Barry Foster

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-08-21

Day of death

2002-02-11 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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

    Bergerac

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • The Guru

    The Guru

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

  • Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Inspector Clouseau

    Inspector Clouseau

  • Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

  • Maurice

    Maurice

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Sweeney!

    Sweeney!

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • After Pilkington

    After Pilkington

  • Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

  • Sea Fury

    Sea Fury

  • The Baby and the Battleship

    The Baby and the Battleship

  • The Troubleshooters

    The Troubleshooters

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake

  • Playback

    Playback

  • Party Time

    Party Time

  • Surprise Package

    Surprise Package

  • The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

  • Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

  • The Battle of the River Plate

    The Battle of the River Plate

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Ryan's Daughter

    Ryan's Daughter

  • The Family Way

    The Family Way

  • Heat and Dust

    Heat and Dust

  • Old Times

    Old Times

  • The Whistle Blower

    The Whistle Blower

  • King and Country

    King and Country

  • Where the Difference Begins

    Where the Difference Begins

  • Sea of Sand

    Sea of Sand

  • Frenzy

    Frenzy

  • Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

    Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

  • King of the Wind

    King of the Wind

  • To Catch a King

    To Catch a King

  • Orde Wingate

    Orde Wingate

  • A Woman Called Golda

    A Woman Called Golda

  • Beyond the Next Mountain

    Beyond the Next Mountain

  • Succubus

    Succubus

  • Random Moments in a May Garden

    Random Moments in a May Garden

  • Worm in the Bud

    Worm in the Bud

  • A Quiet Day in Belfast

    A Quiet Day in Belfast

  • Twisted Nerve

    Twisted Nerve

  • Danger on Dartmoor

    Danger on Dartmoor

  • The Story of 'Frenzy'

    The Story of 'Frenzy'

  • A Curious Suicide

    A Curious Suicide

  • Rabbit Pie Day

    Rabbit Pie Day

  • Hotel du Lac

    Hotel du Lac

  • The Last Word

    The Last Word

  • The Interior Decorator

    The Interior Decorator

  • Robbery

    Robbery

  • The Three Hostages

    The Three Hostages

  • Roger Roger

    Roger Roger

  • Divorce His, Divorce Hers

    Divorce His, Divorce Hers

  • Death of an Expert Witness

    Death of an Expert Witness

  • Rancid Aluminium

    Rancid Aluminium

  • Three Kinds of Heat

    Three Kinds of Heat

  • How Many Miles to Babylon?

    How Many Miles to Babylon?

  • Practical Experience

    Practical Experience

  • Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

    Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization