Barry Foster
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 21, 1927
- Died
- February 11, 2002 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
Barry Foster was an English actor who had an extensive career in film, radio, stage and television over almost 50 years. He was best known for playing Kaiser Wilhelm II in Fall of Eagles (1974), Order Wingate (1976), the title character in the British crime series Van der Valk (1972–1992) and Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972).
Known For
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Filmography
The Story of 'Frenzy'
Movie · as Self
Rancid Aluminium
Movie · as Doctor
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
Movie
Roger Roger
TV · as Pieter Eugene · 7 eps
The Wind in the Willows
Movie · as Boatman (voice)
Party Time
Movie · as Gavin
King of the Wind
Movie · as Mr. Williams
A Curious Suicide
Movie · as Roger
Chillers
TV · as Roger · 1 ep
Maurice
Movie · as Dean Cornwallis
After Pilkington
Movie · as Derek
Succubus
Movie · as Mike
Three Kinds of Heat
Movie · as Norris
The Whistle Blower
Movie · as Charles Grieg
Hotel du Lac
Movie · as David Simmonds
Screen Two
TV · as Derek, David Simmonds · 1 ep
Function Room
TV · 1 ep
To Catch a King
Movie · as Max Winter
Heat and Dust
Movie · as Major Minnies
Dalgliesh
TV · as Maxim Howarth · 6 eps
Death of an Expert Witness
TV · as Dr. Maxim Howarth · 7 eps
A Woman Called Golda
Movie · as Major Orde Wingate
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Movie · as Major Glendinning
Smiley's People
TV · as Saul Enderby · 2 eps
Random Moments in a May Garden
Movie · as David
Beyond the Next Mountain
Movie · as Alan Montforce
Bergerac
TV · as Howard Bailey · 1 ep
Danger on Dartmoor
Movie · as Mr. Green
Rabbit Pie Day
Movie · as The Major
The Rear Column
Movie · as Barttelot
A Family Affair
TV · as Richard Barnes · 10 eps
The Wild Geese
Movie · as Thomas Balfour
Sweeney!
Movie · as Elliott McQueen
The Three Hostages
Movie · as Richard Hannay
Premiere
TV · as Major · 1 ep
Orde Wingate
Movie · as Orde Wingate
Practical Experience
Movie · as Bellamy
The Last Word
Movie · as Edward
Old Times
Movie · as Deeley
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Movie · as John Slattery
Playhouse
TV · as Bellamy, David, Maj. Glendinning · 1 ep
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
TV · as Donald Trenton · 2 eps
Frenzy
Movie · as Robert "Bob" Rusk
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Van der Valk
TV · as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk · 32 eps
Ryan's Daughter
Movie · as Tim O'Leary
Doomwatch
TV · as Dr. Carson · 1 ep
Battle of Britain
Movie · as Sqd. Leader Edwards
The Guru
Movie · as Chris
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as John Dixon · 1 ep
Twisted Nerve
Movie · as Gerry Henderson
Inspector Clouseau
Movie · as Addison Steele
Robbery
Movie · as Frank
Omnibus
TV · as John Stanley · 1 ep
The Family Way
Movie · as Joe Thompson
The Interior Decorator
Movie · as Bellamy
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Robert Driscoll · 13 eps
Public Eye
TV · as Gerald Gurney-Stuart · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Phil · 1 ep
King and Country
Movie · as Lt. Webb
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Dan Sankey, Squadron-Leader Phil Osborne, Bellamy · 1 ep
Thursday Theatre
TV · as Jeff Smith · 1 ep
Espionage
TV · as Gerry Paynter · 1 ep
Playback
Movie · as Dave Hollis
Where the Difference Begins
Movie · as Richard
Sir Francis Drake
TV · as Tom Brewster · 1 ep
Drama 61-67
TV · as Monty Mays · 1 ep
Surprise Package
Movie · as US Marshal
Maigret
TV · 1 ep
Sunday-Night Play
TV · 1 ep
Worm in the Bud
Movie · as Edgar Malone
The Siege of Pinchgut
Movie · as Navy Rating (Uncredited)
Sea of Sand
Movie · as Cpl. Matheson
Sea Fury
Movie · as Vincent
Dunkirk
Movie · as Don R
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Movie · as Petty Officer McCarthy
High Flight
Movie · as Wilcox (Flight Controller)
Nicholas Nickleby
TV · as Frank Cheeryble · 2 eps
The Battle of the River Plate
Movie · as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
The Baby and the Battleship
Movie · as First Sailor at Dance
Sunday Night Theatre
TV · as Trooper Bates, Supply Assistant Brooker, Tim Smith · 1 ep