Barry Foster

Personal Info

Birthday

August 21, 1927

Day of Death

2002-02-11

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also Known As

John Barry Foster

Barry Foster

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

Bergerac

The Wednesday Play

Playhouse

Dalgliesh

Smiley's People

Screen Two

Public Eye

Van der Valk

Filmography

2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Self
2000
Rancid Aluminium
as Doctor
1995
The Wind in the Willows
as Boatman
1992
Party Time
as Gavin
1990
King of the Wind
as Mr. Williams
1987
Maurice
as Dean Cornwallis
Succubus
as Mike
Three Kinds of Heat
as Norris
After Pilkington
as Derek
1986
The Whistle Blower
as Charles Grieg
Hotel du Lac
as David Simmonds
1984
To Catch a King
as Max Winter
1983
Heat and Dust
as Major Minnies
1982
A Woman Called Golda
as Major Orde Wingate
How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Major Glendinning
1981
Random Moments in a May Garden
as David
Beyond the Next Mountain
as Alan Montforce
1980
Rabbit Pie Day
as The Major
Danger on Dartmoor
as Mr. Green
1978
The Wild Geese
as Thomas Balfour
1977
The Three Hostages
as Richard Hannay
Sweeney!
as Elliott McQueen
1976
Orde Wingate
as Orde Wingate
Practical Experience
as Bellamy
1975
Old Times
as Deeley
The Last Word
as Edward
1974
A Quiet Day in Belfast
as John Slattery
1972
Frenzy
as Robert Rusk
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
as Narrator (voice)
1970
Ryan's Daughter
as Tim O'Leary
1969
Battle of Britain
as Sqd. Leader Edwards
The Guru
as Chris
1968
Twisted Nerve
as Gerry Henderson
Inspector Clouseau
as Addison Steele
1967
Robbery
as Frank
1966
The Family Way
as Joe Thompson
1965
The Interior Decorator
as Bellamy
1964
King and Country
as Lt. Webb
1961
Where the Difference Begins
as Richard
1960
Surprise Package
as US Marshal
1959
Worm in the Bud
as Edgar Malone
1958
Sea of Sand
as Cpl. Matheson
Sea Fury
as Vincent
Dunkirk
as Don R
1957
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Petty Officer McCarthy
1956
The Battle of the River Plate
as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
The Baby and the Battleship
as First Sailor at Dance