Acting · Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Born August 21, 1927
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).
MovieThe Story of 'Frenzy'
2001
as Self
MovieRancid Aluminium
2000
as Doctor
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998
TVRoger Roger
1998
as Pieter Eugene
MovieThe Wind in the Willows
1995
as Boatman
MovieParty Time
1992
as Gavin
A Curious Suicide
1990
MovieKing of the Wind
1990
as Mr. Williams
TVChillers
1990
as Roger
MovieMaurice
1987
as Dean Cornwallis
MovieSuccubus
1987
as Mike
MovieThree Kinds of Heat
1987
as Norris
MovieAfter Pilkington
1987
as Derek
MovieThe Whistle Blower
1986
as Charles Grieg
MovieHotel du Lac
1986
as David Simmonds
TVScreen Two
1985
as Derek
MovieTo Catch a King
1984
as Max Winter
TVDalgliesh
1983
as Maxim Howarth
TVDeath of an Expert Witness
1983
as Dr. Maxim Howarth
MovieHeat and Dust
1983
as Major Minnies
TVSmiley's People
1982
as Saul Enderby
MovieA Woman Called Golda
1982
as Major Orde Wingate
MovieHow Many Miles to Babylon?
1982
as Major Glendinning
TVBergerac
1981
as Howard Bailey
MovieRandom Moments in a May Garden
1981
as David
MovieBeyond the Next Mountain
1981
as Alan Montforce
MovieRabbit Pie Day
1980
as The Major
MovieThe Rear Column
1980
as Barttelot
MovieDanger on Dartmoor
1980
as Mr. Green
A Family Affair
1979
as Richard Barnes
MovieThe Wild Geese
1978
as Thomas Balfour
The Three Hostages
1977
as Richard Hannay
Premiere
1977
as Major
MovieSweeney!
1977
as Elliott McQueen
MovieOrde Wingate
1976
as Orde Wingate
MoviePractical Experience
1976
as Bellamy
MovieOld Times
1975
as Deeley
MovieThe Last Word
1975
as Edward
MovieA Quiet Day in Belfast
1974
as John Slattery
TVFall of Eagles
1974
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Bellamy
TVDivorce His, Divorce Hers
1973
as Donald Trenton
TVVan der Valk
1972
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
MovieFrenzy
1972
as Robert "Bob" Rusk
MovieAdventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
1972
as Narrator (voice)
MovieRyan's Daughter
1970
as Tim O'Leary
TVDoomwatch
1970
as Dr. Carson
MovieBattle of Britain
1969
as Sqd. Leader Edwards
MovieThe Guru
1969
as Chris
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as John Dixon
MovieTwisted Nerve
1968
as Gerry Henderson
MovieInspector Clouseau
1968
as Addison Steele
MovieRobbery
1967
as Frank
MovieThe Family Way
1966
as Joe Thompson
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Phil
TVThe Troubleshooters
1965
as Robert Driscoll
MovieThe Interior Decorator
1965
as Bellamy
TVPublic Eye
1965
as Gerald Gurney-Stuart
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Jeff Smith
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Dan Sankey
MovieKing and Country
1964
as Lt. Webb
TVEspionage
1963
as Gerry Paynter
MoviePlayback
1962
as Dave Hollis
MovieWhere the Difference Begins
1961
as Richard
TVSir Francis Drake
1961
as Tom Brewster
Drama 61-67
1961
as Monty Mays
TVMaigret
1960
MovieSurprise Package
1960
as US Marshal
Sunday-Night Play
1960
MovieWorm in the Bud
1959
as Edgar Malone
MovieThe Siege of Pinchgut
1959
as Navy Rating (Uncredited)
MovieSea of Sand
1958
as Cpl. Matheson
MovieSea Fury
1958
as Vincent
MovieDunkirk
1958
as Don R
Nicholas Nickleby
1957
as Frank Cheeryble
MovieYangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957
as Petty Officer McCarthy
MovieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
MovieThe Baby and the Battleship
1956
as First Sailor at Dance
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Trooper Bates
