Barry Foster
Known for: Acting
Born: August 21, 1927
Died: February 11, 2002
Place of birth: Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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).
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Filmography
53 movies · 28 TV shows, newest first
6.0
The Story of 'Frenzy'
2001
3.8
Rancid Aluminium
20009.0
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998
9.0
Roger Roger
1998
7.1
The Wind in the Willows
1995
6.5
Party Time
1992NR
A Curious Suicide
1990
7.0
King of the Wind
1990
6.7
Chillers
1990
7.6
Maurice
1987
9.0
Succubus
1987
5.4
Three Kinds of Heat
1987
7.4
After Pilkington
1987
5.8
The Whistle Blower
1986
4.3
Hotel du Lac
1986NR
Function Room
1985
7.1
Screen Two
1985
7.0
To Catch a King
1984
6.9
Dalgliesh
1983
6.5
Death of an Expert Witness
1983
6.0
Heat and Dust
1983
7.7
Smiley's People
1982
7.7
A Woman Called Golda
1982
NR
How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
7.0
Bergerac
1981
NR
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981
10.0
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981
NR
Rabbit Pie Day
1980
NR
The Rear Column
1980
6.2
Danger on Dartmoor
1980NR
A Family Affair
1979
6.8
The Wild Geese
1978NR
The Three Hostages
19777.0
Premiere
1977
6.7
Sweeney!
1977
NR
Orde Wingate
1976NR
Practical Experience
1976
5.0
Old Times
1975
4.7
The Last Word
1975
6.3
A Quiet Day in Belfast
1974
7.0
Fall of Eagles
1974
7.0
Playhouse
1974
6.7
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
1973
NR
Divorce His - Divorce Hers
1973
6.2
Van der Valk
1972
7.1
Frenzy
1972
6.3
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
1972
7.1
Ryan's Daughter
1970
6.4
Doomwatch
1970
6.8
Battle of Britain
1969
6.0
The Guru
1969
7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
6.8
Twisted Nerve
1968
5.0
Inspector Clouseau
1968
6.6
Robbery
1967
6.7
The Family Way
1966
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
7.3
The Troubleshooters
1965
10.0
The Interior Decorator
1965
8.2
Public Eye
1965NR
Thursday Theatre
1964
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
7.1
King and Country
1964
10.0
Espionage
1963
NR
Playback
1962
7.5
Where the Difference Begins
1961
5.1
Sir Francis Drake
1961NR
Drama 61-67
1961
7.1
Maigret
1960
6.6
Surprise Package
1960NR
Sunday-Night Play
1960
NR
Worm in the Bud
1959
6.3
The Siege of Pinchgut
1959
6.5
Sea of Sand
1958
6.1
Sea Fury
1958
6.8
Dunkirk
1958NR
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
7.3
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
6.4
The Baby and the Battleship
1956
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950