Autographs of Ballard Berkeley
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 (1975 and 1979).
The son of Joseph and Beatrice Blascheck, he was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He married Dorothy Long in Liverpool in January 1929. During the 1930s, he performed regularly in the so-called "quota quickies". One of his earliest roles was as the heroic lead in the 1937 film The Last Adventurers.
He served as a special constable with the Metropolitan Police during the Second World War, witnessing the Blitz at first hand, including the bombing of the Café de Paris nightclub. For his service, he received the Defence Medal and the Special Constabulary Long Service Medal.
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Traded items with a signature of Ballard Berkeley
The most expensive item with a signature of Ballard Berkeley (SIGNED Fawlty Towers Script Book by 9 Cleese Booth Sachs Scales Ballard Berkeley) was sold in November 2024 for £725.00 while the cheapest item (Signed Fawlty Towers Ballard Berkeley The Major 7X5 Beautiful Ready to Frame) found a new owner for £5.99 in October 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2024 with an average selling price of £462.47 for an autographed item of Ballard Berkeley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2024 with £462.47 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £23.65 was April 2014. In average, an autographed item from Ballard Berkeley is worth £79.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ballard Berkeley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | BALLARD BERKELEY Fawlty Towers AUTOGRAPH ON A PAGE | £50.00 |  |
| BALLARD BERKELEY (1904-1988) signed letter FAWLTY TOWERS, ARE YOU BEING SERVED? | £79.99 | |
| Ballard Berkeley (Major Gowen In Fawlty Towers) Hand Signed Album Page | £150.00 | |
| Ballard Berkeley Fawlty Towers rare signed autograph signature COA UACC AFTAL | £199.95 | |
| BALLARD BERKELEY ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH. FAWLTY TOWERS | £75.00 | |
| Ballard Berkeley Signed Album Page | £45.00 | |
| BALLARD BERKELEY signed photo Actor FAWLTY TOWERS, ARE YOU BEING SERVD? (RARE) | £79.99 | |
| Ballard Berkeley vintage signed letter Fawlty Towers AFTAL#145 | £90.88 | |
| Ballard Berkeley vintage signed page Fawlty Towers | £57.89 | |
| Ballard Berkeley vintage signed page Fawlty Towers AFTAL#145 | £110.00 | |
| Ballard Berkeley vintage signed page Fawlty Towers AFTAL#145 | £93.89 | |
| Ballard Berkeley vintage signed page Fawlty Towers AFTAL#145 | £92.00 | |
| BALLARD BERKELEY, Fawlty Towers, original signed autograph letter to fan ! | £99.48 | |
| JOHN CLEESE & BALLARD BERKELEY in FAWLTY TOWERS Authentic Signed Display UACC | £115.00 | |
| SIGNED Fawlty Towers Script Book by 9 Cleese Booth Sachs Scales Ballard Berkeley | £725.00 | |
