Barry Foster

from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Artwork for Ryan's DaughterImage of Barry Foster

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).

Timeline

2001Aged 74

  • Poster for The Story of 'Frenzy'

    Self

2000Aged 73

  • Poster for Rancid Aluminium

    Doctor

1998Aged 71

1995Aged 68

  • Poster for The Wind in the Willows

    Boatman (voice)

1992Aged 65

  • Poster for Party Time

    Gavin

1990Aged 63

1987Aged 60

  • Poster for After Pilkington

    Derek

  • Poster for Three Kinds of Heat

    Norris

  • Poster for Succubus

    Mike

  • Poster for Maurice

    Dean Cornwallis

1986Aged 59

  • Poster for Hotel du Lac

    David Simmonds

  • Poster for The Whistle Blower

    Charles Grieg

1984Aged 57

  • Poster for To Catch a King

    Max Winter

1983Aged 56

  • Poster for Heat and Dust

    Major Minnies

1982Aged 55

  • Poster for How Many Miles to Babylon?

    Major Glendinning

  • Poster for A Woman Called Golda

    Major Orde Wingate

1981Aged 54

  • Poster for Beyond the Next Mountain

    Alan Montforce

  • Poster for Random Moments in a May Garden

    David

1980Aged 53

  • Poster for Danger on Dartmoor

    Mr. Green

  • Poster for The Rear Column

    Barttelot

  • Poster for Rabbit Pie Day

    The Major

1978Aged 51

  • Poster for The Wild Geese

    Thomas Balfour

1977Aged 50

1976Aged 49

  • Poster for Practical Experience

    Bellamy

  • Poster for Orde Wingate

    Orde Wingate

1975Aged 48

  • Poster for The Last Word

    Edward

  • Poster for Old Times

    Deeley

1974Aged 47

  • Poster for A Quiet Day in Belfast

    John Slattery

1973Aged 46

  • Poster for Divorce His - Divorce Hers

    Donald Trenton

1972Aged 45

  • Poster for Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

    Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Frenzy

    Robert "Bob" Rusk

1970Aged 43

  • Poster for Ryan's Daughter

    Tim O'Leary

1969Aged 42

  • Poster for The Guru

    Chris

  • Poster for Battle of Britain

    Sqd. Leader Edwards

1968Aged 41

  • Poster for Inspector Clouseau

    Addison Steele

  • Poster for Twisted Nerve

    Gerry Henderson

1967Aged 40

  • Poster for Robbery

    Frank

1966Aged 39

  • Poster for The Family Way

    Joe Thompson

1965Aged 38

  • Poster for The Interior Decorator

    Bellamy

1964Aged 37

  • Poster for King and Country

    Lt. Webb

1962Aged 35

  • Poster for Playback

    Dave Hollis

1961Aged 34

  • Poster for Where the Difference Begins

    Richard

1960Aged 33

  • Poster for Surprise Package

    US Marshal

1959Aged 32

  • Poster for The Siege of Pinchgut

    Navy Rating (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Worm in the Bud

    Edgar Malone

1958Aged 31

  • Poster for Dunkirk

    Don R

  • Poster for Sea Fury

    Vincent

  • Poster for Sea of Sand

    Cpl. Matheson

1957Aged 30

  • Poster for Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    Petty Officer McCarthy

1956Aged 29

  • Poster for The Baby and the Battleship

    First Sailor at Dance

  • Poster for The Battle of the River Plate

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

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