Barry Foster

Acting

Barry Foster

Born August 21, 1927Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK72 credits

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

Rancid Aluminium
2000Rancid Aluminium
as DoctorMovie
Roger Roger
1998Roger Roger
as Pieter EugeneTV
Party Time
1992Party Time
as GavinMovie
King of the Wind
1990King of the Wind
as Mr. WilliamsMovie
Chillers
1990Chillers
as RogerTV
Maurice
1987Maurice
as Dean CornwallisMovie
Succubus
1987Succubus
as MikeMovie
The Whistle Blower
1986The Whistle Blower
as Charles GriegMovie
Hotel du Lac
1986Hotel du Lac
as David SimmondsMovie
Screen Two
1985Screen Two
as DerekTV
To Catch a King
1984To Catch a King
as Max WinterMovie
Dalgliesh
1983Dalgliesh
as Maxim HowarthTV
Death of an Expert Witness
1983Death of an Expert Witness
as Dr. Maxim HowarthTV
Heat and Dust
1983Heat and Dust
as Major MinniesMovie
Smiley's People
1982Smiley's People
as Saul EnderbyTV
A Woman Called Golda
1982A Woman Called Golda
as Major Orde WingateMovie
How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Major GlendinningMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergerac
as Howard BaileyTV
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981Beyond the Next Mountain
as Alan MontforceMovie
Rabbit Pie Day
1980Rabbit Pie Day
as The MajorMovie
The Rear Column
1980The Rear Column
as BarttelotMovie
Danger on Dartmoor
1980Danger on Dartmoor
as Mr. GreenMovie
The Wild Geese
1978The Wild Geese
as Thomas BalfourMovie
T
1977The Three Hostages
as Richard HannayMovie
Sweeney!
1977Sweeney!
as Elliott McQueenMovie
Orde Wingate
1976Orde Wingate
as Orde WingateMovie
Old Times
1975Old Times
as DeeleyMovie
The Last Word
1975The Last Word
as EdwardMovie
A Quiet Day in Belfast
1974A Quiet Day in Belfast
as John SlatteryMovie
Fall of Eagles
1974Fall of Eagles
as Kaiser Wilhelm IITV
Playhouse
1974Playhouse
as BellamyTV
Van der Valk
1972Van der Valk
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der ValkTV
Frenzy
1972Frenzy
as Robert "Bob" RuskMovie
Ryan's Daughter
1970Ryan's Daughter
as Tim O'LearyMovie
Doomwatch
1970Doomwatch
as Dr. CarsonTV
Battle of Britain
1969Battle of Britain
as Sqd. Leader EdwardsMovie
The Guru
1969The Guru
as ChrisMovie
Twisted Nerve
1968Twisted Nerve
as Gerry HendersonMovie
Inspector Clouseau
1968Inspector Clouseau
as Addison SteeleMovie
Robbery
1967Robbery
as FrankMovie
The Family Way
1966The Family Way
as Joe ThompsonMovie
The Troubleshooters
1965The Troubleshooters
as Robert DriscollTV
Public Eye
1965Public Eye
as Gerald Gurney-StuartTV
The Wednesday Play
1964The Wednesday Play
as Dan SankeyTV
King and Country
1964King and Country
as Lt. WebbMovie
Playback
1962Playback
as Dave HollisMovie
Sir Francis Drake
1961Sir Francis Drake
as Tom BrewsterTV
D
1961Drama 61-67
as Monty MaysTV
Surprise Package
1960Surprise Package
as US MarshalMovie
Worm in the Bud
1959Worm in the Bud
as Edgar MaloneMovie
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959The Siege of Pinchgut
as Navy Rating (Uncredited)Movie
Sea of Sand
1958Sea of Sand
as Cpl. MathesonMovie
Sea Fury
1958Sea Fury
as VincentMovie
Dunkirk
1958Dunkirk
as Don RMovie
The Battle of the River Plate
1956The Battle of the River Plate
as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS ExeterMovie
The Baby and the Battleship
1956The Baby and the Battleship
as First Sailor at DanceMovie
Sunday Night Theatre
1950Sunday Night Theatre
as Trooper BatesTV