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Acting
Barry Foster
Also known as: John 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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 21, 1927
Day of Death
February 11, 2002
Age at Death
74 years old
Place of Birth
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Popularity Score
1.0
Filmography
The Story of 'Frenzy'
Self
2001Movie
Rancid Aluminium
Doctor
2000Movie
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998Movie
Roger Roger
Pieter Eugene
1998TV
The Wind in the Willows
Boatman (voice)
1995Movie
Party Time
Gavin
1992Movie
King of the Wind
Mr. Williams
1990Movie
A Curious Suicide
Roger
1990Movie
Chillers
Roger
1990TV
Maurice
Dean Cornwallis
1987Movie
After Pilkington
Derek
1987Movie
Succubus
Mike
1987Movie
Three Kinds of Heat
Norris
1987Movie
The Whistle Blower
Charles Grieg
1986Movie
Hotel du Lac
David Simmonds
1986Movie
Screen Two
Derek
1985TV
Function Room
1985TV
To Catch a King
Max Winter
1984Movie
Heat and Dust
Major Minnies
1983Movie
Dalgliesh
Maxim Howarth
1983TV
Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Maxim Howarth
1983TV
A Woman Called Golda
Major Orde Wingate
1982Movie
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Major Glendinning
1982Movie
Smiley's People
Saul Enderby
1982TV
Random Moments in a May Garden
David
1981Movie
Beyond the Next Mountain
Alan Montforce
1981Movie
Bergerac
Howard Bailey
1981TV
Danger on Dartmoor
Mr. Green
1980Movie
Rabbit Pie Day
The Major
1980Movie
The Rear Column
Barttelot
1980Movie
A Family Affair
Richard Barnes
1979TV
The Wild Geese
Thomas Balfour
1978Movie
Sweeney!
Elliott McQueen
1977Movie
The Three Hostages
Richard Hannay
1977Movie
Premiere
Major
1977TV
Orde Wingate
Orde Wingate
1976Movie
Practical Experience
Bellamy
1976Movie
The Last Word
Edward
1975Movie
Old Times
Deeley
1975Movie
A Quiet Day in Belfast
John Slattery
1974Movie
Fall of Eagles
Kaiser Wilhelm II
1974TV
Playhouse
Bellamy
1974TV
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Donald Trenton
1973TV
Frenzy
Robert "Bob" Rusk
1972Movie
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Narrator (voice)
1972Movie
Van der Valk
Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
1972TV
Ryan's Daughter
Tim O'Leary
1970Movie
Doomwatch
Dr. Carson
1970TV
Battle of Britain
Sqd. Leader Edwards
1969Movie
The Guru
Chris
1969Movie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
John Dixon
1969TV
Twisted Nerve
Gerry Henderson
1968Movie
Inspector Clouseau
Addison Steele
1968Movie
Robbery
Frank
1967Movie
The Family Way
Joe Thompson
1966Movie
The Interior Decorator
Bellamy
1965Movie
The Troubleshooters
Robert Driscoll
1965TV
Public Eye
Gerald Gurney-Stuart
1965TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Phil
1965TV
King and Country
Lt. Webb
1964Movie
The Wednesday Play
Dan Sankey
1964TV
Thursday Theatre
Jeff Smith
1964TV
Espionage
Gerry Paynter
1963TV
Playback
Dave Hollis
1962Movie
Where the Difference Begins
Richard
1961Movie
Sir Francis Drake
Tom Brewster
1961TV
Drama 61-67
Monty Mays
1961TV
Surprise Package
US Marshal
1960Movie
Maigret
1960TV
Sunday-Night Play
1960TV
Worm in the Bud
Edgar Malone
1959Movie
The Siege of Pinchgut
Navy Rating (Uncredited)
1959Movie
Sea of Sand
Cpl. Matheson
1958Movie
Sea Fury
Vincent
1958Movie
Dunkirk
Don R
1958Movie
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Petty Officer McCarthy
1957Movie
Nicholas Nickleby
Frank Cheeryble
1957TV
The Battle of the River Plate
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
1956Movie
The Baby and the Battleship
First Sailor at Dance
1956Movie
Sunday Night Theatre
Trooper Bates
1950TV