 1988 · Westminster, London, England, UK (undisclosed) Birth name. Ballard Blascheck. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. Ballard Berkeley made his professional stage debut in 1928, and performed for many years in London's West End and in New York theatres.
- August 6, 1904
- January 16, 1988
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). Born August 6, 1904. Died January 16, 1988 (83)
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- Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Westminster, London, England, UK
British actor of stage and screen (1904–1988) – Ballard Berkeley was born in Margate (Town in Kent, England) on August 6th, 1904 and died in London (Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) on January 16th, 1988 at the age of 83.
- August 6, 1904
- January 16, 1988
Ballard Berkeley (born Ballard Blascheck; 6 August 1903 – 16 January 1988) was an English actor of stage and screen. He played Major Gowen in the British television sitcom Fawlty Towers.
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Aug 6, 2021 · Happy birthday to the late Ballard Berkeley. The Major was such a lovely person and incredibly talented. #fawltytowers 🇬🇧 | By John Cleese.
