Barry Foster

Actor

Born: August 21, 1927 (74 years old)

Died: February 11, 2002

Place of birth: Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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 (36)

• Frenzy (1972, ★ 7.1)
• Battle of Britain (1969, ★ 6.9)
• The Wild Geese (1978, ★ 6.8)
• Maurice (1987, ★ 7.6)
• Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957, ★ 7.2)
• Ryan's Daughter (1970, ★ 7.1)
• King and Country (1964, ★ 7.1)
• The Wind in the Willows (1995, ★ 7)
• A Woman Called Golda (1982, ★ 7.7)
• Fall of Eagles (1974, ★ 6.9)
• Maigret (1960, ★ 7.1)
• Public Eye (1965, ★ 7.8)
• Dunkirk (1958, ★ 6.8)
• Dalgliesh (1983, ★ 6.9)
• Screen Two (1985, ★ 6.8)
• Smiley's People (1982, ★ 7.7)
• Sea of Sand (1958, ★ 6.5)
• The Whistle Blower (1986, ★ 5.8)
• The Family Way (1966, ★ 6.6)
• Robbery (1967, ★ 6.5)
• Twisted Nerve (1968, ★ 6.7)
• Sweeney! (1977, ★ 6.7)
• Sea Fury (1958, ★ 6)
• King of the Wind (1990, ★ 6.4)
• Heat and Dust (1983, ★ 6)
• The Battle of the River Plate (1956, ★ 6.3)
• The Baby and the Battleship (1956, ★ 6)
• The Siege of Pinchgut (1959, ★ 6)
• Inspector Clouseau (1968, ★ 5)
• Van der Valk (1972, ★ 5.8)