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Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Born: 1927-08-21 • 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).

Filmography
The Story of 'Frenzy' poster
The Story of 'Frenzy'
2001 • Self
Rancid Aluminium poster
Rancid Aluminium
2000 • Doctor
No Image
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998
The Wind in the Willows poster
The Wind in the Willows
1995 • Boatman
Party Time poster
Party Time
1992 • Gavin
No Image
A Curious Suicide
1990
King of the Wind poster
King of the Wind
1990 • Mr. Williams
Maurice poster
Maurice
1987 • Dean Cornwallis
Succubus poster
Succubus
1987 • Mike
Three Kinds of Heat poster
Three Kinds of Heat
1987 • Norris
After Pilkington poster
After Pilkington
1987 • Derek
The Whistle Blower poster
The Whistle Blower
1986 • Charles Grieg
Hotel du Lac poster
Hotel du Lac
1986 • David Simmonds
To Catch a King poster
To Catch a King
1984 • Max Winter
Heat and Dust poster
Heat and Dust
1983 • Major Minnies
A Woman Called Golda poster
A Woman Called Golda
1982 • Major Orde Wingate
How Many Miles to Babylon? poster
How Many Miles to Babylon?
1982 • Major Glendinning
Random Moments in a May Garden poster
Random Moments in a May Garden
1981 • David
Beyond the Next Mountain poster
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981 • Alan Montforce
Rabbit Pie Day poster
Rabbit Pie Day
1980 • The Major
The Rear Column poster
The Rear Column
1980 • Barttelot
Danger on Dartmoor poster
Danger on Dartmoor
1980 • Mr. Green
The Wild Geese poster
The Wild Geese
1978 • Thomas Balfour
No Image
The Three Hostages
1977 • Richard Hannay
Sweeney! poster
Sweeney!
1977 • Elliott McQueen
Orde Wingate poster
Orde Wingate
1976 • Orde Wingate
Practical Experience poster
Practical Experience
1976 • Bellamy
Old Times poster
Old Times
1975 • Deeley
The Last Word poster
The Last Word
1975 • Edward
A Quiet Day in Belfast poster
A Quiet Day in Belfast
1974 • John Slattery
Frenzy poster
Frenzy
1972 • Robert "Bob" Rusk
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization poster
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
1972 • Narrator (voice)
Ryan's Daughter poster
Ryan's Daughter
1970 • Tim O'Leary
Battle of Britain poster
Battle of Britain
1969 • Sqd. Leader Edwards
The Guru poster
The Guru
1969 • Chris
Twisted Nerve poster
Twisted Nerve
1968 • Gerry Henderson
Inspector Clouseau poster
Inspector Clouseau
1968 • Addison Steele
Robbery poster
Robbery
1967 • Frank
The Family Way poster
The Family Way
1966 • Joe Thompson
The Interior Decorator poster
The Interior Decorator
1965 • Bellamy
King and Country poster
King and Country
1964 • Lt. Webb
Playback poster
Playback
1962 • Dave Hollis
Where the Difference Begins poster
Where the Difference Begins
1961 • Richard
Surprise Package poster
Surprise Package
1960 • US Marshal
Worm in the Bud poster
Worm in the Bud
1959 • Edgar Malone
Sea of Sand poster
Sea of Sand
1958 • Cpl. Matheson
Sea Fury poster
Sea Fury
1958 • Vincent
Dunkirk poster
Dunkirk
1958 • Don R
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst poster
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957 • Petty Officer McCarthy
The Battle of the River Plate poster
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 • Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
The Baby and the Battleship poster
The Baby and the Battleship
1956 • First Sailor at Dance