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Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 21, 1927
Died Feb 11, 2002 (74)
Birthplace Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Feb 11, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Ru ... sk in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972).

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Rancid Aluminium

Rancid Aluminium

2000

as Doctor

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1995

as Boatman

Party Time

Party Time

1992

as Gavin

King of the Wind

King of the Wind

1990

as Mr. Williams

After Pilkington

After Pilkington

1987

as Derek

Maurice

Maurice

1987

as Dean Cornwallis

Three Kinds of Heat

Three Kinds of Heat

1987

as Norris

The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower

1986

as Charles Grieg

Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac

1986

as David Simmonds

To Catch a King

To Catch a King

1984

as Max Winter

Heat and Dust

Heat and Dust

1983

as Major Minnies

How Many Miles to Babylon?

How Many Miles to Babylon?

1982

as Major Glendinning

A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

1982

as Major Orde Wingate

Beyond the Next Mountain

Beyond the Next Mountain

1981

as Alan Montforce

Danger on Dartmoor

Danger on Dartmoor

1980

as Mr. Green

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1978

as Thomas Balfour

Sweeney!

Sweeney!

1977

as Elliott McQueen

Old Times

Old Times

1975

as Deeley

A Quiet Day in Belfast

A Quiet Day in Belfast

1974

as John Slattery

Frenzy

Frenzy

1972

as Robert Rusk

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970

as Tim O'Leary

The Guru

The Guru

1969

as Chris

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969

as Sqd. Leader Edwards

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968

as Gerry Henderson

Robbery

Robbery

1967

as Frank

The Family Way

The Family Way

1966

as Joe Thompson

The Interior Decorator

The Interior Decorator

1965

as Bellamy

King and Country

King and Country

1964

as Lt. Webb

Where the Difference Begins

Where the Difference Begins

1961

as Richard

Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand

1958

as Cpl. Matheson

Sea Fury

Sea Fury

1958

as Vincent

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958

as Don R

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

as Petty Officer McCarthy

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

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Television Credits

Van der Valk

as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk

Episodes: 32

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Fall of Eagles

as Kaiser Wilhelm II

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 15, 1974

Roger Roger

as Pieter Eugene

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 08, 1998

Death of an Expert Witness

as Dr. Maxim Howarth

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 08, 1983

Dalgliesh

as Maxim Howarth

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 08, 1983

The Troubleshooters

as Robert Driscoll

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 07, 1965

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

as Donald Trenton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 06, 1973

Smiley's People

as Saul Enderby

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1982

Sir Francis Drake

as Tom Brewster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1961

Playhouse

as Bellamy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1974

Bergerac

as Howard Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Public Eye

as Gerald Gurney-Stuart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1965

Screen Two

as Derek

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

The Wednesday Play

as Dan Sankey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1964

Sunday Night Theatre

as Trooper Bates

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

Maigret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1960

Sunday-Night Play

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1960

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