Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Blascheck (6 August 1904 – 16 January 1988),^[1] known in his work as Ballard Berkeley,^[a] was an English actor. He is best known for playing Major Gowen in the British television sitcom Fawlty Towers. ^[2][3]

Ballard Berkeley
Born	Ballard Blascheck (1904-08-06)6 August 1904 Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Died	16 January 1988(1988-01-16) (aged 83) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1930–1988
Spouse	Dorothy Long ​ (m. 1929)​