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

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Public Eye

    Public Eye

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • The Troubleshooters

    The Troubleshooters

  • Sunday-Night Play

    Sunday-Night Play

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • The Baby and the Battleship

    The Baby and the Battleship

  • Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • The Whistle Blower

    The Whistle Blower

  • Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake

  • Succubus

    Succubus

  • A Quiet Day in Belfast

    A Quiet Day in Belfast

  • Frenzy

    Frenzy

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

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

  • King of the Wind

    King of the Wind

  • To Catch a King

    To Catch a King

  • Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

  • Inspector Clouseau

    Inspector Clouseau

  • Where the Difference Begins

    Where the Difference Begins

  • Sea Fury

    Sea Fury

  • Surprise Package

    Surprise Package

  • Robbery

    Robbery

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

  • The Family Way

    The Family Way

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

  • Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

    Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

  • The Story of 'Frenzy'

    The Story of 'Frenzy'

  • The Battle of the River Plate

    The Battle of the River Plate

  • Sea of Sand

    Sea of Sand

  • Heat and Dust

    Heat and Dust

  • Beyond the Next Mountain

    Beyond the Next Mountain

  • The Interior Decorator

    The Interior Decorator

  • The Three Hostages

    The Three Hostages

  • Maurice

    Maurice

  • Party Time

    Party Time

  • King and Country

    King and Country

  • Sweeney!

    Sweeney!

  • The Guru

    The Guru

  • Rabbit Pie Day

    Rabbit Pie Day

  • The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese

  • After Pilkington

    After Pilkington

  • Playback

    Playback

  • Roger Roger

    Roger Roger

  • Divorce His, Divorce Hers

    Divorce His, Divorce Hers

  • A Curious Suicide

    A Curious Suicide

  • Ryan's Daughter

    Ryan's Daughter

  • Danger on Dartmoor

    Danger on Dartmoor

  • Hotel du Lac

    Hotel du Lac

  • Death of an Expert Witness

    Death of an Expert Witness

  • Old Times

    Old Times

  • A Woman Called Golda

    A Woman Called Golda

  • Twisted Nerve

    Twisted Nerve

  • Random Moments in a May Garden

    Random Moments in a May Garden

  • The Last Word

    The Last Word

  • Practical Experience

    Practical Experience

  • Orde Wingate

    Orde Wingate

  • Worm in the Bud

    Worm in the Bud

  • Three Kinds of Heat

    Three Kinds of Heat

  • Rancid Aluminium

    Rancid Aluminium

  • Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

    Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

  • How Many Miles to Babylon?

    How Many Miles to Babylon?