Barry Foster
Born: 1927-08-21 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died: 2002-02-11
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2001
- The Story of 'Frenzy' as Self
2000
- Rancid Aluminium as Doctor
1998
- Roger Roger as Pieter Eugene
- Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1995
- The Wind in the Willows as Boatman
1992
- Party Time as Gavin
1990
- Chillers as Roger
- King of the Wind as Mr. Williams
- A Curious Suicide
1987
- Maurice as Dean Cornwallis
- After Pilkington as Derek
- Three Kinds of Heat as Norris
- Succubus as Mike
1986
- The Whistle Blower as Charles Grieg
- Hotel du Lac as David Simmonds
1985
- Screen Two as Derek
1984
- To Catch a King as Max Winter
1983
- Dalgliesh as Maxim Howarth
- Heat and Dust as Major Minnies
- Death of an Expert Witness as Dr. Maxim Howarth
1982
- Smiley's People as Saul Enderby
- A Woman Called Golda as Major Orde Wingate
- How Many Miles to Babylon? as Major Glendinning
1981
- Bergerac as Howard Bailey
- Beyond the Next Mountain as Alan Montforce
- Random Moments in a May Garden as David
1980
- Danger on Dartmoor as Mr. Green
- The Rear Column as Barttelot
- Rabbit Pie Day as The Major
1978
- The Wild Geese as Thomas Balfour
1977
- Sweeney! as Elliott McQueen
- The Three Hostages as Richard Hannay
1976
- Practical Experience as Bellamy
- Orde Wingate as Orde Wingate
1975
- The Last Word as Edward
- Old Times as Deeley
1974
- Playhouse as Bellamy
- Fall of Eagles as Kaiser Wilhelm II
- A Quiet Day in Belfast as John Slattery
1973
- Divorce His, Divorce Hers as Donald Trenton
1972
- Van der Valk as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
- Frenzy as Robert "Bob" Rusk
- Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization as Narrator (voice)
1970
- Doomwatch as Dr. Carson
- Ryan's Daughter as Tim O'Leary
1969
- Battle of Britain as Sqd. Leader Edwards
- The Guru as Chris
1968
- Inspector Clouseau as Addison Steele
- Twisted Nerve as Gerry Henderson
1967
- Robbery as Frank
1966
- The Family Way as Joe Thompson
1965
- Public Eye as Gerald Gurney-Stuart
- The Troubleshooters as Robert Driscoll
- The Interior Decorator as Bellamy
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Dan Sankey
- King and Country as Lt. Webb
1963
- Espionage as Gerry Paynter
1962
- Playback as Dave Hollis
1961
- Drama 61-67 as Monty Mays
- Sir Francis Drake as Tom Brewster
- Where the Difference Begins as Richard
1960
- Maigret
- Sunday-Night Play
- Surprise Package as US Marshal
1959
- The Siege of Pinchgut as Navy Rating (Uncredited)
- Worm in the Bud as Edgar Malone
1958
- Dunkirk as Don R
- Sea of Sand as Cpl. Matheson
- Sea Fury as Vincent
1957
- Nicholas Nickleby as Frank Cheeryble
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Petty Officer McCarthy
1956
- The Battle of the River Plate as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
- The Baby and the Battleship as First Sailor at Dance
1950
- Sunday Night Theatre as Trooper Bates