Acting
Barry Foster
EN, FR, DE cinema · 52 credits
Born
21 August 1927
Died
11 February 2002 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as John Barry Foster
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
Filmography
Rancid Aluminium
as Doctor
The Wind in the Willows
as Boatman (voice)
Party Time
as Gavin
King of the Wind
as Mr. Williams
Maurice
as Dean Cornwallis
After Pilkington
as Derek
Succubus
as Mike
Three Kinds of Heat
as Norris
The Whistle Blower
as Charles Grieg
Hotel du Lac
as David Simmonds
To Catch a King
as Max Winter
Heat and Dust
as Major Minnies
A Woman Called Golda
as Major Orde Wingate
How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Major Glendinning
Beyond the Next Mountain
as Alan Montforce
Danger on Dartmoor
as Mr. Green
Rabbit Pie Day
as The Major
The Rear Column
as Barttelot
The Wild Geese
as Thomas Balfour
Sweeney!
as Elliott McQueen
The Three Hostages
1977
The Three Hostages
as Richard Hannay
Orde Wingate
as Orde Wingate
Practical Experience
as Bellamy
The Last Word
as Edward
Old Times
as Deeley
A Quiet Day in Belfast
as John Slattery
Frenzy
as Robert "Bob" Rusk
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
as Narrator (voice)
Ryan's Daughter
as Tim O'Leary
Battle of Britain
as Sqd. Leader Edwards
The Guru
as Chris
Twisted Nerve
as Gerry Henderson
Inspector Clouseau
as Addison Steele
Robbery
as Frank
The Family Way
as Joe Thompson
The Interior Decorator
as Bellamy
King and Country
as Lt. Webb
Playback
as Dave Hollis
Where the Difference Begins
as Richard
Surprise Package
as US Marshal
Worm in the Bud
as Edgar Malone
The Siege of Pinchgut
as Navy Rating (Uncredited)
Sea of Sand
as Cpl. Matheson
Sea Fury
as Vincent
Dunkirk
as Don R
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Petty Officer McCarthy
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