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