Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Known for

Acting

Born

August 21, 1927

Birthplace

Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died

February 11, 2002 (aged 74)

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).

Best known work

Frenzy

Frenzy

1972

Maurice

Maurice

1987

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1978

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970

Inspector Clouseau

Inspector Clouseau

1968

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

King and Country

King and Country

1964

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968

Filmography

2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Self
2000
Rancid Aluminium
as Doctor
1998
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998
Roger RogerTV
as Pieter Eugene (7 episodes)
1995
The Wind in the Willows
as Boatman (voice)
1992
Party Time
as Gavin
1990
A Curious Suicide
as Roger
1990
King of the Wind
as Mr. Williams
1990
ChillersTV
as Roger (1 episode)
1987
Maurice
as Dean Cornwallis
1987
Succubus
as Mike
1987
Three Kinds of Heat
as Norris
1987
After Pilkington
as Derek
1986
The Whistle Blower
as Charles Grieg
1986
Hotel du Lac
as David Simmonds
1985
Function RoomTV
1985
Screen TwoTV
as Derek (1 episode), as David Simmonds (1 episode)
1984
To Catch a King
as Max Winter
1983
DalglieshTV
as Maxim Howarth (6 episodes)
1983
Death of an Expert WitnessTV
as Dr. Maxim Howarth (7 episodes)
1983
Heat and Dust
as Major Minnies
1982
Smiley's PeopleTV
as Saul Enderby (2 episodes)
1982
A Woman Called Golda
as Major Orde Wingate
1982
How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Major Glendinning
1981
BergeracTV
as Howard Bailey (1 episode)