Barry Foster
Acting
Born: August 21, 1927 · Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died: February 11, 2002 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
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
Frenzy
1972
Maurice
1987
Battle of Britain
1969
The Wild Geese
1978
Ryan's Daughter
1970
Inspector Clouseau
1968
Dunkirk
1958
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
King and Country
1964
Twisted Nerve
1968
Robbery
1967
Smiley's People
1982
Photos (3)
Movies (48)
The Wild Geese
Thomas Balfour
The Whistle Blower
Charles Grieg
Frenzy
Robert "Bob" Rusk
Maurice
Dean Cornwallis
Inspector Clouseau
Addison Steele
Ryan's Daughter
Tim O'Leary
Battle of Britain
Sqd. Leader Edwards
Heat and Dust
Major Minnies
To Catch a King
Max Winter
The Battle of the River Plate
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Twisted Nerve
Gerry Henderson
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Petty Officer McCarthy
Three Kinds of Heat
Norris
Dunkirk
Don R
The Wind in the Willows
Boatman (voice)
Robbery
Frank
A Woman Called Golda
Major Orde Wingate
The Siege of Pinchgut
Navy Rating (Uncredited)
The Baby and the Battleship
First Sailor at Dance
Surprise Package
US Marshal
King and Country
Lt. Webb
Practical Experience
Bellamy
The Family Way
Joe Thompson
Succubus
Mike
Sweeney!
Elliott McQueen
King of the Wind
Mr. Williams
Sea of Sand
Cpl. Matheson
The Last Word
Edward
A Quiet Day in Belfast
John Slattery
Sea Fury
Vincent
Beyond the Next Mountain
Alan Montforce
Rancid Aluminium
Doctor
Orde Wingate
Orde Wingate
The Rear Column
Barttelot
Random Moments in a May Garden
David
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Major Glendinning
Hotel du Lac
David Simmonds
The Guru
Chris
Worm in the Bud
Edgar Malone
After Pilkington
Derek
Where the Difference Begins
Richard
Party Time
Gavin
Danger on Dartmoor
Mr. Green
Rabbit Pie Day
The Major
Old Times
Deeley
Playback
Dave Hollis
The Interior Decorator
Bellamy
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (28)
The Wednesday Play
Dan Sankey · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Squadron-Leader Phil Osborne · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Bellamy · 1 eps
Omnibus
John Stanley · 1 eps
Screen Two
Derek · 1 eps
Screen Two
David Simmonds · 1 eps
Bergerac
Howard Bailey · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Phil · 1 eps
Playhouse
Bellamy · 1 eps
Playhouse
David · 1 eps
Playhouse
Maj. Glendinning · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
John Dixon · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Trooper Bates · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Supply Assistant Brooker · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Tim Smith · 1 eps
Public Eye
Gerald Gurney-Stuart · 1 eps
Maigret
1 eps
Van der Valk
Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk · 32 eps
The Troubleshooters
Robert Driscoll · 4 eps
Doomwatch
Dr. Carson · 1 eps
Espionage
Gerry Paynter · 1 eps
Dalgliesh
Maxim Howarth · 6 eps
Smiley's People
Saul Enderby · 2 eps
Sir Francis Drake
Tom Brewster · 1 eps
Chillers
Roger · 1 eps
Roger Roger
Pieter Eugene · 7 eps
Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Maxim Howarth · 7 eps
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Donald Trenton · 2 eps
